Security Architect- AU Citizen with Security Clearance

Accenture Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Security clearance

Citizenship support

Job summary

Accenture Australia is seeking a Security Architect/Senior Security Consultant to join our Canberra-based team. You will review architectures, guide security design, and ensure secure-by-design principles across cloud, networks and data.

The role demands deep knowledge of Australian government security frameworks (ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight), IAM/PAM, and risk-based decision making, plus strong communication to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Security Architect or Senior Security Consultant in complex enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Government security requirements: ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight.
• Experience developing and reviewing security architectures, patterns and standards.
• Knowledge across IAM/PAM, cloud, network, app, infra security and data protection.
• Ability to translate technical risks into clear business recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Review solution architectures and security designs for risks and controls.
• Provide security architecture guidance across cloud, infra, apps, networks and data.
• Ensure secure-by-design principles are applied throughout delivery.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and propose mitigations.
• Define security architecture principles, standards and patterns.
• Participate in governance, design reviews and security assurance activities.
• Collaborate with Enterprise/Solution Architects and security teams.
• Align security guidance with ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight and NIST.
• Communicate risks and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Security architecture

Zero Trust

Secure-by-design

Defence-in-depth

Communication

NIST knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Security certifications (CISSP, SABSA, CCSP, CISM, TOGAF)

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients. Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Join Accenture and help transform leading organisations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

Key Responsibilities

• Review solution architectures and technical designs to identify security risks, control gaps and required security controls.
• Provide security architecture guidance across cloud, infrastructure, applications, networks, identity, privileged access, data and integration solutions.
• Ensure security requirements are incorporated throughout solution design, delivery and implementation using secure-by-design principles.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments for security projects and provide practical recommendations to address identified security risks.
• Define and maintain security architecture principles, standards and reusable design patterns.
• Participate in architecture governance, design reviews and security assurance activities, including architecture stage gates.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, project teams, engineering teams and security specialists to ensure security requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Provide security architecture guidance against Australian Government security frameworks, including the ISM, Essential Eight and PSPF, as well as relevant industry frameworks such as NIST.
• Review security exceptions, architectural risks and technical debt and recommend appropriate treatments.
• Clearly communicate security risks, architectural decisions and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Essential for this role

• Proven experience working as a Security Architect, Cyber Security Architect or Senior Security Consultant within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Australian Government security requirements, including ISM, PSPF and Essential Eight.
• Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing security architectures, solution designs, security patterns and technical standards.
• Strong knowledge across security domains including IAM/PAM, cloud security, network security, application security, infrastructure security and data protection.
• Experience assessing technical solutions and identifying security risks, control gaps and appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Experience working with Enterprise Architects, Solution Architects, technical delivery teams and cybersecurity/GRC teams.
• Understanding of Zero Trust, secure-by-design and defence-in-depth security principles.
• Knowledge of relevant security and architecture frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, SABSA and TOGAF.
• Ability to translate complex technical and security risks into clear recommendations for business and senior stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality security architecture and design documentation.

Qualifications and Skills

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Security and architecture certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, CCSP, CISM, TOGAF or equivalent are highly regarded.
• Relevant cloud security certifications across Microsoft Azure, AWS or other enterprise cloud platforms are desirable.

Security Clearance

• Active/Inactive NV1 Security Clearance preferred.
• Australian Citizens with the ability to obtain an Australian Government security clearance will also be considered.