Cyber Security Consultant

Whizdom; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Certification support

Job summary

Whizdom seeks a Senior Cyber Security Consultant to provide strategic cyber security advice, assurance, and technical leadership across government and national security programs. You will identify cyber risks, deliver pragmatic guidance, and embed security controls throughout the project lifecycle.

You will lead security assessments, governance activities, risk management, and secure-by-design developments across enterprise environments, engaging with senior stakeholders and mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a cyber security consultant or security adviser.
• Strong governance, risk and compliance knowledge.
• Experience with security assessments and risk analysis.
• Knowledge of ISM, PSPF, NIST and ISO 27001.
• Experience with enterprise technology environments and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert cyber security consulting across projects and programs.
• Conduct security risk assessments and threat modelling.
• Support security architecture reviews and assurance processes.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, policies, standards and procedures.
• Provide advice aligned with government and industry security frameworks.
• Engage with stakeholders to communicate risks and recommendations.
• Support accreditation, certification and compliance activities.
• Perform security gap assessments and remediation planning.
• Contribute to governance and reporting activities.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior security practitioners.

Skills

Governance & risk

Stakeholder comms

Security assessments

Leadership mentoring

Cloud platforms

Job description

Our client is a highly respected technology and consulting organisation delivering critical cyber security capabilities across government and national security environments. With a growing portfolio of complex programs, they are seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Consultant to provide strategic cyber security advice, assurance, and technical leadership across multiple engagements.

This is an opportunity to work on high-impact projects where security is a core business enabler, supporting clients operating within highly regulated and security-conscious environments.

About the Role

As a Senior Cyber Security Consultant, you will work closely with stakeholders, delivery teams, architects and senior executives to identify cyber security risks, provide pragmatic security advice, and ensure security controls are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.

You will play a key role in security assessments, governance activities, risk management, compliance initiatives and the development of secure-by-design solutions across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert cyber security consulting services across a range of projects and programs.
• Conduct security risk assessments and threat modelling activities.
• Support security architecture reviews and solution assurance processes.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, policies, standards and procedures.
• Provide advice aligned with relevant government and industry security frameworks.
• Engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders to communicate security risks and recommendations.
• Support accreditation, certification and compliance activities.
• Perform security gap assessments and remediation planning.
• Contribute to cyber security governance and reporting activities.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior security practitioners where required.

The Successful Candidate

• Demonstrated experience as a Cyber Security Consultant, Security Advisor or Cyber Security Specialist.
• Strong understanding of security governance, risk and compliance principles.
• Experience conducting security assessments and risk analysis activities.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and standards including:
• ISM
• PSPF
• NIST
• ISO 27001
• Experience working with enterprise technology environments and cloud platforms.
• Ability to engage effectively with business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work autonomously within complex project environments.

Highly Desirable

• Experience supporting Federal Government or Defence environments.
• Security architecture or security engineering exposure.
• Experience with accreditation and authorisation processes.
• Knowledge of cloud security across Azure, AWS or Microsoft 365 environments.
• Relevant security certifications such as:
• CISSP
• CISM
• CCSP
• SABSA

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant projects.
• Exposure to complex cyber security challenges and emerging threats.
• Collaborative team of security professionals and subject matter experts.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Strong professional development and certification support.
• Opportunity to influence security outcomes at both strategic and operational levels.