Thales HSM Certified Engineer Location:

Melbourne, Australia | 1 Week Travel to Canberra Work:

Predominantly onsite at a Melbourne Data Centre Employment Type:

Contract – 8–10 Weeks (High Possibility of extension) Experience:

7–10+ Years Work Arrangement:

Melbourne Data Centre – Onsite Start:

Urgent Work Rights:

Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents or candidates holding a valid Australian Work Visa Industry:

Banking, Financial Services, Payments, Government, Cybersecurity

Why This Role? We are looking for an experienced

Thales HSM Certified Engineer

to support a critical short-term assignment across data centre environments in

Melbourne and Canberra .

This role is ideal for a specialist with strong hands-on experience in

Thales Luna Network HSM and/or Thales payShield platforms , enterprise cryptographic infrastructure, HSM administration, key management and secure credential operations.

The assignment is initially for

8–10 weeks , with a strong possibility of extension based on project requirements.

Why Apply for This Role?

Work on a critical enterprise HSM and cryptographic infrastructure project.

Gain exposure to data centre environments across Melbourne and Canberra.

Work with Thales Luna and/or payShield HSM technologies.

Chance for further engagement depending on project Phase 2.

Short-term contract with competitive/open rates.

Key Responsibilities HSM Administration & Operations Support HSM activities across data centres in

Melbourne and Canberra , including:

1. Discovery & Inventory

Create and maintain a complete inventory of HSMs, including model, serial number, firmware, location, network information, partitions and operational status.

Document key inventory, ownership, algorithms,



key lengths and lifecycle status.

Review licenses, enabled features, optional modules and support status.

Document partition configuration and HSM usage by application/service.

2. Physical Inspection & Health Assessment

Physically inspect in-scope HSMs and verify operational status.

Review power supplies, fans, batteries, tamper mechanisms and other hardware components.

Review hardware error logs, audit logs and system events.

Identify failed, degraded, unsupported or end-of-life components.

3. Credential & Access Validation

Verify Smart Cards, physical cards, PED keys and authentication devices.

Validate applicable ACS and OCS cards.

Verify administrative and operational access procedures.

Validate HSM Security Officer (SO), Audit Officer (AU), Partition Security Officer (PSO), Partition Owner (PO), Crypto Officer (CO) and Crypto User (CU) roles and credential custodians.

4. Card & Key Material Management

Create and validate required CTA, Administrator, LMK and On-Call card sets.

Verify secure storage, handling and chain of custody for cards and authentication materials.

5. Monitoring

Configure and validate SNMP monitoring and alerting for in-scope HSMs, subject to required licensing, connectivity, platform access, credentials and change approvals.

Key Technical Skills

Thales Luna Network HSM

Luna Client Software

Luna SA





Luna PCIe HSM

Luna Backup HSM

Thales payShield 10K

– preferred

HSM partition management

Enterprise encryption and cryptographic infrastructure

Secure key ceremonies

Key and credential lifecycle management

HSM monitoring and operational support

What We’re Looking For

7–10+ years

of relevant technical experience.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or a related field.

Minimum

5+ years managing enterprise encryption and cryptographic infrastructure .

Strong hands-on experience administering

Thales HSM solutions in production environments .

Experience working in highly regulated environments such as:

Banking & Financial Services

Payments / Payment Processing

Government

Healthcare

Critical Infrastructure

Strong understanding of HSM administration, access control, key management and cryptographic operations.

Certifications Mandatory / Highly Preferred:

Thales Luna HSM Certification

Thales Certified Security Expert (HCSE) – Luna HSM

Thales payShield Certification

– where applicable

Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Ability to lead cryptographic governance discussions.

Experience working with auditors, risk teams and regulators.

Strong problem-solving and incident management capabilities.

Industry Experience Experience in any of the following environments will be highly regarded:

Banking & Financial Services

Payment Processing Platforms

FinTech

Card Scheme Certification Programs

Government / Critical Infrastructure

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