Analyst Lead, Cybersecurity

FIS; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS is seeking an Analyst Lead, Cybersecurity to join a central cybersecurity team in Australia. You will integrate technical analysis, vulnerability management, incident response, and stakeholder engagement to mitigate risks and drive secure outcomes.

You will translate complex findings into clear actions for technical and management audiences, and lead key security initiatives and processes across multiple teams. A strong leadership mindset and collaborative approach are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations or related security discipline.
• Ability to lead complex cybersecurity projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security incident response.
• Hands-on data analysis skills and ability to run SQL queries.
• Excellent communication of cybersecurity risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience coaching or mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability management activities across teams and coordinate remediation.
• Support cybersecurity incident response, assess issues and coordinate stakeholders.
• Lead cybersecurity meetings and ensure clear decisions, risks, and actions.
• Produce security reports and analyses for management and technical staff.
• Conduct technical data analysis and identify trends to inform decisions.
• Bridge cybersecurity with business teams and translate findings into business context.
• Lead large cybersecurity projects, managing priorities, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Drive improvements to processes, standards, and operating practices.
• Provide technical leadership across cybersecurity operations and risk management.
• Support vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security architecture decisions.
• Coach junior teammates and promote best practices across teams.

Skills

SQL queries

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Job description

The future of money is being built right now. At FIS, we help the world’s businesses, banks and communities move, manage and grow money with confidence. Join a team that values fresh thinking, works together to solve complex challenges, and creates technology that powers everyday life.

About the role

As an Analyst Lead, Cybersecurity, you’ll join our central cybersecurity team and help protect the integrity and resilience of our environment. You’ll bring together technical analysis, vulnerability management, incident response, project coordination, and stakeholder engagement to help teams understand security risks and take effective action.

You’ll be a trusted cybersecurity subject matter expert who can work confidently across technical teams and management, translate complex information into clear actions, and lead important security processes and initiatives.

What you will be doing

• Lead and coordinate vulnerability management activities, working across teams to plan, communicate, and manage vulnerability releases and remediation activities.
• Support cybersecurity incident response, helping assess issues, coordinate stakeholders, maintain information integrity, and drive appropriate follow-up actions.
• Lead cybersecurity meetings and working sessions, ensuring risks, decisions, dependencies, and actions are clearly understood.
• Produce security reports and analysis that provide management and technical stakeholders with clear, actionable insights.
• Perform technical data analysis, including running SQL queries to investigate security information, identify trends, and support cybersecurity decision-making.
• Act as a bridge between cybersecurity, technical teams, business stakeholders, and management, translating technical findings into clear business context.
• Lead large cybersecurity projects and processes, coordinating priorities, stakeholders, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
• Drive improvements to cybersecurity processes, systems, standards, and operating practices.
• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across cybersecurity operations and risk management.
• Support vulnerability management programs, penetration testing activities, security policies, standards, and security architecture decisions.
• Coach and provide guidance to junior team members while promoting effective cybersecurity practices across teams.

What you will need

• Sponsorship of work visa is unavailable
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, cyber risk management, vulnerability management or a related technical security discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cybersecurity projects, processes, or security initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong understanding of vulnerability management and security incident response.
• Hands-on technical data analysis skills, including the ability to write and run SQL queries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through complex, wide-ranging security issues.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical cybersecurity risks and findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, reporting, and project management skills.
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy, manage multiple priorities, and provide subject matter expertise when navigating complex security challenges.
• Experience providing technical guidance, coaching, or mentorship to other team members.

Added bonus if you have

• Experience supporting penetration testing programs or coordinating remediation of penetration testing findings.
• Experience developing or improving cybersecurity policies, standards, processes, or controls.
• Experience contributing to security strategy or architecture decisions.
• Experience working in a complex environment where cybersecurity activities require coordination across multiple technical and business teams.

Bring your ideas. Build your future. At FIS, you'll find the support, resources and opportunities to develop your career while helping shape the future of financial technology.

We offer:

• Internal career growth opportunities
• Opportunities to innovate in fintech
• Inclusive and diverse team atmosphere
• Professional and personal development
• Resources to contribute to your community

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