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 robust 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 ***** 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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