Security Director

Ericsson; Ryde; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson Australia is seeking a Security Director to strengthen our capability to sell, deliver and develop security solutions for customers in the region. You will articulate our security position with clear proof points and guide customers toward achieving their security goals.

In this role you will lead cross‑functional security projects, advise Customer Units and other decision-makers, ensure contract security commitments are met, and support both pre‑sales and post‑sales activities across

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in cybersecurity.
• Strong telecom/IoT domain knowledge.
• Experience with security governance and privacy controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal security projects and cross-functional facilitation.
• Advise customers and internal partners on security solutions.
• Serve as the primary contact for security, privacy, and BCM between Ericsson and customers.
• Ensure security requirements are reflected in contracts and deliverables.
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities to assess customer requirements.
• Drive project delivery and gap closure through risk analysis.

Skills

Security leadership

Stakeholder management

Customer advisory

Risk assessment

Telecom/IoT security

Open RAN security

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/security

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The main purpose of this exciting role is to enable sales of our full product and service portfolio. This by providing our customers with proof points conveying our comprehensive security position and how this will support us to achieve their desired security goals! As aSecurity Director (SD) you will be responsible for strengthening Ericsson's capability to sell, deliver and develop solutions that optimally meet our customer's security needs.

What you will do:

• Be part of a great team, with diverse security and privacy skillset where you continuously will learn, be supported and grow.
• Be empowered to proactively establish yourself as a trusted security advisor towards the customer (as well as internal partners)
• Give proactive security advice to Ericsson Customer Units (CU) and other decision-makers.
• Serve as the key contact between the Customer and Ericsson regarding Security, Privacy and BCM.
• Ensure theSecurity and privacy concerns are identified, understood, acknowledged, addressed and accurately reflected in the contract. Build a structure to verify that deliver what we promised (contractually) when it comes to security by collaborating with our full security community
• Support in both the pre-sales and post-sales capacity, assessing the customers’ requirements. Based on your proven security experience and collaboration skills advising our customers on the correct solutions or services that meet their expectations
• Proactively advise customers in a wide range of security domains, including risk assessment, governance, data management, product privacy, product security hardening, ISO 27001 security controls and procedures and vulnerability assessment, etc.
• Drive project delivery and gap closure by analyzing customer technology, defining business requirements, and participating in risk analysis

You will Bring:

• The ability to lead internal security projects effectively, balancing strategic oversight with hands-on management. The ideal candidate should be a trusted advisor capable of providing strategic guidance while also being prepared to address critical, high-priority tasks on short notice, requiring extensive cross-functional facilitation within Ericsson.
• Strong relationship management skills, enabling effective coordination between internal and external cybersecurity teams and key stakeholders.
• Proven ability to communicate security and compliance expertise to both internal and external audiences, supporting Ericsson’s security posture to key decision-makers.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in information technology, security or other similar technical area or equivalent experience. Master's preferred8-10 years of experience in cybersecurity
• Solid domain expertise in telecom industry and/or IoT, including confirmed experience working with product security, privacy and general cybersecurity.
• Understanding of solution security aspects applicable to the telco space. Such as security implications of: Open RAN, Service Based Architecture, Core and Ran interfaces, network slicing, distributed cloud solutions, Managed service solutions, XaaS Solutions, etc.
• Proficient understanding of the context of local security-based regulation within the communication space
• Solid understanding and knowledge of security frameworks, assurance schemes and regulations
• Solid communication and presentation skills (in written and spoken English) with international and social competence.