Permanent
7 June 2026 11:59pm
Security Engineering Senior Engineer - Digital Certificates
Reporting to the Identity Security Chapter Lead, this individual contributor role focuses on driving crypto agility, streamlining security processes, and driving automation across Telstra’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and broader environments. You will collaborate with teams across the business to ensure secure and scalable identity and certificate solutions are embedded in network and infrastructure designs.
This role is ideal for someone with deep expertise in digital certificate technologies and, Identity Management systems such as ADCS, EJBCA, Venafi, AppViewX, and Thales HSMs. You will lead risk assessments, shape policies and standards, provide technical support in complex certificate-related issues, possess strong engineering skills, and have a strong passion for improving enterprise-wide secure by design capabilities.
Our Perks & Benefits:
Work-life integration - we understand life happens when you're busy making other plans, so we offer flexibility around where, and when you work
16 weeks paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
Professional development program
An epic (free) Telstra mobile phone plan
Laptop/Device allowance renewed every 2 years
Purchased Annual Leave scheme
Discounted Telstra products and services
What You’ll Do
Define and operationalise, in collaboration with key stakeholders, appropriate security controls in network architecture and technologies to protect Telstra and customer information, systems and network assets.
Provide input into the security strategy, standards and frameworks to ensure security controls and hygiene are built into network engineering and technology designs and processes.
Authentically engage with the business and leverage customer feedback to initiate continuous improvements in security engineering and technology designs that are fit for purpose and meet customer requirements.
Contribute to the development of policies, standards and procedures for multiple technologies to build security awareness within the organisation.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and coaching by modelling Telstra and best practice security engineering standards and actively develop less experienced engineers through coaching, mentoring and collaboration.
Demonstrate strong communication skills in promoting security awareness and / or explain PKI concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Plan proactively for changes, develop contingency strategies, and assess enterprise-wide impacts of security initiatives.
Assess capability of vendor solutions and offerings to meet business requirements. You demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills in making recommendations for vendor solutions.
Take an active role in managing vendor performance and technology delivery to ensure that agreed technical functionality, time and cost outcomes are met.
Document your work to ensure that business continuity, security and operational activity can seamlessly be supported and maintained by others.
Must be available for inclusion in the support recall roster, ensuring timely response and coverage during critical incidents or escalations.
Must be able to undergo and provide a valid standard police check.
Essential
Strong knowledge of digital certificates and identity management systems such as ADCS, EJBCA, Venafi, Keyfactor, AppViewX, and Thales HSMs.
Strong technical expertise in secure infrastructure environments, with proficiency across Windows/Linux, VMware and other hypervisors, F5, switches/routers, and Active Directory
Proven ability to lead risk assessments and develop remediation strategies aligned with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) frameworks
Solid scripting and automation skills, with exposure to certificate automation APIs, Powershell, hashing algorithms, and DevOps/CI-CD pipeline
Experience with external CAs like DigiCert and Verisign, including domain validation.
Understanding of compliance frameworks such as ISO 27001, ISO 27009 for audit readiness and documentation.
If this opportunity sounds like a perfect fit for you, we'd encourage you to apply!
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