Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Melbourne
Confidential Executive Search | Cyber Security | Application Security
SecureTalent has been exclusively engaged to appoint aChief Information Security Officerfor a growing technology and cyber security organisation in Melbourne.
Reporting directly to the CEO and joining the Executive Team, this isnot a traditional governance-led CISO role.
We are looking for a technically credible security leader who can build and lead a dedicated Security function while operating comfortably acrosstechnical security, executive risk, assurance and customer engagement.
The mandate:
You will take ownership of the organisation's security strategy and build out capability across:
Security research, vulnerability management and threat intelligence
Application security, penetration testing and technical assurance
Security engineering, cloud security and incident response
ISO ***** / SOC 2 and the broader ISMS
Technology risk, compliance and internal audit
Government security assurance, including IRAP / ISM / PSPF
Executive and Board-level cyber reporting
Building and developing a high-performing technical security team
What we're looking for:




You may currently be aCISO, Head of Cyber Security, Head of Security, Security Director or senior technical security leaderready for broader executive accountability.
You'll ideally bring:
Significant senior cyber security leadership experience
Solid technical foundations inAppSec, offensive security, penetration testing, vulnerability research, security engineering or architecture
Experience building or materially transforming security functions
StrongISO ***** / ISMS, risk and assurancecapability
Executive and Board-level stakeholder experience
The technical credibility to lead security researchers, engineers and testing specialists
Experience acrossCVE discovery, security research, Red/Purple Teaming, threat intelligence and government assurancewill be particularly highly regarded.
This role willnotsuit someone whose recent experience has been predominantly GRC, policy and compliance.
Further information regarding the organisation, mandate and package will be provided to suitably qualified candidates.
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📌 Chief Information Security Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 SecureTalent
📍 Melbourne