Senior Cloud Security Architect - Zscaler & Zero Trust Lead

Whizdom; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizdom is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist in Canberra, with deep expert-level Zscaler and Zero Trust experience, to lead advisory, architecture, engineering and uplift activities. The role supports a government-aligned digital security posture and will involve reviewing architectures, enhancing resilience, and advancing IaC and Policy as Code practices.

You will implement and optimise Zscaler monitoring, expand automation, and mentor security teams while collaborating with

Qualifications

• : Current Zscaler certifications, experience within Australian Government environments, and experience integrating Zscaler with AWS, Microsoft Azure, enterprise networking, SIEM or security-monitoring platforms will be highly regarded.
• : Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and governance requirements.
• : Experience in designing, implementing, and operating cloud security controls.

Responsibilities

• Implement and optimise Zscaler Cloud Connector monitoring, alerting and dashboards.
• Review Zero Trust architecture, configurations and security controls.
• Validate platform resilience, recovery settings and operational processes.
• Support Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code adoption.
• Expand automation and reduce manual configuration.
• Provide technical leadership across cloud, network and security services.
• Develop runbooks, troubleshooting guides and support procedures.
• Identify and manage technical, security, operational and delivery risks.
• Mentor internal Network, Cloud and Security personnel.
• Deliver structured knowledge transfer and capability uplift activities.

Skills

Zscaler expertise

Zero Trust architecture

Cloud security

Monitoring dashboards

IaC & Policy as Code

Automation

Technical leadership

Tools

Zscaler Cloud Connector

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Whizdom is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist in Canberra, with deep expert-level Zscaler and Zero Trust experience, to lead advisory, architecture, engineering and uplift activities. The role supports a government-aligned digital security posture and will involve reviewing architectures, enhancing resilience, and advancing IaC and Policy as Code practices.

You will implement and optimise Zscaler monitoring, expand automation, and mentor security teams while collaborating with