Senior Endpoint & Identity Security Engineer

_{08th September, 2026}

Location: ACT
Security Clearance: Baseline Required

This is an opportunity to join a high-performing platform and cyber security team responsible for protecting a large-scale enterprise environment supporting critical government services.

You'll work across modern endpoint security platforms, Windows infrastructure, identity services, vulnerability management, privileged access, and security uplift initiatives. This role offers a genuine mix of operational support, platform engineering, and security improvement projects.

What You'll Be Doing
This isn't a role where you'll spend your days keeping the lights on.
You'll be helping shape and secure a complex enterprise environment by:

• Strengthening endpoint security and identity platforms
• Leading vulnerability remediation and security improvement initiatives
• Modernising Windows infrastructure and core services
• Responding to emerging cyber threats and security risks
• Working with leading technologies including Defender, Airlock, Intune and Entra ID
• Delivering solutions that directly support critical government services

What we're looking for
You'll need to have:

• 5+ years' experience in endpoint security, systems engineering or infrastructure security
• Strong experience with Microsoft Defender and enterprise endpoint protection platforms
• Deep Windows Server administration skills
• Expertise across Active Directory, Entra ID, Intune and Microsoft System Center technologies
• Experience responding to vulnerabilities, incidents and security findings
• A practical, hands-on approach to solving complex technical problems 

Bonus points if you have

• Essential Eight or Australian Government cyber security experience
• Airlock Digital experience
• CyberArk or Privileged Access Management experience
• Red Hat Linux and Ansible exposure
• Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code or automation experience
• Experience working in regulated or government environments

Why this role?

• Long-term engagement (initial 6 months + extension options)
• Hybrid working environment
• Meaningful cyber security outcomes, not just BAU support
• Exposure to enterprise-scale security technologies
• Collaborative team with strong technical depth
• Opportunity to help drive security uplift and platform modernisation initiatives

How to Apply

Apply via SEEK, or for a confidential discussion contact Byron Dale at Byron@approachconsult.com.au or call 0415 531 330.