Senior Security Architect – Enterprise & Cloud (Hybrid)

U@MQ Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Hybrid work options

17% Superannuation

Subsidised onsite parking

Extensive training and professionalDev

Job summary

Macquarie University is seeking a Proactive Security Architect to embed security into enterprise programmes, cloud platforms and data environments. Reporting to CISO, the role requires independent judgement, senior advisory capabilities, and the ability to influence executives and technology leaders.

You will lead security architecture across major projects, define principles, perform risk assessments, and drive secure-by-design practices across procurement and third-party risk management,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience operating as a senior security architect or equivalent within large, complex organisations.
• Demonstrated experience providing authoritative, independent security architecture advice at an enterprise level.
• Proven track record of influencing senior leaders and decision-makers on security risk and design matters.
• Experience across multiple technology domains and engaging with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience within higher education, government, or similarly complex institutional environments (desirable).
• Familiarity with Australian cyber security, privacy, and critical infrastructure regulatory expectations (desirable).
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in information technology, cyber security, or a related discipline, and/or industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, or equivalent (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Providing security architecture leadership across enterprise-wide programmes, projects, and major operational initiatives, ensuring security risks are identified and addressed early in the solution lifecycle.
• Performing architecture-level security risk assessments across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, identity services, data environments, and system integrations.
• Defining, maintaining, and evolving security architecture principles, standards, and patterns aligned to enterprise architecture, organisational strategy, and risk appetite.
• Delivering senior, independent advice on secure design options, architectural trade-offs, and risk treatment strategies to enable informed decision-making by technology leaders and executives.
• Embedding security-by-design and privacy-by-design practices into technology delivery, change, and procurement processes.
• Providing consistent security architecture input into third-party and supply-chain risk assessments, including vendor onboarding, contract assurance, and material service reviews.
• Supporting regulatory compliance, assurance, and audit activities by providing expert architectural input and evidence as required.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of cyber security capability and maturity across the University.

Skills

Senior security architect experience

Security architecture advisory

Stakeholder management

Cross-domain experience

Higher education/government experience

Education

Info tech / cyber security degree or certs

Job description

Macquarie University is seeking a Proactive Security Architect to embed security into enterprise programmes, cloud platforms and data environments. Reporting to CISO, the role requires independent judgement, senior advisory capabilities, and the ability to influence executives and technology leaders.

You will lead security architecture across major projects, define principles, perform risk assessments, and drive secure-by-design practices across procurement and third-party risk management,