Security Engineer

The Team

SEEK's Cyber Security team covers a wide range of security disciplines and responsibilities. While we have specialised sub-teams, we deliberately encourage cross-functional expertise development - you'll have opportunities to grow beyond your core focus areas.

The team has executive backing and real influence over security decisions. You'll be empowered to identify control gaps or risks and work toward effective mitigations that protect both our infrastructure and the millions of people who use our products

The Role

We're looking for a security engineer with identity expertise to help protect and scale our corporate identity platforms. You'll be working hands-on with systems like Okta, building automation where it makes sense, and implementing security controls that address real threats. This role involves balancing security best practices with business needs while providing practical guidance to stakeholders.

• Support uplift activities across identity platforms like Okta to stay ahead of evolving threats
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure secure implementation of Active Directory, Windows, Mac, Microsoft 365, and other corporate infrastructure
• Configure and troubleshoot SAML, OIDC, and SCIM integrations for new applications
• Deploy and support security infrastructure tooling and capabilities
• Implement and improve monitoring and alerting to proactively identify threats within the corporate environmen
• Develop and maintain documented procedures, runbooks, and security guidelines
• Translate technical risks into business context - communicate security risks and compliance gaps clearly to various stakeholders
• Support infrastructure and project risk evaluation, remediation planning, and process improvements alongside technical and business teams
• Stay current with best practices and regulations, designing security controls that protect against emerging threats
• Help build a security-aware culture where trust and privacy are embedded in how we work

Skills and Experience

We're looking for practical experience securing and managing identity platforms at scale. This might come from a security engineering background, systems/platform engineering with a security focus, or similar hands-on roles. You should be comfortable working independently on identity and authentication challenges. If you've got that foundation but don't tick every box below, we encourage you to apply.

Technical Skills - What you'll use daily

• Hands-on experience with enterprise identity platforms (Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, or similar)
• Working knowledge of authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, Kerberos, NTLM) and how to troubleshoot them
• Microsoft ecosystem experience - Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure services
• AWS experience - comfortable working with IAM roles and policies and navigating core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
• Scripting ability (PowerShell, Python, or similar) - we care more about automation mindset than specific languages
• Experience debugging authentication issues using logs, traces, network diagnostics, and understanding of underlying protocols (DNS, TLS, TCP/IP)
• Understanding of identity lifecycle management and access control patterns

Security Mindset - How you'll think

• Ability to identify security risks in identity configurations and recommend practical fixes
• Understanding of common identity attacks and how to defend against them
• Experience applying security controls that balance risk with usability
• Knowledge of privileged access management and least privilege principle

Working Style - How you'll succeed

• Problem solver who can work both independently and collaboratively, with support available when needed
• Open to mentoring others and being mentored - we all have knowledge to share
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a small team environment
• Strong troubleshooting mindset - methodical debugging of complex authentication flows  Clear communicator who can explain technical identity concepts to various stakeholders
• Pragmatic security mindset - comfortable making risk-based decisions and balancing security controls with business velocity

Nice to have but not essential

• SIEM/SOAR experience (Splunk, CrowdStrike)
• Security certifications (Okta, Microsoft, CISSP, etc.)
• Experience supporting Mac/Linux alongside Windows
• Active in security community (BSides, security research)

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.