- A excellent opportunity to work with one of Australia’s largest general insurers

- Shape enterprise-wide security architecture and strategy

- Influence significant technology transformation program and initiatives

About Hollard

Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and one of largest General Insurer in Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, bicycle and pet, in proud partnership with some of Australia's biggest consumer brands and broker businesses. As an independent and privately owned company, we believe we can go further together – for our people, customers, communities and partners – through an innovative approach to providing insurance.

Our state-of-the-art facilities in North Sydney reflect our commitment to providing creative workspaces that support hybrid and remote work.

Your Team

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary Cybersecurity team working closely with our technology team, our business and our partners. The Cybersecurity team supports all of Hollard’s diverse security technologies protecting our cloud, traditional on-premise platforms and custom-developed applications. At Hollard, we are undertaking a massive technology transformation program, so there’s lots of opportunity to make your mark as part of this dynamic and high-performing team

Your Role

The Enterprise Security Architect operates at the apex of a multi-disciplinary Cybersecurity team, working closely with the Head of Architecture and Engineering, technology leadership, and senior business stakeholders. The Cybersecurity team secures Hollard’s diverse technology estate spanning cloud, on premises platforms, and custom-developed applications. Hollard is undertaking a significant technology transformation program.



This role is central to shaping the security direction of that journey and ensuring investment decisions are strategically sound and risk-informed

Your duties and responsibilities

- Define and own the enterprise target state security architecture, ensuring alignment to business strategy, risk appetite, and regulatory obligations.

- Develop the cybersecurity strategy and multi-year roadmap, including articulation of current state gaps and the path to target state.

- Lead investment planning for the cyber program of work, including development of business cases, funding submissions, and prioritisation frameworks for board and executive consideration.

- Serve as a decision-making member of the Strategic Architecture Forum, representing cyber security interests and ensuring security is embedded in enterprise architecture decisions

- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and direction to the security architecture practice, elevating capability and consistency across the team

- Maintain current knowledge of insurance industry regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. APRA CPS 234, SOCI, Privacy Act) and ensure the security architecture meets those obligations.

About You

- Extensive experience in cybersecurity, with demonstrated experience as a Senior security Architect or equivalent leadership role.

- Demonstrated experience defining enterprise security strategy and target state architecture in complex, regulated environments

- Deep experience operating in financial services or insurance under APRA prudential standards (CPS 234) and associated regulatory frameworks.





- Experience leading and mentoring security architecture practices or teams with strong understanding of current and emerging AI capabilities and implications on security.

- Sophisticated stakeholder management, influencing, and executive communication skills

- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous problems into clear direction and actionable plans

Working at Hollard

At Hollard, you’ll discover an environment where you can truly make an impact. We offer the best of both worlds – the opportunity, agility and creativity of a company growing with scale, alongside a focus on becoming a catalyst for enduring, positive, social change.

We’re a tight-knit team, where authentic voices and unique perspectives matter. We work supportively, collaboratively and inclusively to help shape our future and create shared value for our communities.

Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance. We’re also unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences, including as it relates to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity.

We’re building something special. Working closely with our industry partners to reshape insurance for the better, we’re people changing insurance.

Please note: Even if you don’t meet all our selection criteria, we encourage you to apply.

A full background check will be completed on the successful applicant.

We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies and kindly request that no unsolicited resumes are sent to Hollard in relation to this role or others. Only direct applications will be considered.

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📌 Enterprise Security Architect (North Sydney)
🏢 The Hollard Insurance
📍 North Sydney