Principal Software Security Engineer (Security Partner)

• SNSW Grade 11/12 - $157,569 to $189,561 + superannuation

• Location - Haymarket, Parramatta or Gosford

• 1 x Temporary Full-Time (until September 2027)

About the Role
As a Principal Software Security Engineer (Security Partner) you will be joining one of Service NSW's most experienced and expert teams, that has won awards for their delivery of innovative new services. Forming a partnership with software engineers, you will collaborate with digital product teams to enhance our DevSecOps capabilities through people, processes, and practices.

The Security Partners play a pivotal role in Service NSW Cyber, acting as the conduit for our digital colleagues, ensuring that communication and collaboration across cyber and digital teams are seamless and efficient. The successful candidate needs to be a hands-on technical expert, with the breadth of experience of digital technologies to communicate effectively and command the respect of subject matter experts who can help deep dive into different areas of application development. We are seeking Principal level DevSecOps, software and application security engineers with coding experience to tackle this exciting role.

You will be involved in secure by design practices, supply chain security, automated governance, automated scanning tools and implementation of initiatives to reduce the cyber risk to the citizen and Service NSW. You will also be able to use your software engineering skills in Python or JavaScript to be involved in cutting edge automation of application security analysis and process.

Responsibilities include

• Collaborating on architecture diagrams, threat models, vulnerability triage, CI/CD pipelines, risk management and identifying opportunities for automation.

• You will be a trusted partner for a portfolio of teams in Service NSW that could include digital identity, mobile applications, web applications, data transformation, fraud prevention and many other diverse products.

• You will also be able to spend part of your time engaging in developing automation, applications or dashboards to help gain insight into or adoption of application security practices.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to both participate in a team making use of agile principles, you will need sound hands-on experience of software application development and the ability to advise and work with our principles and heads of engineering while ensuring you have substantial cyber security expertise.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, alongside practical experience in threat modelling and conducting workshops and analysis threat landscape to advise and prioritise activities. You must be a go-getter, proactive, and driven by a thirst for continuous learning in current development practices. Additionally, you will act as a pillar of knowledge for SMEs across the digital platform, including engineers, architects, and data analysts, from the most senior levels to juniors.

By serving as a trusted advisor, you will gain confidence and be capable of negotiating and offering expertise in all cyber-related matters.

In this role, the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, actionable insights will be paramount.

Salary Service NSW Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $157569 base plus superannuation

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Closing Date: Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 9:59am

To be considered, please apply online with your Resume and a 2 - page Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role.

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