? Want to Use AI to Tackle Complex, Real-World Problems?

Are you an aspiring cybersecurity professional or engineer looking to kickstart your career with a high-growth startup? Avertro is a venture-backed cybersecurity company building software that empowers security leaders to manage cyber and AI risk with clarity and confidence.

✨ The Opportunity

We are seeking an early-career AI Security Assurance Engineer who brings a proactive, curious mindset paired with software engineering fundamentals. In this role, QA and software quality testing remain a core focus; you won't just execute test plans, but will write, build, and automate quality assurance, security, and functional test cases, break software systems safely, and ensure our platform remains resilient and secure.

? What You’ll Do

- AI-Assisted Engineering: Leverage modern AI-assisted coding and testing tools to accelerate test generation, optimize automation workflows, and enhance overall quality assurance methodologies.

- Test Design & Execution: Design, build, execute, and maintain automated and manual test scenarios covering functional logic, security, and edge cases across web applications and APIs.

- Security & Vulnerability Testing: Probe code and application workflows to identify logic flaws, access control issues, and security vulnerabilities prior to production deployments.

- Automation Engineering: Build scalable automated test suites and integrate security checks into CI/CD deployment pipelines.

- Requirements Translation: Translate product specifications and business requirements into transparent, reproducible technical test plans.

- Engineering Collaboration: Work alongside software engineers to reproduce bugs, verify security remediations, and foster secure coding practices across the software development lifecycle.

- System Resilience:



Continually test system boundaries with curiosity and an analytical mindset to improve software quality and reliability.

? What We’re Looking For

- Technical Background: Degree or hands-on foundation in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

- Security Fundamentals: Solid understanding of core application security concepts, common web vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10), and web architecture.

- Automation Skills: Ability to write clean, maintainable code or scripts (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Shell) for test automation and tool integration.

- Mindset: Proactive attitude, strong problem-solving instinct, and a desire to evolve rapidly within an early-stage startup environment.

Bonus Points

- Familiarity with API testing and security tools (e.g., Postman, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, or automated SAST/DAST tooling).
- Hands-on exposure to CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (Git).

? Why You’ll Love Working With Us

- Be part of a venture-backed startup solving one of cybersecurity’s biggest gaps.
- Join a collaborative, high-trust team that values autonomy and curiosity.
- Flexible working hours as long as you meet your commitments.
- Competitive package: salary and equity options.
- Influence the product and strategic direction of the company as one of our early hires
- Grow with us: Your career will progress in line with the company’s growth.
- We offer team events and offsites and a vibrant co-working space with after-work facilities and events.
- Our vibe? We get sh*t done, call it like it is, stay laser-focused on problems worth solving, obsess over our users, and work with good humans only.

✨ Interested? If you love solving complex problems and want your work to have real-world impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No agencies please.

📌 AI Security Assurance Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Avertro
📍 Sydney