Are you an experienced Security Architect looking for your next challenge?
Your new company
Melbourne-based innovative education institution is looking for an Enterprise Security Architect to play a key role in a high-impact team, ensuring IT services meet confidentiality, integrity, and availability standards.
Your new role
- Develop architectural standards and security guidelines across diverse technologies to strengthen the client’s security posture.
- Assess security needs by analyzing business goals, conducting risk assessments, and evaluating platforms and integration challenges.
- Advise stakeholders on risks and controls for services, applying best practices, policies, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Help build threat models to identify key risks and guide the implementation of mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to report on security risks, incidents, and practices using data analysis.
- Evaluate emerging security technologies to keep architectural standards and roadmaps up to date.
- Stay current with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF) through ongoing learning and professional engagement.
- Lead security awareness initiatives for staff, junior team members, and the broader client community.
What you'll need to succeed
- Extensive experience in regulated environments (e.g. PCI DSS, NIST, ISO standards) with relevant education/training.
- Strong understanding of ICT risk, security practices, networks, OS, applications, and cloud platforms; able to provide expert technical and policy advice.
- Proven track record in designing and implementing security architecture frameworks with a focus on performance, reliability, and risk management.
- Committed to high-quality customer service and stakeholder engagement.
- Excellent communication skills, including documentation, negotiation, and discretion in complex settings.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address challenging issues.
- Effective team player with sound judgement, initiative, and ability to influence and build consensus at senior levels.
What you'll get in return
- A dynamic and challenging role in a high-impact infrastructure workplace.
- Hybrid working model: 3 days in-office / 2 days from home.
- Opportunity to lead and shape critical security projects.
- Collaborative team culture with a focus on innovation and excellence.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to ***************@Hays.com.au, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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📌 Cyber Security Architect
🏢 Hays Recruitment
📍 Melbourne