Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Perth)

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly motivated and detail-orientated individual to join the Technology team at Wesfarmers Corporate Office. Reporting to the Cyber Security Engineering and Architecture Lead, this role will provide hands-on technical expertise across our Microsoft-centric environment, with a particular focus on strengthening security controls, maturing our cyber security posture, and embedding security-by-design principles across corporate systems and services.

This is a full-time position based in Perth.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with corporate function leaders, technology team members, and engineering stakeholders to integrate cyber security considerations into technology decisions, project roadmaps, and day-to-day operations.
• Provide in-depth cyber security guidance that balances business agility with security requirements, user experience, and compliance obligations across the Microsoft 365 and Azure environment.
• Lead the configuration, hardening, and ongoing optimisation of Microsoft security capabilities, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Entra ID, Intune, and Purview.
• Contribute to architectural reviews and evaluations of security tools and services, ensuring alignment with the broader corporate security strategy and Microsoft platform roadmap.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of the corporate cyber security roadmap, identifying high-impact security enhancements and emerging risk areas relevant to a corporate office environment.
• Drive the implementation of security controls and automation across the Microsoft 365 and Azure suite, ensuring security-by-design and privacy-by-design principles are embedded into corporate systems and workflows.
• Champion the adoption of new security capabilities, processes, and methods that strengthen the security posture of corporate applications, services, and data.
• Support uplift initiatives across identity and access management, data governance, endpoint security, and cloud security within the corporate environment.

What You’ll Bring

• Cyber Security Engineering: Five or more years of proven experience designing, deploying, and maturing cyber security solutions, with demonstrated depth across the Microsoft 365 and Azure security suite in a corporate or enterprise environment.
• Microsoft Platform Expertise: Strong hands-on capability across Microsoft Defender products, Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM and SOAR), Entra ID (including Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management), Microsoft Purview, and Azure Security Centre.
• Security Architecture and Cloud Engineering: Demonstrated expertise in securing and hardening Microsoft Azure environments, applying zero-trust principles, and implementing scalable security architectures appropriate to a corporate function.
• Strategic Security and Risk Management: Ability to balance security controls with business objectives, incorporating frameworks such as NIST CSF or ISO 27001 to manage risk and drive continuous security improvement.
• Qualifications: Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a cyber security specialisation. Relevant Microsoft certifications (such as SC-200, AZ-500, or MS-500) are highly regarded.
• Demonstrates integrity and ownership, ensuring ethical and transparent decision making.
• Proactively addresses challenges, seeking continuous improvement and practical security outcomes relevant to a corporate environment.
• Collaborates effectively across diverse teams, balancing security requirements with business objectives.
• Maintains strong attention to detail while delivering results that are both technically sound and aligned to the needs of corporate function stakeholders.

About Wesfarmers

As one of Australia’s largest listed companies, we’re proud of our longstanding contribution to Australians. We continually reinvent ourselves and invest in the businesses we own and operate, including leading retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Priceline. We also have an online offering, including OnePass and the Group shared data asset. Our work doesn’t stop there, we operate in the industrials sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products. And we participate in an integrated lithium joint venture, including the operation of a mine and concentrator and the development of a refinery.

Join the team at Corporate Office which provides support and advice across the Wesfarmers Group

The Corporate Office provides corporate services and support to the autonomous businesses within the Wesfarmers Group, enabling the achievement of Group objectives. It leads capital allocation and portfolio management for the Group and focuses on leveraging and enhancing the Group’s reputation to support attraction and retention of talent, securing investment opportunities and maintaining a low-cost capital. To do this, we need great people, working together and role modelling our values and ways of working.

Our culture

We’re results focused, but we’re a business that cares. Here we are less about titles and more about everyone playing a valuable role. We provide autonomy and space with freedom to operate, quickly learning from mistakes because we know they are part of the way forward. We’re curious, open minded, and collaborative. And although we’re thought leaders, we’re humble, and willing to share knowledge and learn from one another.

We know that diversity fosters greater innovation and better customer connection, so we strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move, then combine your cover letter and resume into one document and click on the ‘Apply’ button. Please note that we may commence interviewing of candidates prior to this closing date.

We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together.

For more information, visit our website at www.wesfarmers.com.au