Strategic Cyber Security Advisor

Telstra; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related pay

Learning programs access

Global presence across 22 countries

Purchased annual leave scheme

Telstra day off

30% off Telstra products and services

Toolkit provided

Job summary

Telstra is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Advisor to join its Global Networks & Technology – Security & Operations team in delivering enterprise security outcomes. You will lead end-to-end security engagements, coordinate assurance activities, and advise on risk treatment and governance aligned with Telstra's frameworks.

You will foster a strong security culture, enable secure delivery of strategic initiatives, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity advisory, risk management, security operations, governance, or assurance.
• Experience conducting security assessments and managing security risks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted security advisor to business and technology stakeholders.
• Lead and support security assessments, assurance activities, and risk reviews.
• Provide practical, risk-based security recommendations aligned with security and compliance frameworks.
• Drive security-by-design principles and promote cybersecurity awareness.
• Improve security processes, governance, standards, and operational effectiveness.
• Support the adoption of security tools, capabilities, and frameworks.
• Develop security guidance, procedures, templates, and playbooks.
• Use operational metrics and reporting to drive continuous improvement and enhance stakeholder experience.

Skills

Security architecture

Security assessments

Security incident management

Security incident response

Predictive analytics

Emerging technologies research

Security controls

Policies & standards development

Security risk assessment

Security roadmap development

Security testing

Testing design

Testing tools

Threat detection & ML

Threat hunting

Vulnerability assessments

Job description

Telstra is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Advisor to join its Global Networks & Technology – Security & Operations team in delivering enterprise security outcomes. You will lead end-to-end security engagements, coordinate assurance activities, and advise on risk treatment and governance aligned with Telstra's frameworks.

You will foster a strong security culture, enable secure delivery of strategic initiatives, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.