Senior Security Engineer – Investigations

Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. At the moment, this role is focused on: Lead high-complexity investigations involving sophisticated techniques and potential legal or regulatory considerations Coordinate closely with Legal, People, and Security teams on investigation scope, evidence handling, 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 from detection through to containment, remediation, and resolution Create and improve detection logic, correlation rules, and alerts across SIEM and EDR platforms Proactively run threat hunting and anomaly detection exercises across Canva’s environment Design and improve scalable tooling, workflows, and operational processes that strengthen Canva’s incident detection, investigation, and response capabilities Act as an escalation point and incident coordinator during active investigations and security incidents Participate in a collaborative on-call rotation supporting critical security investigations and incident response activities Mentor and support the growth of teammates through knowledge sharing, operational guidance, and investigation best practices You're probably a match if You have experience leading or coordinating security investigations, digital forensics, or incident response activities in complex environments You’re comfortable working cross-functionally with Legal, People, and Security teams, and can communicate clearly during high-pressure situations You’re able to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, including non-technical stakeholders You’ve built or improved detection, automation, case management, or response workflows at scale You have hands-on experience investigating macOS environments, alongside Linux and Windows systems You’re comfortable designing, building, and improving security tooling and operational workflows You’re confident working with SIEM, EDR, endpoint telemetry, and security investigation tooling You enjoy solving ambiguous problems and proactively improving systems, processes, and operational maturity You bring empathy, sound judgement, humility, and a collaborative mindset to sensitive investigations and incident coordination You have programming or scripting experience in languages such as Python, Golang, or Java Nice to have experience Experience with insider threat programs or user behaviour analytics (UBA/UEBA) Familiarity with DLP technologies and endpoint monitoring solutions Experience building security automation or orchestration tooling Exposure to legal evidence handling, privacy investigations, or law enforcement collaboration Experience operating in cloud-native or large-scale SaaS environments About the team The Security Group is responsible for protecting Canva systems and data from information security threats. Our teams work together — and with other groups across Canva — to deliver preventive and detective controls that reduce security risk at scale. The Security Operations team supports internal groups including Legal, People, and Security. We work to protect