Cloud Security Architect - Financial Services

Talent International; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent International seeks a Cloud Security Architect to guide security across a new greenfield hosting platform and other cloud-native initiatives. You will embed security in designs through reusable patterns and automated guardrails, enabling secure delivery while reducing risk.

The role spans cloud foundations, Kubernetes, container security, CI/CD pipelines, databases, and AI-enabled solutions, translating requirements into practical controls with engineers and product teams.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications coupled with relevant cloud certification.
• Demonstrated cloud or cyber security architecture experience within large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong cloud-native security architecture experience across AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud.
• Experience securing Kubernetes, container platforms, serverless services and cloud-hosted workloads.
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline security, infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code.
• Experience creating reusable security patterns, reference architectures, standards and engineering guardrails.
• Knowledge of cloud identity, workload identity, secrets management and non-human identities.
• Experience with CNAPP, cloud security posture management, vulnerability governance and secure software supply chains.
• Experience assessing the security risks associated with AI-enabled platforms and workloads would be highly regarded.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to embed effectively within engineering and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture across a greenfield hosting platform and cloud-native initiatives.
• Embed security into platform designs with reusable patterns and guardrails.
• Translate security requirements into practical controls for engineering teams.
• Cover cloud foundations, Kubernetes, container security, CI/CD, databases and AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Cloud & cyber security architecture

Cloud-native security design

Kubernetes & container security

CI/CD security & DevSecOps

Infrastructure-as-Code & policy-as‑cod

Reusable security patterns & guardra

Cloud identity & secrets management

CNAPP & CSPM experience

AI security risk assessment

Effective communication with engineers

Education

Tertiary qualifications with cloud certification

Job description

Cloud Security Architect - Financial Services

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Cloud Security Architect to join its Security Architecture team.

Embedded within the cloud, platform and engineering teams, you will provide security architecture leadership across a new greenfield hosting platform and other strategically important cloud-native initiatives. You will ensure security is built into platform designs from the outset through reusable patterns, automated guardrails and secure-by-default engineering capabilities.

The role will cover cloud foundations, Kubernetes, container security, CI/CD pipelines, databases and AI-enabled solutions. You will work directly with engineers and product teams to translate security requirements into practical controls that enable delivery while reducing cyber and operational risk.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications coupled with relevant cloud certification
• Demonstrated cloud or cyber security architecture experience within large, complex enterprise environments
• Strong cloud-native security architecture experience across AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud
• Experience securing Kubernetes, container platforms, serverless services and cloud-hosted workloads
• Strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline security, infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code
• Experience creating reusable security patterns, reference architectures, standards and engineering guardrails
• Knowledge of cloud identity, workload identity, secrets management and non-human identities
• Experience with CNAPP, cloud security posture management, vulnerability governance and secure software supply chains
• Experience assessing the security risks associated with AI-enabled platforms and workloads would be highly regarded
• Strong communication skills and the ability to embed effectively within engineering and product teams

This is an opportunity to influence a greenfield platform and help establish the organisation’s approach to secure cloud-native delivery. To be considered for this exciting opportunity.

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