Job Description
Job Description
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Security Testing Lead Specialist
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Key Accountabilities Include
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Lead and deliver high-complexity, high-assurance security assessments across systems, including advanced penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and source code security reviews, focusing on real-world exploitability and attack path development.
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Provide authoritative technical leadership as a subject matter expert in security testing and secure development, acting as the primary escalation point for complex vulnerabilities, assessments, and adversary emulation activities.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of systems in protecting organisational data and maintaining intended functionality, and provide strategic recommendations to improve security posture and resilience.
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Identify and validate critical vulnerabilities, exploit paths, and attack vectors, including analysing scan outputs and manual testing results to assess risk and impact accurately.
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Translate technical findings into clear, actionable business risk insights, supporting informed decision making and prioritised remediation.
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Drive the evolution of security testing strategy, methodologies, and standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and continuous improvement across the function.
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Collaborate with the Security Testing – Senior Lead and broader cyber security teams to shape capability development, resourcing, and operational direction.
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Assess existing security controls and practices against expected standards, and recommend improvements to address gaps and uplift security maturity.
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Ensure delivery of high-quality security assessment reports, clearly articulating risks, impacts, and recommended mitigations.
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Provide mentorship and technical guidance to uplift capability across both senior and junior team members.
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Apply a pragmatic, risk-based approach to all activities, balancing security requirements with business objectives, timelines, and operational constraints.
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Fulfil Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)



responsibilities in accordance with organisational policies and regulatory requirements.
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Additional Information
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Provide technical leadership across the domain, including performing and leading complex assessments across multiple technical domains, and responding to escalated incidents and engagements.
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Provide input into Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment and Secure Code processes, methodologies, standards, and corresponding roadmaps and enhancement plans.
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Develop and deliver training for junior team members and the broader community to uplift security capability.
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Promote shift-left practices to enable the delivery of secure, high-quality code at speed.
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Provide guidance on application security architecture and secure design considerations.
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Develop scripts and contribute to automation initiatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of security testing activities.
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Refine and define engagement processes, secure code artefacts, security criteria, and use cases.
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Collaborate with third parties, including vendors and newly acquired entities, to assess and uplift their security and development practices.
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Conduct quality assurance reviews of deliverables produced within the Secure Code team to ensure high technical standards.
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Operate effectively in environments with ambiguous or conflicting requirements, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes aligned with Cyber Security expectations.
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Translate technical vulnerabilities into business risk for stakeholders in a timely manner, leveraging insights from the broader Cyber Security function.
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Apply a pragmatic approach to security testing, balancing business objectives, standards alignment, cost, time,



and risk considerations.
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Essential
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A minimum of 8 years' experience in a Security Testing role
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Experience and exposure to a variety of software delivery models, including DevOps and Waterfall
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Significant experience in performing complex security assessments across a range of domain areas in a large corporate setting
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Significant experience in implementing automated security assessment tools into CI/CD pipelines
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Exceptional working knowledge of Security Assessment toolsets, such as Vulnerability Scanners, Static Code Analysis and Software Composition Analysis tools.
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Ability to review and provide guidance and feedback on security assessment reports
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Strong understanding of application security architecture principles including transport security, authentication, authorisation, threat modelling, and logging and monitoring.
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Experience in training and developing people
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Tertiary qualifications in
Electrical/Electronic,
Computer, Network or Software Engineering; Information/Cyber Security; IT or a related discipline
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Demonstratable skillset exceeding that expected of a person holding OSCE/OSWE or CREST – Certified qualifications for domain areas in scope for the position.
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Highly Desirable
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Prior experience as a developer / software engineer is a significant advantage.
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Experience in developing security policy, standards, and development guidelines
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Significant experience in other domain areas of Cyber Security
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A strong understanding of adjacent security dependencies including endpoints, application platforms, databases, network security technologies, development frameworks.
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Current industry certification, including but not limited to: OSCP, OSCE3, OSWE; CREST (CCT, CCSC, CCSAS, CCSAM); SANS (GPEN, GAWN, GWAPT, GXPN); (ISC)2 CISSP, CCSP
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Experience in managing engagements with external security vendors
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Demonstrable history of developing exploits and zero-day discovery
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📌 Security Testing Lead Specialist (Canberra)
🏢 Xpt Software Australia
📍 Canberra