IT Domain Security Architect - Payment Settlements Domain
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IT Domain Security Architect - Payment Settlements Domain
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* Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution
* An exciting Permanent opportunity to drive strategic cyber uplift
About the business/role/team
A fantastic opportunity to join the RBA and oversee the delivery of security services to its Payments Settlements (PS) department. PS owns and operates RITS, Australia's real-time gross settlement system. This system moves approximately $280 billion between financial institutions each day and ultimately settles almost all non-cash payments in Australia. The RBA's role in maintaining safe, secure and reliable settlement systems is integral to the smooth functioning of the Australian economy.
This dynamic new role is part of the IT Security Architecture team and offers a unique opportunity to shape the cybersecurity roadmap for the Payments domain. You'll play a key role in establishing this new position and driving day-to-day delivery and continuous improvement of its Security Architecture. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership, fostering collaboration across teams, and offering expert guidance to business leaders on cybersecurity matters.
Primary Purpose:
Oversee the delivery of strategic and operational cybersecurity services to the Payments Settlement department. This includes the design, review and implementation of security policies, architectures and controls to strengthen cyber risk governance.
Co-ordinate efforts across security functions to deliver PS cyber risk assessments, remediation activities, reporting, and assurance programs - ensuring cyber risks are identified, managed and communicated effectively.
Objectives
* Strategy | Ensure alignment between the strategy and objectives of Payments Settlements department, and the Bank's enterprise cybersecurity vision, strategy, and roadmaps.
* Voice of security | Identify opportunities to uplift cyber control effectiveness within projects and initiatives, including ongoing control design and operating effectiveness reviews to ensure departmental cyber risk is within appetite. This includes collaboration with project teams and stakeholders to ensure initiatives are scoped with security objectives and maintain the PS Cyber Defence Portfolio alignment with the Enterprise Cyber Defence Portfolio.
* Voice of the business | Coordinate between Payments Settlements department and the IT security teams to ensure the business context is reflected and prioritised in the cyber uplift programs including assurance activities and operations.
* Develop people | Provide technical guidance and direction to security architects in the domain. Provide mentoring and coaching for presentation of security risks and controls to the business.
* Security design | Design security solutions aligned with business objectives and support compliance requirements to standards and frameworks such as ACSC ISM, ISO 27001, Swift CSP, CPS234.
* Cyber Risk Management | Coordinate and communicate the cyber risk assessment and profile of Payments Settlements department to business and technical stakeholders by reviewing and maintaining risk assessments for individual PS systems
* Practice Management | Lead development of the payment solution reference architectures, patterns and requirements.
About You:
* Demonstrated skills as a trusted advisor able to communicate, influence and persuade peers and senior business stakeholders, clearly articulate complex topics and provide strategic guidance on making cyber risk informed decisions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
* Minimum five years' experience in cyber risk and architecture providing leadership involving planning, assessments and delivery of complex solutions within payments or related financial services industry domains.
* Strong understanding of cyber risk assessment and management methodologies and integrating with enterprise risk management.
* Strong understanding of the payments and settlements systems domains in the financial services industry.
* Sound experience in architectural disciplines across a range of complex projects and technologies. Experience in resolving solution design and architecture contentions. Understanding of strategic and new and emerging technologies and their practical application.
* Strong understanding and experience delivering secure enterprise infrastructure (such as VMware, RedHat Linux SOE, Oracle Databases and Network Security) as well as secure Cloud platform solutions (such as Azure PaaS and IaaS).
* Strong understanding and experience with application development methodologies and languages such as Java, Spring Boot etc and application secure coding technologies and frameworks such as OWASP, SAST and RASP.
* SABSA, CISSP or CRISC Certified is preferred.
Why RBA?
The RBA pursues national economic policy objectives and undertakes a range of associated activities in financial markets and banking. It also issues Australia's banknotes and operates infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contributes to the welfare of the Australian people.
Our people have a critical role to play in achieving these objectives, whether directly or in a supporting capacity. As a values driven organisation, our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, we treat one another with respect, while promoting the public interest in our efforts.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from experienced candidates seeking workplace flexibility.
Seniority level
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Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
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Information Technology
* Industries
Banking
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