Head of IT Architecture & Cybersecurity

Airport Development Group | ADG; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airport Development Group (ADG) is seeking a Head of IT Architecture & Cybersecurity to lead enterprise architecture, solution design, and security operations ensuring a secure, scalable technology landscape.

Reporting to the CTO, you will govern reference architectures and roadmaps, drive cyber governance, and ensure compliance with NIST, ISO27001, and Essential 8 across critical infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive IT architecture and cybersecurity experience within critical infrastructure.
• TOGAF or equivalent industry certification.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies, protocols, and controls.
• Deep understanding of frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, Essential 8.
• Expertise in risk management principles and methodologies.
• 7+ years in architecture and cybersecurity, including 3+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, compliance, and vendor management skills.
• Proven experience working with senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective technical solutions, including design documentation and architecture diagrams.
• Define and maintain reference and domain architectures, aligned with the IT Roadmap.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and promote engagement across the organisation.
• Partner with business leaders to embed architecture and cybersecurity considerations into projects.
• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of cybersecurity compliance programs.
• Oversee daily security operations, including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and cloud security posture monitoring.
• Own and manage all high-priority cybersecurity incidents.
• Ensure security policies, standards, and controls meet regulatory and customer expectations.
• Identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks across supply chain, data governance, applications, and infrastructure.
• Apply the ADG Risk Management Framework to identify, assess, and manage IT and cybersecurity risks.
• Promote a safety-conscious culture with attention to environmental and operational risk.
• Ensure compliance with all ADG Cybersecurity Policies and Guidelines.

Skills

IT architecture leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Communication

Risk management

Cybersecurity leadership

Leadership

Education

TOGAF certification

Equivalent industry certification

Tools

NIST framework

ISO 27001

Essential 8

Job description

Lead our enterprise architecture vision. Shape our cybersecurity posture. Protect critical infrastructure.

We are seeking a highly skilled Head of IT Architecture & Cybersecurity to join our Corporate Services IT team. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will provide strategic leadership across enterprise architecture, solution design, and cybersecurity operations, ensuring our technology environment is secure, scalable, and aligned to organisational goals.

About The Role

As the Head of IT Architecture & Cybersecurity, you’ll be the primary technology partner for stakeholders across the business. You will oversee all solution and domain architecture activities, define and maintain our reference architectures and technology roadmaps, and lead cybersecurity governance, compliance, and operational resilience programs.

This is a critical leadership role responsible for designing secure technical solutions, overseeing security operations, and ensuring compliance with frameworks such as Essential 8/NIST, ISO27001, and SOCI.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership

• Develop scalable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective technical solutions, including design documentation and architecture diagrams.
• Define and maintain all reference and domain architectures, ensuring alignment with the ADG IT Roadmap.
• Lead the Architecture Review Board and promote engagement across the organisation.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure architecture and cybersecurity considerations are embedded in all projects.

Cybersecurity Leadership

• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of cybersecurity compliance programs.
• Oversee daily security operations, including threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and cloud security posture monitoring.
• Own and manage all high-priority cybersecurity incidents.
• Ensure security policies, standards, and controls meet regulatory and customer expectations.
• Identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks across supply chain, data governance, applications, and infrastructure.

Risk, Safety & Compliance

• Apply the ADG Risk Management Framework to identify, assess, and manage IT and cybersecurity risks.
• Promote a safety-conscious culture with attention to environmental and operational risk.
• Ensure compliance with all ADG Cybersecurity Policies and Guidelines.

About You

You are a confident technology leader with deep experience across architecture, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure environments. You thrive in complex environments and can translate technical concepts into clear business outcomes.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive IT architecture and cybersecurity experience within critical infrastructure.
• TOGAF or equivalent industry certification.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies, protocols, and best-practice controls.
• Deep understanding of frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, Essential 8.
• Expertise in risk management principles and methodologies.
• Minimum 7+ years in architecture and cybersecurity, including 3+ years in leadership roles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, compliance, and vendor management skills.
• Proven experience working with senior leadership teams.

Why ADG?

At Airport Development Group, we take pride in creating a workplace that supports growth, balance, and wellbeing. You’ll be part of a values-driven organisation that fosters collaboration and continuous learning. From ongoing development opportunities and a supportive leadership team to additional leave entitlements for eligible staff, we believe in recognising and rewarding your contributions. We also offer access to a comprehensive wellbeing program and salary packaging options.

Working at ADG means being part of a team that connects communities across the Northern Territory and your work will directly contribute to our commitment to safety, compliance, and operational excellence.

At ADG we embrace equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Join a forward-thinking team where your expertise will make a real impact. If you're a self-motivated professional with a passion Aviation Safety and Standards, we’d love to hear from you.

Agencies should note that unsolicited resumes or floated profiles will not be accepted for this position and ADG will not pay any fees related to resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved process. Where appropriate, the Talent Manager will work with our preferred panel of agencies to source candidates for roles.