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Are you ready to take the lead in safeguarding the integrity of our client and company data? As our Data Security Lead, you'll be the cornerstone of our data protection strategy—designing secure solutions for web-based products, investigating breaches, and shaping policies that uphold our security standards across borders.
About Nous Data Insights
Nous Data Insights is a world-leading provider of data-led solutions, specialising in the tertiary education sector. We are a medium sized business over 50 people across offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, London, and Toronto. We work with some of the most prestigious universities in the world as members of our collaborative benchmarking and insights program, UniForum. We are developing new data products to expand our portfolio of solutions and deliver powerful strategic analytics to our clients.
Nous Data Insights is part of Nous Group, an international management consultancy with more than 750 people working in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, and Canada. Nous is regularly acknowledged as a great place to work as part of competitive workplace reviews. In 2025 Nous was again named one of Australia's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and was recognised as one of LinkedIn's best places to grow a career, as a LinkedIn Top Company (Australia), and have previously been named Best Management Consulting Firm by the Australian Financial Review.
As Data Security Lead, you will:
* Provide advice on data security and data security implications to product management and software development teams in the design and development of new products
* Research, design and update data security of our products (e.g. WAF, DMZ networks). Collaborate with the IT team to implement these measures
* Monitor and audit product and system log data to detect unauthorised access to our systems and data. Analyse any security breaches to identify the root cause and provide post incident reports to executives
* Support the Business Continuity Plan during data security incidents providing technical and policy advice
* Maintain, monitor and audit compliance of Nous Data Insights data security policies internationally
* Collaborate with the wider Nous Group data security team to ensure cross company polices and processes are implemented and maintained
* Respond to client security questionnaires
* Respond to data security questions from Nous Data Insights employees.
A bit about you:
* Strong academics, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
* Understanding of data security principles
* Understanding of web application data security architectures and technologies
* Knowledge and understanding of data security and privacy regulations in Australia. With the ability to learn or existing knowledge of requirements in each of the countries in which Nous Data Insights operate. Knowledge of the European/UK GDPR data protection regulations highly regarded.
* Problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to diagnose and identify root causes of complex issues
* Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage priorities
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and take initiative within a team environment
* A proactive approach to self-education in new areas as technology and security best practices
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Experience working with Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services security products highly regarded.
Some benefits of working with us
* Belong to a small, supportive team that cares about your professional development. We offer active career and professional development support, funding professional development activities and reimbursing one professional membership per year.
* Opportunities to grow with us as we expand into new products and sectors
* Flexible working arrangements, including WFH options. Hybrid working is supported while acknowledging that the fastest learning happens when working face to face. Staff receive a once off payment to set up your WFH office.
* A collaborative bonus that reflects company performance is available to all permanent employees.
* All staff have great flexibility around public holidays. We understand that people of different cultures, religions, and political beliefs may wish to choose to take alternative days of leave from scheduled holidays.
* Supporting working parents by providing 18 weeks of paid primary carer parental leave and 10 weeks of paid secondary carer parental leave (access to parental leave is gender neutral).
Finally, some important details...
Nous Data Insights is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations people.
If you are interested in working on complex problems and want to be part of a dynamic team that puts people at the centre of everything, then we'd love to hear from you Please click apply below.
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