Cyber Security Engineer

Meet Athena, the Home Loan Wrecker

Athena Home Loans burst into the industry in 2019 to shake things up and change home loans for good.

We're reimagining home loans and showing Australia there's a lender on their side. Home loans are all we do. We continue to rewrite the rules of home lending, creating tools, products and policy that put the power back in our customers' hands. Athena has been recognised amongst multiple consumer lending and industry awards including Canstar Outstanding Value and Innovation Excellence awards, RateCity and Mozo awards, Fintech Lender of the year, and made AFR Boss best places to work list.

We place the power of independence in our customers’ hands and in yours.

At Athena, you shape the place and the place shapes you. Can-do and will-do, every person makes a big difference. Released from traditional hierarchy and norms, you’re free to be the person you know you are and want to be. Athena adds layers to your learning, not layers of bureaucracy, so you can do what you do best.

If you’re looking to shake things up and make a difference in a diverse, unified team with no elbows, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will do

Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Technology, your day to day will involve:

• Hunting for, detecting and responding to cyber threats and incidents across Athena’s internal and externally facing environments.


• Liaising with externally operated Security Operations Centre.


• Providing security guidance to internal technology and business functions to ensure our business is conducted safely while moving at speed.


• Helping to shape the roadmap


• Building tools and processes to make Athena safer (and your life easier!)

What will help you succeed

• At least 5 years work experience in a Security/Operational Security role.


• Being a self starter, and not one to walk away from a problem or a challenge.


• Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Ability to adapt your message based on the audience or desired outcome.


• Experience with cloud infrastructure security. Familiar with AWS services and building blocks, and have built in AWS as part of your day job


• Experience monitoring, hunting for and responding to cyber threats within internal and externally facing environments.


• An understanding of Application Security and secure coding practices, such as familiarity with OWASP Top 10, and common CWE’s associated with each category.


• Reasonable scripting skills (e.g. Python); you’re not necessarily a developer, but can write code to make your life easier.


• Comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced environment.


• Passion for Security!

Benefits & Perks

• Inclusive, Flexible and casual working environment


• Hybrid working with HQ Anchor Days in award winning office space


• Wellbeing program to support your physical, mental, social and financial health


• Perks program with access to discounts to every day expenses


• Fantastic team culture with monthly events

You'll be joining an experienced team, passionate about being best in class in everything we do. We have a relaxed and fun atmosphere where you can bring your unique self and skills to help us all grow as a team. Be great, be you, play nice.

At Athena we are committed to a workplace that embraces diversity, equality, and inclusion. Athenians are free to let their own brand of freak fly.

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