Senior Cyber Security Consultant – De Stefano & Co – Defence Security Experts
WINNER 2024 Cyber Security Consulting Business of the Year - SMEHQ'd in Port Adelaide – join this thought leadership led fast moverClients inc Multinationals, Defence Primes, Gov, Academia & ManufacturersDiverse security consulting, spanning security governance, physical, personnel & cyber security.
The Company
De Stefano & Co are Defence and security experts, offering a unique suite of services that enable organisations from large Defence Primes through to defence market entrants, to comply with security requirements and successfully transact within Australia's complex defence industry environment.
The company is uniquely positioned in the Defence sector, offering a differentiated suite of services, spanning DISP (Defence Industry Security Program); cyber security; physical security; defence strategy; and defence grant development.
The organisation's inhouse turn-key programs are unparalleled and are adopted widely by engineering, manufacturing and technology businesses ranging in size from SMEs through to multinational corporates.
Achieving significant year-on-year revenue growth (recognised in the Top 25 companies at the BDO Fast Movers SA Awards 2022 and 2023), this company is trusted by leading industry bodies, Prime Defence contractors, leading universities and advanced technology manufacturers, to advise senior decision makers within the sector, ensuring that clients are well equipped to capitalise on major investments in the sector.
De Stefano & Co is proud to be recognised as a leader in the cyber security space.
Their commitment to innovation, excellence, and client success has been acknowledged through a number of industry awards and accolades, including:
CURRENT FINALIST - Cyber Security Consulting Business of the Year – SME and Cyber Security Consultant of the Year, at the Australian Cyber Awards 2025WINNER - Cyber Security Consulting Business of the Year - SME, at the Australian Cyber Security Awards 2024FINALIST - Consultancy of the Year - SME, at the Defence Connect Australian Defence Industry Awards in 2023 and 2024The Culture
At De Stefano & Co you will be working with a smart, savvy, professional, agile, personable, positive, collaborative and energetic group of people.
There is a mentality of putting results before profits, with a shared tenacity for finding answers and achieving great outcomes.
The team inspires confidence in clients with their sharp focus on doing the right things well.
You will be working with genuinely good people who care about each other and celebrate shared success, all while remaining humble and giving credit where credit is due.
Employee growth is supported by training and development and exposure to new opportunities across the business.
Among the team there is an openness to new ideas, where thought leadership, suggestions and feedback are actively encouraged, ensuring everyone takes part in the company's success journey.
The Role
With demand for De Stefano & Co's work steadily increasing across the country, a Senior Cyber Security Consultant is required to help underpin the growth strategy.
The primary role of the Senior Cyber Security Consultant is to support the Head of Protective Security Services in delivering exceptional security solutions to defence and other highly regulated industries, working with a diverse range of companies, leading client engagements within a high threat environment.
This role provides broad exposure to security management, spanning security governance, physical, personnel and cyber security.
Pivotal to organisations operating within the defence industry is the attainment of Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership.
De Stefano & Co leads the way with DISP, and the Senior Cyber Security Consultant will work with clients on a daily basis who are aspiring to become DISP members, helping them improve security maturity to ensure DISP membership attainment and ongoing compliance.
While DISP is a foundational security requirement within the defence sector, the Senior Cyber Security Consultant will help clients with a much broader range of security needs, including:
Undertaking organisational and system-based security risk assessments for clients working in Defence and other highly regulated sectors using a range of security standards;Undertaking protective and information security gap analyses, presenting on findings, making recommendations for gap closure and implementing recommendations where possible;Reviewing and auditing technology environments, identifying IT projects, developing specifications for services and systems and establishing governance processes;Assessing compliance with international cyber frameworks, assessing contractual security requirements across international borders;Providing security architecture advice and developing cyber security roadmaps for clients;Developing market specifications for technology services and systems;Developing security related policies, procedures and other governance documentation for clients;Developing security training materials for presentation and dissemination to clients;Supporting the Head of Protective Security Services and the broader Protective Security Services team in the delivery of complex cyber security and technology strategy engagements.As a Senior Cyber Security Consultant you will work collaboratively with key stakeholders in the Defence security environment including Defence Security Division (DSD), Defence Industry Security Branch (DISB), Directorate of Security Assurance (DOSA), Prime Defence contractors, ACSC and Aus3C, among others.
You will also demonstrate a strong understanding of the following information security standards and practices:
ISO27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS)NIST 800-171 and CMMCNIST Cyber Security FrameworkAustralian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)Requirements
This role broadly combines three core elements – people engagement; needs/gap analysis; and strategic systems/technical recommendations.
Your combined technical capability and consulting skills will underpin your suitability, and your exposure to cyber security may have developed from one of the following pathways:
Cyber Security position within GovernmentCyber Security consultingIT Solution/Security ArchitectICT Operations and Administration – with experience in networking and infrastructureTo be considered for this position you are required to be an Australian Citizen and have the ability to hold an NV1 security clearance (you are not required to already hold this).
An attractive salary will be offered commensurate with skills, experience and capability.
Application
To apply for this role please submit your LinkedIn profile, or CV as a Word document.
For more information and a confidential discussion, contact Sam Badcock on 0449 976 844 or at ******.
Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionInformation Technology and ConsultingIndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting, Business Consulting and Services, and Defense and Space Manufacturing
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