IT Security Architect - 12 Month Fixed Term

RBA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking an IT Cyber Security Architect to lead secure design across major programs, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to embed security through the solution lifecycle.

You will shape architectures for identity, data, applications, and cloud, applying Zero Trust and AI security principles in a complex enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Security architecture and risk assessment in large enterprise environments.
• IAM including authentication, authorization, privileged access management, identity governance and administration.
• Cloud security with Azure and Microsoft 365; secure design in hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of security architectures and risk assessments for projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into secure, practical tech solutions.
• Provide guidance across identity, data, application, infra, cloud and AI security domains.
• Promote secure-by-design practices and modern security controls adoption.
• Communicate cyber risks and controls to project teams and governance forums.

Skills

IAM

Zero Trust

Cloud security

AI security

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Microsoft Defender

Tenable

ServiceNow SecOps

GitHub Advanced Security

Azure & Microsoft 365

Job description

IT Security Architect - 12 Month Fixed Term

12-month fixed term contract
Hybrid work environment

• 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

You will possess experience in several of the following areas:

• 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.

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.

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.

October 11, 2026

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