Team Lead - Security Engineering

Are you ready to lead and encourage a team of top-tier security engineers? As a Security Engineer Team Lead at Aristocrat, you will play a crucial role in crafting and implementing our global security strategy. Our mission is to bring happiness to life through the power of play. Security is fundamental to keeping our innovative products and services safe for millions of users worldwide. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to work with a world-class team and deliver impactful security initiatives across a dynamic and growing company.

What You'll Do

• Lead the selection, testing, implementation, and oversight of Aristocrat security controls.
• Lead and mentor the Security Engineers to successfully implement objectives and key results.
• Apply cyber security engineering expertise in support of programs, proposals, and corporate objectives.
• Partner with cybersecurity operations for continuous control improvement activities.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and effective reporting on the status and application of security controls for critical assets intended for executive-level management.
• Develop conceptual and logical solutions that support the implementation of security controls throughout Aristocrat environments.
• Consult and collaborate with collaborators, asset owners, and IT teams to advance security initiatives.
• Define and apply configurations of security controls for endpoints, cloud environments, DevSecOps, product security, and identity platforms.
• Provide domain expertise on cybersecurity strategies and find opportunities to optimize security controls.
• Stay informed about emerging security trends, technologies, and threats, and recommend improvements to improve Aristocrat's security posture.
• Perform as a lead solution architect across all technologies, mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field and over 10 years of pertinent experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be accepted instead of a degree.
• Minimum of 13+ years of experience in cybersecurity, focusing on building, implementation, and management of security solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in working with a geographically dispersed team.
• Solid understanding and demonstrated experience with SIEM platforms, data streaming platforms, network security, EDR systems, Cloud Security, and IAM principles.
• Expert knowledge of information security technologies, networking, cloud, and infrastructure architecture in a global capacity.
• Capacity to handle complex troubleshooting issues.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to contribute to organizational critical thinking beyond the area of responsibility.
• CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCSP, or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Excellent collaboration skills – must be eager to work as part of a cohesive team and partner with other teams within Aristocrat, both locally and globally.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present relevant data and information, actively listen, dialogue freely, verbalize ideas effectively, and resolve communication issues.

Join us at Aristocrat and lead our security engineering team to new heights of excellence!

This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.

About Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery.

Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.

Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat.

Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play!

Employment Equality Statement

Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law.

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Empowering a Sustainable Future

At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe.

Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community.

You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/