Security Architecture Delivery Lead – Strategy & Ops

IAG; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boosted superannuation 13%

20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave

Personal insurance discounts (up to 50

Partner discounts on health, tech &amp

20 weeks parental leave

LinkedIn Learning access

IAG Academy study assistance

Secondment opportunities

Job summary

IAG Security Architecture is seeking a Security Architecture Operations & Delivery Manager in Australia to lead a team of Security Architects and shape cyber security outcomes. You will partner with senior technology leaders, manage workforce plans, governance and delivery programs, and drive capability across the architecture function.

This permanent full-time role offers opportunities to influence planning, investment decisions and strategic outcomes while fostering collaboration and

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical, cyber security, technology, or professional services teams in complex organisational environments.
• Strong people leadership skills with a passion for developing capability, fostering engagement, and building high-performing teams.
• Experience leading workforce strategy, demand and capacity planning, and operational management within a complex technology, cyber security, or professional services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships with senior stakeholders, influencing decisions and aligning workforce and capability plans to business priorities.
• Understanding of cyber security, technology, architecture, or other highly regulated environments.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Experience driving governance, risk management, continuous improvement, and service performance outcomes.
• Experience developing long-term capability, workforce, or succession plans that support future organisational and delivery objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Security Architects, creating an inclusive, high-performing environment that supports growth, engagement, and long-term capability.
• Oversee the operational performance of the Security Architecture function, ensuring effective planning, prioritisation, workload management, governance forums, reporting, and service delivery.
• Partner with delivery leads and senior stakeholders to develop strategic workforce plans, ensuring the Security Architecture function has the capability and capacity required to support current and future business priorities.
• Establish strategic partnerships across technology and business teams, acting as a trusted advisor to help stakeholders embed security architecture thinking into planning, investment, and delivery decisions.
• Drive governance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen operational excellence and service effectiveness.
• Champion culture, mentoring, and community-building programs that support collaboration, professional development, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to technology and portfolio planning by providing strategic insights on workforce capability, emerging cyber security priorities, operating model considerations, and future demand.
• Drive the long-term evolution of the Security Architecture operating model, identifying opportunities to strengthen capability, improve stakeholder experience, and enhance the value delivered to the organisation.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic partnerships

Cyber security

Workforce planning

Governance

Communication

Decision making

Change management

Mentoring

Job description

IAG Security Architecture is seeking a Security Architecture Operations & Delivery Manager in Australia to lead a team of Security Architects and shape cyber security outcomes. You will partner with senior technology leaders, manage workforce plans, governance and delivery programs, and drive capability across the architecture function.

This permanent full-time role offers opportunities to influence planning, investment decisions and strategic outcomes while fostering collaboration and