At Protecht, we help organisations proactively manage risk, compliance and resilience through our leading SaaS platform. We're looking for an Application Security Engineer to join our Security team and help ensure security best practices are embedded throughout the software development lifecycle of Protecht ERM.

Working closely with developers, platform engineers and cyber security professionals, you'll play a key role in identifying security risks, improving secure development practices and strengthening the security posture of our applications.

What you'll be doing

- Embed security throughout the SDLC through threat modelling, secure design reviews and security requirements.
- Manage and optimise application security tooling including SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning and container security controls.
- Partner with development teams to identify, prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Perform secure code reviews and provide practical security guidance.
- Coordinate penetration testing activities and track remediation through to closure.
- Support compliance requirements including ISO 27001, SOC 2 and IRAP.
- Help maintain secure development standards and contribute to a security-aware engineering culture.
- Monitor emerging application security threats and contribute to security improvement initiatives.

About you

- Commercial experience in Application Security or a closely related cyber security discipline.
- Strong understanding of secure software development practices and the OWASP Top 10.
- Experience conducting threat modelling,



security reviews or vulnerability assessments.
- Understanding of web application and API security.
- The ability to work effectively with development teams and communicate security concepts clearly.
- A genuine interest in application security and emerging threats.

Desirable experience

- AWS, Docker or Kubernetes environments.
- CI/CD security tooling.
- SAST and DAST platforms.
- SAML and SCIM-based identity solutions.
- Exposure to penetration testing or security certifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP or CREST.

Why Protecht? At Protecht, a positive and super friendly culture awaits you, where learning is valued and supported. We empower our people through leadership, training, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship. Here are some of the perks of working with Protecht:

- A highly flexible culture – our way of working lets people work from home and our offices.
- A robust commitment to your learning and development - fortnightly dedicated L&D; afternoons
- Reward & Recognition programs
- A strong focus on work / life balance with access to Birthday leave, bonus days, paid parental leave and long service leave.
- Monthly social events
- Competitive remuneration | Annual Performance Bonus | Novated Car Leasing
- Generous Employee Referral program

Sounds like you? If you are Ready to build the future of AI in enterprise risk management! Apply online today!

Visit our website https://www.protechtgroup.com/ to find out a little more about working with us.

📌 Application Security Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Protecht
📍 Sydney