Job Description
Role Purpose & Context
Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2012, HotDoc is Australia’s largest patient engagement platform with over 8 million app downloads in Australia.
The past 18 months have seen massive growth for our business, our team, and our community. We now work with over 21,000 practitioners around Australia, including GPs, Allied Health, Dental Practices, Specialists, and Optometrists.
We’ve helped over 11 million Australians book healthcare appointments (and counting).
HotDoc have ambitious goals to improve the healthcare experience for everyone in Australia with exceptional patient journeys, whilst ensuring a high level of privacy, security and reliability and we’re looking for extraordinary individuals to help us get there.
Unique value of the role
You’ll be reporting to the Head of Engineering and working closely with cross-functional teams to embed security best practices into every stage of our development and operational processes. You will be the go to security expert and help produce and execute on a security roadmap.
You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing our security infrastructure, ensuring the highest levels of security for our cloud-based environments. Your expertise will be essential in threat modelling, risk assessment, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Over the first couple of years you will help us:
Deliver a Patient Health Wallet, which will empower patients to better manage their health.
Enable patients and providers to share clinically sensitive information by architecting a secure and robust solution.
Go from alignment on SOC-2 to being fully certified.
Stakeholders & Relationships
Direct Manager - Head of Engineering
Skip Level Manager - CEO
Experiences, Capabilities & Qualifications
Required Experience, Capabilities & Skills
7+ years of experience in environments where your role has focused on Security Engineering, Information Security, or similar responsibilities.
Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing security infrastructure in cloud-based environments (AWS preferred).
Expertise in threat modelling, risk assessment, and vulnerability management.
Proficiency in security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection.
Strong understanding of authentication and authorization frameworks
Experience with incident response, forensic analysis, and security monitoring.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience with regulatory compliance frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, and SOC2.
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience writing backend software - in particular Ruby (RoR)
Required Education / Qualifications
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Why Join HotDoc?
Impact millions of lives by improving healthcare experiences
Collaborate with a passionate and driven team
Contribute to meaningful projects with real-world impact
Enjoy a dynamic, supportive, and inclusive work environment
Hybrid workers can enjoy the flexibility to work from home and work from our Melbourne CBD Office.
Access to our free Health & Wellbeing Programs
Access to a generous L&D and book budget
Parental leave program including 12 weeks paid primary caregiver pay & 6 weeks paid secondary caregiver pay.
3 x HotWeeks per year with company wide events & activities in the office for all remote and hybrid staff
Access to 8 EAP sessions per year through Uprise.
Access to Career & Strengths coaching with our in-house L&D Coach.
Dedicated Manager training & Leadership Coaching Program for developing leaders.
HotDoc is a place where you can be you.
Our people are at the heart of HotDoc. We are an employee first company and recognise that we can’t provide a great patient experience, if we don’t look out for our employees.
We celebrate diversity at HotDoc and we encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are
committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
If you would like to find out more about how we celebrate diversity, please click visit https://practices.hotdoc.com.au/diversity-inclusion-belonging/
Founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2012, HotDoc is Australia’s largest patient engagement platform with over 8 million app downloads in Australia.
The past 18 months have seen massive growth for our business, our team, and our community. We now work with over 21,000 practitioners around Australia, including GPs, Allied Health, Dental Practices, Specialists, and Optometrists.
We’ve helped over 11 million Australians book healthcare appointments (and counting).
HotDoc have ambitious goals to improve the healthcare experience for everyone in Australia with exceptional patient journeys, whilst ensuring a high level of privacy, security and reliability and we’re looking for extraordinary individuals to help us get there.
Unique value of the role
You’ll be reporting to the Head of Engineering and working closely with cross-functional teams to embed security best practices into every stage of our development and operational processes. You will be the go to security expert and help produce and execute on a security roadmap.
You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing our security infrastructure, ensuring the highest levels of security for our cloud-based environments. Your expertise will be essential in threat modelling, risk assessment, vulnerability management, and incident response.
Over the first couple of years you will help us:
Deliver a Patient Health Wallet, which will empower patients to better manage their health.
Enable patients and providers to share clinically sensitive information by architecting a secure and robust solution.
Go from alignment on SOC-2 to being fully certified.
Stakeholders & Relationships
Direct Manager - Head of Engineering
Skip Level Manager - CEO
Experiences, Capabilities & Qualifications
Required Experience, Capabilities & Skills
7+ years of experience in environments where your role has focused on Security Engineering, Information Security, or similar responsibilities.
Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing security infrastructure in cloud-based environments (AWS preferred).
Expertise in threat modelling, risk assessment, and vulnerability management.
Proficiency in security tools and technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection.
Strong understanding of authentication and authorization frameworks
Experience with incident response, forensic analysis, and security monitoring.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience with regulatory compliance frameworks such as ISO27001, NIST CSF, and SOC2.
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience writing backend software - in particular Ruby (RoR)
Required Education / Qualifications
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Why Join HotDoc?
Impact millions of lives by improving healthcare experiences
Collaborate with a passionate and driven team
Contribute to meaningful projects with real-world impact
Enjoy a dynamic, supportive, and inclusive work environment
Hybrid workers can enjoy the flexibility to work from home and work from our Melbourne CBD Office.
Access to our free Health & Wellbeing Programs
Access to a generous L&D and book budget
Parental leave program including 12 weeks paid primary caregiver pay & 6 weeks paid secondary caregiver pay.
3 x HotWeeks per year with company wide events & activities in the office for all remote and hybrid staff
Access to 8 EAP sessions per year through Uprise.
Access to Career & Strengths coaching with our in-house L&D Coach.
Dedicated Manager training & Leadership Coaching Program for developing leaders.
HotDoc is a place where you can be you.
Our people are at the heart of HotDoc. We are an employee first company and recognise that we can’t provide a great patient experience, if we don’t look out for our employees.
We celebrate diversity at HotDoc and we encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are
committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
If you would like to find out more about how we celebrate diversity, please click visit https://practices.hotdoc.com.au/diversity-inclusion-belonging/
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Principal Security Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the Work from home Jobs sector. This role in Carlton offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Work from home Jobs is a plus.