Senior Platform Security Engineer
Contract Type
Permanent
Location
New South Wales, Sydney
Industry
IT
Specialisation
Security
Salary
AU$200000 - AU$250000 per annum + Bonus and Super
Contact Name
Kieran Waite
Contact Email
kieran.waite@talenza.com.au
Date published
17-09-2026
Job Reference
BBBH22622
Description
Senior Platform Security Engineer
Join a team building and operating large-scale AI and GPU infrastructure.
We're looking for a hands-on Senior Platform Security Engineer to own the security of a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform, with a focus on runtime security, DevSecOps, privileged access, and production security operations.
- Secure large-scale Kubernetes environments, including admission controls, workload identity, network policies, and control plane hardening.
- Build and operate runtime security using tools such as Cilium, Falco, and Tetragon.
- Own DevSecOps security controls including image signing, SBOMs, vulnerability management, and policy-as-code.
- Investigate security incidents and act as a senior escalation point for complex platform security issues.
- Validate tenant isolation and platform resilience across shared infrastructure.
- Support compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST.
- Automate security operations using Python, Go, or Bash.
- Strong experience securing multi-tenant Kubernetes environments.
- Hands-on experience with eBPF-based security tools (Cilium, Falco, Tetragon).
- Experience implementing security controls within modern CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of privileged access management, secrets management, and security monitoring.
- Experience supporting security in large-scale production environments.
- Strong scripting or software engineering capability.
- GPU, AI, or HPC infrastructure experience.
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, or NIST experience.
- Certifications such as OSCP, GCFA, or Kubernetes Security credentials.