Defence Cyber Security Architect | Lead Secure Architectures

c4isolutions; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long service leave

Health & wellbeing allowance

First year leave (5 days)

Birthday leave

Higher Education Subsidy

Veteran engagement program

Service awards

Employee recognition

Donate for a cause (matched)

Job summary

C4i Solutions is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture and technical leadership across Defence and mission-critical environments. You will design secure solutions, translate requirements into practical architectures, and advise on risk, assurance and system delivery.

This role requires Australian citizenship, NV1 clearance (NV2 upgrade possible), and 5+ years in Defence ICT. You will engage with Defence customers, engineers and delivery teams to apply

Qualifications

• Australian citizen with AGSVA NV1 clearance (upgrade to NV2)
• Tertiary qualification in Cyber Security, IT, CS, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline; or equivalent demonstrated industry experience
• Relevant professional experience in cyber security architecture, information security, systems security or a closely related field
• A relevant certification such as CISSP, CISM or ISO27001-Lead Auditor; SANS 401 highly regarded
• A min of 5 years' experience within a Defence classified ICT environment
• Be willing to work as part of an on-call roster on a periodic basis
• Strong analytical and reporting skills; Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development and review of secure, resilient and scalable cyber security architectures across Defence and mission-critical environments.
• Translating operational, business, technical and security requirements into practical architectures, controls and design solutions, applying secure-by-design, defence-in-depth and risk-based principles.
• Assessing security risks, threats, vulnerabilities, attack surfaces, system dependencies and emerging technologies, and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Applying Australian Government security requirements, including ISM and PSPF, across architecture, design and security assurance activities.
• Developing and maintain security architecture, requirements, risk assessments, control mappings and assurance documentation, supporting accreditation, authorisation, IRAP and remediation activities.
• Providing technical security leadership and advice to engineering, project and delivery teams, establishing security architecture standards, patterns and reusable design principles.
• Reviewing technologies, system changes, integrations and third-party solutions to identify security impacts and ensure compliance with applicable security requirements.
• Engaging with Defence customers, system owners, security authorities and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate risks and deliver effective security solutions.
• Leading and participate in architecture reviews, design workshops, risk assessments and technical engagements, while contributing to continuous security assurance and the ongoing development of C4i Solutions' cyber security architecture capability.

Skills

Security architecture

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Security leadership

Communication skills

Education

Cyber Security degree

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

CISSP

CISM

ISO27001 Lead Auditor

SANS 401

Job description

C4i Solutions is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture and technical leadership across Defence and mission-critical environments. You will design secure solutions, translate requirements into practical architectures, and advise on risk, assurance and system delivery.

This role requires Australian citizenship, NV1 clearance (NV2 upgrade possible), and 5+ years in Defence ICT. You will engage with Defence customers, engineers and delivery teams to apply