IT Security Architect

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; In loco; AUD 180.000 - 240.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney is seeking experienced Cyber Security Architects to shape the bank's security posture across identity modernisation, vulnerability management, AI governance and secure cloud adoption.

As an IT Cyber Security Architect, you will provide security architecture leadership across projects, embedding security through the lifecycle and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to deliver resilient solutions.

Competenze

• Security architecture and risk assessment in medium to large enterprises.
• IAM including authentication, authorisation and privileged access management.
• Cloud security with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.

Mansioni

• Work with project teams to translate business requirements into secure technology solutions.
• Lead development of security architectures, risk assessments and design artefacts.
• Partner with teams to develop secure and practical technology solutions.
• Provide security architecture guidance across identity, data, application, infrastructure, cloud and emerging tech domains.
• Promote secure-by-design practices and modern security controls adoption.
• Identify and communicate cyber security risks and controls to project teams and governance forums.
• Ensure solutions align with security standards and enterprise architecture principles.
• Contribute to cyber security standards, patterns and reference architectures.
• Support ongoing improvement of cyber security architecture practices and processes.

Conoscenze

Security architecture

IAM

Cloud security

Zero Trust

Threat modelling

AI security

Security governance

Strumenti

Microsoft Defender

Tenable

ServiceNow SecOps

GitHub Advanced Security

Descrizione del lavoro

• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution


• Work in an inclusive team to contribute and enhance the cyber posture of the Bank

The Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking experienced Cyber Security Architects to support a range of strategic technology and cyber security initiatives, including identity modernisation, vulnerability management and hardening, AI enablement and governance, and other enterprise technology projects. Working within a high-performing Cyber Architecture team, you will partner with business and technology stakeholders to design secure, resilient and practical solutions that support the Bank's strategic objectives. Successful candidates may be aligned to specific initiatives based on their skills, experience and business priorities.

About the role

As an IT Cyber Security Architect, you will provide security architecture leadership across projects and technology initiatives, ensuring security is embedded throughout the solution lifecycle and aligned with the Bank's strategic objectives.

Key responsibilities include

• Work with project teams and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into secure and practical technology solutions.


• Lead the development of security architectures, risk assessments and other design artefacts for projects and technology initiatives.


• Partner with project teams, business stakeholders, solution architects and engineers to develop secure and practical technology solutions.


• Provide security architecture guidance across identity, data, application, infrastructure, cloud and emerging technology domains.


• Promote secure-by-design practices and the adoption of modern security capabilities and controls.


• Identify, assess and communicate cyber security risks and the associated security controls to project teams, stakeholders and governance forums.


• Ensure solutions align with the Bank's security standards, enterprise architecture principles and regulatory obligations.


• Contribute to the development and maintenance of cyber security standards, patterns, reference architectures and reusable design assets.


• Support continuous improvement of the Bank's cyber security architecture practices and processes.

About You

You are an experienced cyber security professional with strong architecture, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills. You are passionate about helping organisations deliver secure business outcomes and enjoy working across diverse technology initiatives within a complex enterprise environment.

Technical Knowledge and Experience

• Security architecture and risk assessment within medium to large enterprise environments.


• Identity and Access Management (IAM), including authentication, authorisation, privileged access management, identity governance and administration.


• Customer and workforce identity platforms, including modern cloud-based identity solutions.


• Vulnerability management, exposure management and security hardening practices.


• Security tooling and platforms such as Microsoft Defender, Tenable, ServiceNow SecOps, GitHub Advanced Security, or similar technologies.


• Cloud security architecture, particularly within Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.


• Application, API and data security principles.


• Security assessment, threat modelling and technology risk management.


• Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI and the secure adoption of AI-enabled technologies.


• Zero Trust principles and modern cyber security architectures.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion through key initiatives.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.