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Cyber security is now a board-level constraint. Re:Sourced runs senior search across application security, cloud security, GRC, detection and response, and security architecture for regulated and high-stakes environments.
The Australian cyber security market
Cyber is now a board-level constraint for Australian engineering teams. Senior talent concentrates in Sydney (financial services, government), Canberra (federal government, defence) and Melbourne (corporate cyber, retail). Remote work is common, but clearance-required searches stay regional.
Application security, cloud security architecture, detection engineering and GRC leadership are the hardest searches. APRA-regulated environments and cleared workloads compress the candidate pool further.
Most-recruited cyber security roles
Specialisms in cyber security
Salary bands 2026
Sydney base salary bands for the disciplines cyber security teams hire most, drawn from our Salary Guide 2026.
| Discipline | Senior base | Principal base |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber engineer | AUD 170-200k | AUD 200-240k |
| Cloud / SRE / platform | AUD 170-210k | AUD 200-230k |
| Software engineer | AUD 160-190k | AUD 190-225k |
Cleared (NV1, NV2, TS) roles run 15-25% above these bands in defence-adjacent contexts. Melbourne runs roughly 3-5% below Sydney; Brisbane roughly 10% below.
Base only. 25th-75th percentile of accepted offers. Full Salary Guide 2026 ->
Hiring in cyber
Application security is the highest-demand cyber profile in Australian regulated sectors, and the strongest candidates sit inside financial services, where APRA-regulated security programs have built deep AppSec benches. Healthtech, govtech and fintech all compete for the same people, so a cyber brief needs a clear answer to why this role over the one the candidate already has.
Clearance changes everything. Security clearances are administered by AGSVA, cleared roles typically require Australian citizenship, and a brief that demands an active high-level clearance plus a narrow technical stack can describe only a handful of people nationally. We calibrate at intake which requirement can flex: clearance sponsorship, on-program skills development, or interstate sourcing.
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AppSec for APRA-regulated teams.
Protecting clinical and patient systems.
NV1, NV2 and TS-cleared engineers.
The 2026 hiring guide.
Bands by discipline, seniority and city.
The all-in cost of a senior engineer.
Common questions
Senior cyber engineers in Sydney price at AUD 170-200k base and principal-level engineers at AUD 200-240k, with application security at the top of the band and cleared roles commanding 15-25% premiums.
Yes. We recruit cleared and clearable cyber and cloud engineers for defence, government and defence-adjacent programs, including roles that require NV1, NV2 or TS clearances.
Senior security talent is concentrated in regulated employers, and clearance or citizenship requirements narrow the pool further. Our median is still 21 days from brief to signed offer.
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