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staff security engineer
Staff Security Engineer
x15ventures
Technology
Sydney / Melbourne
The Oppportunity
Who we are
We’re a venture-scaler powered by CommBank. That means we build, buy, and invest in startups that could benefit the bank’s 15 million customers and beyond.
Because of what we do, we’re really neither corporate, nor startup – instead we’re happily navigating the space between both worlds. We're close enough to benefit from the bank’s strategy, scale, and stability, but separate enough that we have the autonomy to try new things.
What it’s like to work here
We’re a community of galvanisers, thinkers, and doers. We have a big, bold vision, which so far no-one has nailed (including us). That excites, rather than deters, us.
We never lose sight of the impact we can have on people’s lives, and the role that each of us plays in shaping the bank of the future. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and make time to connect to celebrate and grow our people.
At x15, we’re guided by three values: Care, courage, and commitment. And what does that mean? We’re aware, attuned, and always act to help our people and our customers. We’re more than just job titles and we don’t hide the human stuff. We lead with grit and grace and do what's right – even if it's hard. And, whatever happens, we always find a way.
Where do you fit?
As a Staff Security Engineer, you’ll be a technical authority across cyber, fraud and scams security. You’ll partner with venture teams, guide security strategy, and lead by doing from threat hunting to building automation into SOC playbooks, to embedding security frameworks across the ventures.
You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we detect, respond and assure security across multiple ventures while helping us scale our security function in a lean, startup-friendly way.
In this role you will
Fraud and Scams Defence – Develop and uplift fraud and scams prevention controls across ventures.
Security Assurance – Build lightweight, effective security assurance programs aligned to NIST CSF and ACSC Essential 8.
SOC & Threat Hunting – Lead purple team exercises, hunt threats using Microsoft Sentinel and the Defender Suite.
Automation First – Design and implement automated playbooks, reduce repetitive SOC tasks, and improve detection efficiency
Architecture & Consultation – Partner with engineers and executives to embed secure design and provide pragmatic security consultation.
Mentorship – Coach security engineers, share threat-hunting techniques, and uplift team capability.
Reliability Mindset – Apply site reliability engineering practices to build resilient, observable, and scalable security systems.
Continuous improvement – Uplift maturity across ventures, lead security assessments and contribute to cross-venture threat models.
We are interested to hear from people who have
Proven experience in cyber security, fraud and scams prevention.
Hands-on expertise in Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR suite, with real-world threat hunting experience.
Strong SOC background: incident response, detection engineering, threat hunting.
Track record of mentoring engineers and building team-wide technical capability.
Passion for automation-first security operations (SOAR, scripted playbooks, automated remediation)
Knowledge of NIST frameworks, Essential 8 maturity and threat assessments.
Strong purple teaming mindset – you can think like an attacker, defend like a blue-teamer, and design like an architect.
Excellent communication skills: able to consult with product teams risk leaders and executives in plain language.
Desired skills:
Familiarity with site reliability engineering principles applied to security.
Experience running or contributing to security assurance programs (e.g. audits, control testing, RCSA).
Background in fraud detection platforms or scam-prevention tooling.
Exposure to cloud-native zero trust environments (Azure, AWS, SaaS-heavy).
Experience working in startup or scale-up environments balancing pragmatism with control maturity.
Industry contribution (publications, conference talks, regulator/industry working groups).
Why Join Us?
Enjoy a flexible and dynamic startup environment
We nurture a safe space for our people to show up as they are!
Competitive salary and bonus structure
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Access to the best in class benefits that CommBank offers.
Research shows that people from underrepresented backgrounds sometimes hesitate to apply for roles if they don't meet every requirement. If this is you, don’t worry - we still encourage you to apply. We are committed to creating a workplace that supports long-lasting and meaningful careers for everyone, and your unique skills and perspective might be just what we’re looking for!
About x15
What is x15ventures?
We're a venture scaler powered by CommBank. We build, buy and invest in startups that will benefit the bank's 15 million customers and beyond.
We're navigating the space between corporate and startup worlds and harnessing the collision of careers, ideas and expertise to help build and scale the next generation of digital businesses.
© 2023 CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd ABN 38 633 072 830 and Australian Credit Licence 516487, trading as x15ventures. x15ventures is a trade mark of CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd. CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd is a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd is not an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Please refer to the venture websites for specific venture-related disclosures and other important information. Read our Privacy Policy.
© 2023 CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd ABN 38 633 072 830 and Australian Credit Licence 516487, trading as x15ventures. x15ventures is a trade mark of CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd. CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd is a wholly owned but non-guaranteed subsidiary of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. CBA New Digital Businesses Pty Ltd is not an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Please refer to the venture websites for specific venture-related disclosures and other important information. Read our Privacy Policy.
