Security Architect- AU Citizen with Security Clearance
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Key Responsibilities:
- Review solution architectures and technical designs to identify security risks, control gaps and required security controls.
- Provide security architecture guidance across cloud, infrastructure, applications, networks, identity, privileged access, data and integration solutions.
- Ensure security requirements are incorporated throughout solution design, delivery and implementation using secure-by-design principles.
- Conduct architecture risk assessments for security projects and provide practical recommendations to address identified security risks.
- Define and maintain security architecture principles, standards and reusable design patterns.
- Participate in architecture governance, design reviews and security assurance activities, including architecture stage gates.
- Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, project teams, engineering teams and security specialists to ensure security requirements are appropriately addressed.
- Provide security architecture guidance against Australian Government security frameworks, including the ISM, Essential Eight and PSPF, as well as relevant industry frameworks such as NIST.
- Review security exceptions, architectural risks and technical debt and recommend appropriate treatments.
- Clearly communicate security risks, architectural decisions and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Essential for this role:
- Proven experience working as a Security Architect, Cyber Security Architect or Senior Security Consultant within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of Australian Government security requirements, including ISM, PSPF and Essential Eight.
- Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing security architectures, solution designs, security patterns and technical standards.
- Strong knowledge across security domains including IAM/PAM, cloud security, network security, application security, infrastructure security and data protection.
- Experience assessing technical solutions and identifying security risks, control gaps and appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Experience working with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, technical delivery teams and cybersecurity/GRC teams.
- Understanding of Zero Trust, secure-by-design and defence-in-depth security principles.
- Knowledge of relevant security and architecture frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SABSA and TOGAF.
- Ability to translate complex technical and security risks into clear recommendations for business and senior stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality security architecture and design documentation.
Qualifications and Skills:
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
- Security and architecture certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, CCSP, CISM, TOGAF or equivalent are highly regarded.
- Relevant cloud security certifications across Microsoft Azure, AWS or other enterprise cloud platforms are desirable.
Security Clearance
- Active/Inactive NV1 Security Clearance preferred.
- Australian Citizens with the ability to obtain an Australian Government security clearance will also be considered.
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