Cyber Security Architect lead

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

4 Oct :59pm

Job Title

Cyber Security Architect lead

Job Summary

As a Security -Senior Lead, you play a critical role in ensuring that Telstra provides an industry leading secure ecosystem for employees and customers. You use your strong people skills, business experience and extensive technical expertise in cyber security and technology to lead a highly skilled team of security specialists to identify, anticipate, respond to and resolve security threats.

Job Description

Are you an experienced Cyber Security Architect ready to take the next step in your career with an iconic Australian brand with a global footprint?

We're looking for a Chapter Lead – Cyber Security Architecture to guide and inspire a talented team of 8–12 Security Architects. In this role, you'll drive secure architecture design and provide expert consultation across the organisation. This position sits within Global Networks & Technology – Security & Operations, the team responsible for protecting Telstra’s critical assets and infrastructure. You'll enjoy a unique blend of strategic leadership (30%) and hands-on technical delivery (70%), giving you the opportunity to shape our security architecture practices and play a key role in Telstra’s Cyber Assurance journey.

What You’ll Do

Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Security Architects
• Manage contractor resources and allocation effectively
• Align team efforts with Telstra’s Cyber Assurance processes and frameworks
• Contribute to wider Cyber Assurance and Security Enablement standards and initiatives.

Technical:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement security controls in architecture
• Evaluate emerging security technologies and align them with business goals
• Develop reusable security assets including standards and solution patterns
• Influence security strategy, standards, and frameworks development
• Document and assess security solution architectures and their impact
• Clearly communicate security risks to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Build strategic relationships with industry leaders and technology vendors.

What you bring to the role

• Proven leadership and mentoring experience in security teams
• Strong commercial awareness and supplier management skills
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Security Architecture with complex solution design
• Ability to solve enterprise-scale security challenges in ambiguous environments
• Experience in architecture or technology strategy development
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Bonus if you bring

• Knowledge of IT systems planning and technical architecture frameworks
• Experience with Service Oriented and RESTful architecture design
• Expertise in secure cloud solution design
• Relevant certifications such as CRISC, CISSP, CISM, SABSA, CCNP, CCSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, TOGAF, ITIL, COBIT 5, CGEIT.

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network. This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

We're amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an 'A' rating. If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.

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When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

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