Senior Architect, Security Architecture

Job Description:
How will I help?
As a Senior Architect within Security Architecture, you will be responsible for providing expert technology advice and guidance to Business and Service Owners within a portfolio/domain to assist the business in the formulation of technology solutions to achieve business outcomes.
Some responsibilities include:

• Promoting the Security Architecture process, outcomes, and value proposition to the organisation.
• Engaging, informing, influencing, and negotiating with stakeholders to ensure stakeholders remain engaged and committed to the right security outcomes
• Complying with the Westpac governance processes, to ensure stakeholders understand their role in delivery and that the required decision making, and escalation processes are in place to help achieve the required outcome
• Ensuring adherence to Enterprise methodologies and processes, such as the Project Execution Framework methodology (PEFm) and Solution Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) and provide input to develop and improve such methodologies and processes
• Strong technical competency and experience, with ability to rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
• Experience delivering core Security Architecture outcomes through assessment of threats that translate into mitigating security controls and solution recommendations, that is also designed to meet compliance with information security and architecture policies & standards
• Some experience in the realisation of security control capabilities such as through development, configuration, customisation, or onboarding efforts.
• Providing technical information security consulting on multiplatform IT environments and subject matter expert advice to project teams.
• Ability to balance the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of individual decisions
• Maintaining and applying security architectural knowledge and investigate and recommend improvement opportunities to ensure Westpac remains innovative and up to date with market leading security technologies and industry trends
• Assisting the development and execution of a communication and education plan for Security Architecture.

What's in it for me?
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is of creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements.
What do I need?
The successful candidate will have:

• Significant experience in Security Architecture in financial services industry
• Experienced in business consulting and strategic planning
• Experienced across multiple architecture domains, including the implementation of architecture in large organizations required to ensure balanced solutions
• Proven results in delivering major business solutions into production within multiple project teams
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architect disciplines and frameworks (eg SABSA and Risk management)
• Developing leadership skills, including facilitation and mentoring
• Strong analytical and technical skills as well as excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Applied knowledge of database platforms and/or public cloud services

What is it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will have access to banking, wealth and insurance benefits. With us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility and one where everyone belongs.
How do I apply?
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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email .
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email