Associate Director - API Security
- Macquarie Park, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the product strategy, engineering, and operations of the Internet Presence platform.
- Partner with internal customers—developers, product teams, and engineering leaders—to understand their needs and improve their experience.
- Drive adoption of modern, secure-by-design practices across internet-facing applications and APIs.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes and amplify value through automation and modern technologies.
- Apply a product mindset to platform evolution, balancing customer needs, security, and operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Cyber, Digital, and IT to align on priorities and outcomes.
- Proven experience as a Technical Product Manager, Technical Lead, or Principal Engineer.
- Strong technical competency in APIs, WAFs, API Gateways, and secure engineering practices.
- Familiarity with risk and control frameworks such as CIS or NIST, and the ability to communicate security considerations clearly.
- A passion for product thinking, with a focus on building sustainable, scalable, and secure platforms.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
- Thrive in a culture that encourages experimentation, learning, and innovation
- Collaborate with talented engineers, architects, and product leaders across the business
- 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
- Discounts to Optus products and services
- Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenient store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym, and an on-site childcare centre
- Inclusive gender neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks
- Competitive leave including 2 additional 'Connected Leave' days
- All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
- Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
- Novated car leasing, and other financial benefits
- Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.