Principal Security Architect

Principal Security Architect

• Location Parramatta CBD with access to hybrid work arrangements
• Full time ongoing opportunity (35 hours per week)
• Salary from $139,787 to $161,663 pa. + super and annual leave loading
• Diverse and inclusive organisation with generous leave entitlements including flex leave and access to Fitness Passport

Your role
The Principal Security Architect is responsible for ensuring security is appropriately considered throughout the entire project governance lifecycle, including solution design, solution implementation, tender evaluation and procurement. Furthermore, the role is also responsible for:

• Maintaining risk assessment tools that incorporate new or changed security requirements dictated by internal and external factors.
• Maintaining a library of security controls.
• Monitoring the security posture of the Department's critical systems and vendors.
• Assessing and implementing external services to improve the efficiency of Security Architecture services.

What you'll do

• Provide security consultation and risk assessing cloud hosting arrangements and all ICT solution designs.
• Ensure solution designs implement appropriate protective controls and processes which support and or develop compliance levels.
• Ensure designs comply with Information security policy and standards.
• Development and continuous improvement of the Security Architecture capability.
• Contribute to the development of the cyber security strategy and the cyber security roadmap.
• Participate in the operation of the Information Security Management System.
• Develop and deliver reporting and compliance testing to quantify the effectiveness of protective controls.
• Undertake investigations and risk assessments to provide comprehensive, evidence-based advice and recommendations including reports, submissions, briefing notes, file notes and correspondence, ensuring accuracy and relevance of data collated to enable required action to be taken.
• Identify and address potential systemic issues and themes by analysing data collated to provide input into changes to relevant procedure and/or policy.

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Relevant information security and/or risk certification (e.g. CISSP, CISA, SABSA, Cloud Security, ISO 27001, ISO 31000)

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What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.
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Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close 8 February 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Christopher Mountcastle
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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.