Description Role: permanent, full-time position Location: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast Hybrid: 2 days a week from our engineering hub How will I help? We are building an exciting new function on the Gold Coast Join a team of Java software engineers responsible for securing our applications against current and future threats. This team will be composed of engineers who understand the importance of building secure code and ensuring our development practices have security built in as part of the development process. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the security and resilience of our applications. Your experience in resolving security vulnerabilities will be crucial in safeguarding our systems. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to ensure our systems are secure and resilient against potential threats. Additionally, you will work to automate the release process and drive efficiency by creating repeatable processes. This role is perfect for a strong engineer with development and debugging experience. Please note, this position requires working from the office at least two days per week. Candidates must be based in the Surfers Paradise or Gold Coast area, or be able to commute easily to this location, so you can work from our newly created Engineering Hub Key responsibilities include: Programming Expertise: Utilize your Java proficiency to conduct in-depth security analysis, detect vulnerabilities, and implement secure coding standards across our applications. Application Security: Identify, resolve, and prevent security vulnerabilities in our applications, ensuring they adhere to the highest security standards. Automation of Vulnerability Patching: Develop and implement automated processes for patching vulnerabilities, reducing manual intervention, and improving efficiency. Customer Impact Awareness: Understand and mitigate the impact of security vulnerabilities on our customers, ensuring their data and privacy are protected. Proactive Security Measures: Develop and implement proactive processes to anticipate and react to future vulnerabilities, staying ahead of potential threats. Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, and customer support, to ensure comprehensive security coverage. Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed documentation of security issues and resolutions and provide regular reports to management on the status of security vulnerabilities. What’s in it for me? You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled. What do I need? Minimum of 5 years of experience in security vulnerability management or a related field. Strong proficiency in Java is a must-have, with a focus on best practices and secure coding. Experience using Snyk, Tenable or Fortify would be highly regarded, as we use these internally. Experience with automation tools and techniques for vulnerability patching. Candidates with a background in systems engineering combined with development experience will also be highly regarded. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex security issues. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical stakeholders. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or Cybersecurity and relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISA) preferred. What’s it like to work there? We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between. We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion. Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us. LI-Hybrid. How do I apply? Start here. Just click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button. At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisitionwestpac.com.au . Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process? We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisitionwestpac.com.au