Senior IT Cybersecurity Engineer
Amcor
IT
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
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Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.
Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.
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Job Description
About the role
The Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for ensuring Amcor has the proper visibility, detection, and protection to secure the organization. They provide strategic input on the IT security roadmap and delivery of our comprehensive security strategy.
The role is also responsible for global information security design and integration to ensure technology implementations are configured securely and appropriately. The role requires deep technical expertise, strategic insight, and the ability to mentor junior staff while collaborating across departments to strengthen the organization’s security posture.
They are a senior technical expert on all matters of security, and work at the direction of IT Security Manager.
Key Job Accountabilities
- Lead global IT security strategy including metrics, program improvements, and innovative ways to mitigate business risk while improving security.
- Play a key role in the identification, assessment, prioritization and remediation processes of cyber security risks and vulnerabilities.
- Apply knowledge of threats, vulnerabilities, risk, and technical systems to build strategic roadmaps to harden systems and close vulnerabilities.
- Deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise-grade security solutions across networks, endpoints, cloud environments, and applications.
- Actively drive policy improvements and own technical recommendations for policy adjustments.
- Drive control transformation from detective controls to preventative controls.
- Evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider factors such as cost, security, compatibility, or usability to ensure proper alignment with global security strategy.
- Critical contributor in building and adopting new security technologies while supporting day-to-day security activities from incident handling and response, security monitoring, alerting, and more.
- Support response to security incidents which may include on-call and availability outside of standard business hours.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, or related field
- 6+ years of experience working in a cybersecurity focused role
- The right candidate could have a different combination of experience, degrees, certifications.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with distributed teams.
- Strong understanding of security frameworks and methodologies.
- Expertise in network security, cloud security, and/or endpoint protection.
- Expertise managing security technologies such as endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and SIEM.
- Relevant certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), or Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)
Our Expectations
We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
- Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
- Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
- Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
- The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Benefits
When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision plans
Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)