Cloud Security & Risk Specialist—large multinational company

URGENT 9-Month Contract (with view to extend) · Competitive Daily rate · Sydney (Hybrid - 3 days onsite / 2 days remote) · Immediate start

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Security & Risk Specialist to join our large multinational company client. This person can move applications to the cloud and then ensure they are secure, compliant, and follow rules, regulations and standards. The role supports the Information Security Management System (ISMS), drives risk identification and assessment, and provides expert security guidance to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver and support information security activities while ensuring alignment with business, technical, and governance stakeholders.
- Migrate existing applications from on-premises servers (or older environments) to a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Ensure migrated applications meet organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and security standards (GRC).
- Provide security consulting and act as the key liaison across technical teams, business units, vendors, and third‑party partners.
- Implement and monitor security controls across systems and services, including those delivered by cloud providers and outsourced partners.
- Support security risk management, including risk assessments, policy deviations, mitigation planning, and third‑party security reviews.
- Contribute to compliance and regulatory obligations,



promote security awareness, and embed controls in projects and transformation initiatives.

Required Skills

- Proven experience as Cloud Security & Risk Specialist or related role.
- Experience migrating applications from on-premises servers to a cloud platform and launching them into production.
- Experience in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC).
- Sound understanding of security concepts for cloud-enabled and cloud-native services.
- Experience with security tools to protect network, data, identity, and critical assets using defence‑in‑depth methodologies.
- Knowledge of IT security technology, architecture, and processes with familiarity of ISO270xx, COBIT, etc.
- Experience in financial or banking industry or large enterprise workplace highly regarded.

For more information or for a confidential discussion, please contact Gian directly via quoting reference .

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Seniority level

- Not Applicable

Employment type

- Contract

Job function

- Information Technology

Industries

- Technology
- Information and Media

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📌 Cloud Security & Risk Specialist (City of Sydney)
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📍 City of Sydney