Senior AI Security Assurance Consultant

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Australia seeks an experienced Senior Security Consultant to deliver independent assurance for a high-profile AI and cyber security initiative. You will provide objective assessments to support executive decisions and challenge the strategic and technical approach as needed.

You will review the initiative's rationale, controls, delivery model, and cost assumptions, then document findings and deliver practical recommendations to strengthen project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering independent assurance, cyber security reviews, or governance assessments on large-scale programs.
• Strong understanding of Frontier AI, AI-related risks, and AI-enabled cyber threats.
• Demonstrated expertise in cyber security governance, risk management, security architecture, technology strategy, resilience, and assurance frameworks.
• Experience evaluating business cases, investment proposals, operating models, workforce capabilities, project delivery approaches, and organisational readiness.
• Ability to critically assess complex technical and business information, challenge assumptions, and provide evidence-based recommendations to executive stakeholders and Boards.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder engagement, communication, presentation, and report-writing skills.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments such as government, financial services, or critical infrastructure sectors is highly desirable.
• Tertiary qualifications in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related discipline; relevant certifications highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Deliver independent assurance for AI and cyber security initiative.
• Assess strategic rationale, technical approach, control environment and costs.
• Prepare executive and Board reports with practical recommendations.
• Develop assurance frameworks and document findings.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to maintain independence and objectivity.

Skills

Independent assurance

Cyber security reviews

Governance assessments

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive reporting

Analytical skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Cyber Security/IT/CS/Risk Mgmt/Engineering

Tools

CISSP

CISM

CRISC

CCSP

SABSA

TOGAF

Job description

NCS Australia seeks an experienced Senior Security Consultant to deliver independent assurance for a high-profile AI and cyber security initiative. You will provide objective assessments to support executive decisions and challenge the strategic and technical approach as needed.

You will review the initiative's rationale, controls, delivery model, and cost assumptions, then document findings and deliver practical recommendations to strengthen project outcomes.