Senior DevSecOps Engineer Job at Airwallex (Melbourne)

Senior DevSecOps Engineer

Airwallex

Location:
Australia; United States , Melbourne ▼
Sydney
San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

As a Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps) Engineer here at Airwallex, you will be a trusted member of the Information Security team and work closely with the broader Infrastructure and Software Engineering teams across the business. This role will see you being a critical part of Airwallex, helping to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover the organisation from cybersecurity threats. This is a dynamic and hands-on role that requires you to act as the champion of security within the development process, ensuring that security is baked in at every stage. You'll design and build automated pipelines that enable rapid and secure software delivery as well as collaborate between development, security, and operations teams, facilitating communication and fostering a DevSecOps culture. You will also proactively problem solve ways to efficiently identify and address security vulnerabilities, ensuring the integrity of our systems and applications.

Job Responsibility:

Champion Security and Efficiency: Play a key role in integrating security practices throughout the entire infrastructure and software development lifecycle
Automate, Automate, Automate: Design and implement automated processes for building, testing, securing, and deploying infrastructure services and applications
Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with development, security, and operations teams to bridge gaps and foster a culture of shared responsibility for security
Continuously Improve: Monitor systems and applications for vulnerabilities, identify areas for improvement, and implement solutions proactively
Implement Security Measures: Integrate security tools and best practices into the CI/CD pipeline, including static and dynamic code analysis, vulnerability scanning, and penetration testing
Build and Maintain Infrastructure: Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar
Develop Automation Scripts: Create and maintain scripts to automate repetitive tasks and streamline the development and deployment process
Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotation, investigate and resolve security incidents swiftly and effectively
Provide Ongoing Education: Champion an environment of ongoing learning and best practice across the teams

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in a similar role
Strong understanding of security principles and practices
Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash, Terraform)
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. GCP, AWS, Aliyun)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI)

Nice to have:

Certifications in security (e.g. CISSP, CEH) or cloud technologies
Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)
Knowledge of infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools
Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Splunk)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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