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At Macquarie Cloud Services, our people are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’re proud to be Australia’s #1 Great Place to Work in Technology for 2026, Australia’s #1 Great Place to Work for two consecutive years, and Great Place to Work Certified for three years running.

Macquarie Cloud Services are the Australian specialists in cloud services for business and government. Locally owned and operated, with an industry-leading customer service model, we’re trusted by our customers to provide the services that enable their business success.

We have made it our challenge to make our people feel good and love the work they do. Because of this, our people are energised and motivated in their work.

In this role, you will be responsible for defining and evolving the technology, platforms, use cases and processes that power Macquarie Cloud Services' Security Operations Centre (SOC). As the Cyber Security Architect, you will provide the technical vision and leadership that enables our SOC to detect, respond to and remediate cyber threats at scale across a diverse customer base.

You will act as the technical authority across our Managed Security Practice, guiding security analysts, engineers and stakeholders while continuously improving our managed security services. Working closely with Product, Operations and Engineering teams, you will help shape our security strategy, evaluate emerging threats, design current capabilities and ensure our customers remain protected in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

You'll combine strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership, contributing to architecture, detection engineering, threat management, security automation and service innovation. Whether developing new security use cases,



evaluating Microsoft security technologies or mentoring the next generation of security professionals, you'll play a key role in strengthening Macquarie's position as a leader in managed security services.

What you’ll be doing.

- Define the strategy, technology roadmap, platforms and operational processes that underpin Macquarie's Security Operations Centre (SOC).
- Design and evolve managed security services including SIEM-as-a-Service, Extended Detection & Response (XDR), Global Secure Access and Microsoft Security solutions.
- Act as the technical authority for the Microsoft Security stack, including Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, Entra ID and Zero Trust architectures.
- Design, enhance and continuously improve security use cases, detections, dashboards, playbooks and response workflows to improve threat detection, response and operational effectiveness.
- Provide guidance to customers on security strategy, cyber maturity and security framework alignment, including the ACSC Essential Eight, NIST, ISM and ISO27001.
- Provide architectural leadership and technical guidance to SOC analysts, security engineers and other technical stakeholders.
- Evaluate emerging threats, vulnerabilities and security advisories, assessing the impact on customer environments and recommending mitigation strategies.
- Drive continuous improvement across security monitoring, threat detection, automation and incident response through innovation and operational excellence.
- Support customer engagements, technical workshops, solution design discussions and strategic security conversations.
- Collaborate with Product, Operations and Engineering teams to shape the future direction of Macquarie's Managed Security Practice.
- Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of learning, innovation and technical excellence.

📌 Cyber Security Architect (Sydney)
🏢 Macquarie Technology Group
📍 Sydney