Senior Security Engineer – Investigations

Canva
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: CybersecuritySkills: ["Investigations","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring"]

Lead high-complexity security investigations across Canva, partnering with Legal, People, and Security to handle evidence, privacy considerations, and response activities. Drive detection and response improvements by building scalable tooling, workflows, and incident processes across SIEM and EDR, and run threat hunting and anomaly detection. Serve as an escalation point during active incidents, mentor teammates, and participate in on-call rotation for investigation and incident response.

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Senior Security Engineer – Investigations

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Job Summary

Lead high-complexity security investigations across Canva, partnering with Legal, People, and Security to handle evidence, privacy considerations, and response activities. Drive detection and response improvements by building scalable tooling, workflows, and incident processes across SIEM and EDR, and run threat hunting and anomaly detection. Serve as an escalation point during active incidents, mentor teammates, and participate in on-call rotation for investigation and incident response.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead high-complexity security investigations, including evidence handling and consideration of legal or regulatory factors.
  • •Coordinate with Legal, People, and Security on investigation scope, privacy considerations, and response activities.
  • •Write detailed investigation reports documenting findings, evidence, impact, and recommendations for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • •Respond to security events end-to-end, from detection through containment, remediation, and resolution.
  • •Create and improve detection logic, correlation rules, alerts, and scalable tooling/workflows for incident detection, investigation, and response.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity PackagesParental LeaveWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading or coordinating security investigations, digital forensics, or incident response in complex environments.
  • •Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, People, and Security, with clear communication during high-pressure situations.
  • •Translate complex technical concepts for diverse, non-technical stakeholders, including detailed investigation reporting.
  • •Hands-on investigation experience across macOS environments, alongside Linux and Windows systems.
  • •Programming or scripting experience in Python, Golang, or Java.
Experience:SaaSCloud-native
Skills:InvestigationsCross-functional collaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SIEMEDREndpoint telemetryMacOSLinuxWindowsPythonGolangJavaUBAUEBADLPEndpoint monitoring

Company Brief

Canva
Canva is an online visual communications platform that provides drag-and-drop design tools, templates, and media assets for creating presentations, social media graphics, videos, documents and more, serving individuals and large enterprises globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Founded: 2012
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