Job Description
Urgent requirement ofLead Risk Assessor - Contract - Australia
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Requirements
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Key Accountabilities Include:
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Leading cybersecurity risk assessments across customer projects
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Collaborating with project teams to identify and address security gaps
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Communicating complex technical issues in clear business terms, including to executive stakeholders, such as through the risk decisioning process.
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Making informed decisions and managing stakeholder expectations
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Leading the uplift of team processes, documentation, and engagement models
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Additional information:
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Actively collaborate with business stakeholders, engineers, delivery teams, product vendors and partners, as well as other Cyber Assurance stakeholders, to adequately understand and convey the cyber risk of a delivered product or solution
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Define and document re-usable assets such as standardised findings and process improvements to drive improved capability within the function
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Input into the creation and governance of security strategy, standards and frameworks to ensure a coherent and optimised overall security policy within the customer.
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Identify and eƯectively communicate security risks to business stakeholders in a timely manner - harvesting and harmonising insights from all relevant areas including privacy, legal,



engineering and operational stakeholders.
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Foster strategic relationships across industry and technology vendors to anticipate and plan for emerging opportunities and threats to inform risk assessment.
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Mentor and be a role model for new and existing Risk Assessors and candidates on secondment, including shadowing, process guidance and providing feedback.
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Handle complex initiatives while simplifying them to support eƯective execution.
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Essential:
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Minimum 15+ years of experience within Cybersecurity, with at least 8+ years of experience in GRC ot risk function.
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Practical experience in technical risk assessment.
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Familiarity with standards like ISO, PCI, NIST, and E8
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A cooperative mindset and ability to translate complex technical risks into clear, actionable business insights
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Experience working in large, complex environments
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Highly Desirable:
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Prior experience within a non-cyber-related risk or GRC role.
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Industry certifications such as CRISC, CISSP, CISM or SABSA
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Experience in Agile and DevOps
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Duration: 06 Monthsand possible extension
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Eligibility:Australian/NZ
Citizens/PR Holders only
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📌 Lead Risk Assessor - Contract - Australia (New South Wales)
🏢 Hastha Solutions
📍 New South Wales