Group
Occupation
271135 Cyber Security Engineer
Latest release
Consultation draft: Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA)
Reference period
August 2026
Released
17/08/2026
First release
271135 Cyber Security Engineer
Designs, develops, modifies, documents, tests, implements, installs and supports cyber security software applications and systems to ensure they are fully integrated.
Alternative titles
- ICT Security Engineer
- Information Security Engineer
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Develops, implements and integrates secure coding practices, and conducts security testing and vulnerability assessments for software and systems
- Collaborates with developers to identify and remediate security issues
- Develops and implements secure software development lifecycle processes and methodologies
- Integrates security controls into development processes
- Participates in code reviews and provides security guidance
- Assesses security of third-party software components and libraries used in software and applications
- Develops and implements secure application programming interfaces and libraries for use in software and applications
- Performs code analysis scan on software binaries