# Principal Cybersecurity Engineer (Application Control)

What’s the role? You’ll take technical ownership of Westpac’s Application Control service within Information Security, helping strengthen the critical controls that protect our technology environment. You’ll set the direction for platform architecture, policy design and engineering standards across Windows, macOS and Linux, while leading complex policy changes, integrations and major incident response. You’ll also work across security operations, endpoint management and engineering teams to improve resilience, automate controls and enhance how we measure their effectiveness. What do I need? Deep expertise in application control and whitelisting, with strong knowledge of endpoint security architecture across Windows, macOS and Linux. Strong understanding of PKI, application trust, certificates, code signing, publishers and file hashes. Experience designing and engineering security policies, including reviewing complex or high-impact policy changes and exceptions. Strong scripting and API automation skills, with experience integrating security controls with SIEM/SOC, endpoint management and related platforms. Proven capability in complex troubleshooting, malware analysis, major incid

- **Id**: 4147576
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/westpac-principal-cybersecurity-engineer-application-control>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sydney, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T03:10:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T07:50:02Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2764
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Commercial & Retail Banks, Business & SME Lending

## Company

- **Id**: 1766325
- **Name**: Westpac
- **Domain**: westpac.com.au
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/westpac-com-au>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 14
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **PKI** — Optional: no
- **SIEM** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T07:50:02Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:15:03Z

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