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Cyber Security Architect

Summary

Design and implement cyber security solutions for a major risk uplift program, focusing on network segmentation, identity security, and cyber hardening across enterprise environments.

Cyber Security Architect – 12-Month Contract
Location: Sydney
Contract: 12 months
Program: Risk Uplift Program

The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Architect to join a significant Cyber Risk Uplift Program of Work on an initial 12-month contract.

The role will sit across three key workstreams: Network Segmentation, Identity and Cyber Hardening, helping to uplift the organisation's overall cyber security posture and address key security risks across the technology environment.

This is a hands-on architecture role where you'll work closely with cyber security, infrastructure, network, identity and technology teams to define and deliver practical security solutions.
Key Responsibilities
  • Provide cyber security architecture expertise across a major risk uplift program.
  • Lead architecture activities across network segmentation, identity and cyber hardening.
  • Develop security architecture, technical designs and implementation patterns.
  • Support the design and delivery of network segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives.
  • Provide architecture guidance across IAM, privileged access and identity security.
  • Define and implement cyber hardening strategies across infrastructure, cloud and endpoint environments.
  • Assess existing security controls and identify opportunities to remediate security risks.
  • Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to embed security requirements into solutions.
  • Translate cyber risk and security requirements into practical technical outcomes.
  • Engage with senior technical and business stakeholders across the program.
About You You will be an experienced Cyber Security Architect / Security Architect with a strong background in cyber transformation, security uplift or risk remediation programs.
Ideally, you will bring experience across several of the following:
  • Cyber Security Architecture
  • Network Segmentation
  • Zero Trust
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
  • Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
  • Network and infrastructure security
  • Cyber security hardening and uplift
  • Cloud Security – Azure and/or AWS
  • Endpoint Security / EDR
  • Vulnerability Management
  • Security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001 and/or CIS
  • Security architecture and technical design
You don't need to be an expert across every domain. We're particularly interested in candidates with strong network segmentation and/or identity architecture experience, combined with broader cyber security architecture and security uplift experience.
What You'll Bring
  • Proven experience as a Cyber Security Architect, Security Architect or similar.
  • Experience delivering cyber risk, security uplift or transformation programs.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture principles.
  • Ability to translate cyber risks into practical technical solutions.
  • Experience operating across complex enterprise technology environments.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Ability to work across multiple concurrent workstreams and delivery teams.

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