Defence Cyber Security Architect & Secure-by-Design Lead

C4I Solutions Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; 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

Service Awards

Employee Recognition

Donate for a Cause

Job summary

C4i Solutions Pty is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture leadership across Defence and mission-critical environments in Australia. You will translate complex requirements into practical architectures, apply ISM, PSPF and secure-by-design principles, and drive risk-based security controls throughout architecture and assurance activities.

You will engage with Defence customers, system owners and technical stakeholders, leading architecture reviews and design

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Cyber Security, IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or related discipline; or equivalent demonstrated industry experience.
• A relevant certification such as CISSP, CISM or ISO27001-Lead Auditor, SANS 401 highly regarded.
• Min of 5 years' experience within a Defence classified ICT environment.

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

Cyber security architecture

Security leadership

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Secure-by-design

Defence environment experience

Education

Cyber security/IT/CS/SE degree or equivalent

Certifications: CISSP/CISM/ISO27001 Lead Auditor/SANS 401

Job description

C4i Solutions Pty is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture leadership across Defence and mission-critical environments in Australia. You will translate complex requirements into practical architectures, apply ISM, PSPF and secure-by-design principles, and drive risk-based security controls throughout architecture and assurance activities.

You will engage with Defence customers, system owners and technical stakeholders, leading architecture reviews and design