About the Role: FTI Consulting is the number one global expert firm for organisations facing crisis, transformation and moments of truth. The Cybersecurity Practice within FTI Consulting is a leading provider of independent cyber and risk management advisory services with a core offering focused on (but not limited to) Cyber Proactive services, Cyber Risk Advisory, Incident Response, Complex Investigations & Litigation. At FTI Consulting (Australia), you'll be joining a team that has won the Cybersecurity Consulting Firm of the Year (2025 & 2026) at the annual Cyber Awards.

We are seeking to appoint a Director (5-9 years’ experience) to support the growth of our Cybersecurity Services practice in Sydney. This role requires an experienced professional, who is used to delivering high quality client deliverables, while also working with the senior leadership team to identify opportunities to grow the business. This role will directly support the Senior Managing Director - Proactive Cyber services and will have a breadth of experience across client delivery, business development and cybersecurity.

What You'll Do

- Act as a key point of contact to support the Senior Managing Director with the delivery of high quality client deliverables and outcomes for the client.
- Lead the engagement delivery of Virtual CISO engagements supporting the leadership team as needed.
- Lead small to medium size client engagements, acting as the main point of contact to deliver cyber advisory services.
- Drive forward client delivery across the following areas: Cyber resilience, business continuity, cyber incident response plans, cyber strategy development and program transformation and delivery, data classification and protection programs, AI governance and AI security.




- Support clients in achieving compliance to regulation (e.g. CPS230, CPS234, SOCI etc.) by delivering actionable outcomes to achieve compliance with security standards and frameworks.
- Develop client deliverables and business development artefacts, leveraging the support of junior staff in the team, to deliver high quality client artefacts to support the engagements.
- Assessments against security frameworks such as NIST CSF, Essential 8, ISO27001, AESCF etc. Development of prioritized roadmaps to remediate gaps identified.
- Support the delivery of cyber risk reporting initiatives that translate technical control and governance gaps into improved cyber risk reporting and Board reporting.
- Team management and coaching of a small team that will be delivering on your engagements.
- Produce documentation and report writing that is accurate, concise and delivered in a timely manner to a large and sophisticated client base consisting of top-tier law firms, financial institutions and corporate enterprises etc.
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends, threats, methodologies and core technologies in order to assimilate client needs and design appropriate technical, compliance and governance solutions and services.
- Contribute to the assessment of current threat identification techniques and development of current methodologies and frameworks.




- Perform a wide range of cybersecurity engagements in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.

How You’ll Grow

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and growing cybersecurity team that is focused on providing you with every opportunity to stretch yourself, learn and grow. With the ever‑evolving cybersecurity landscape, the need for continuous professional development remains at the forefront of the quality of our team and is wholly supported. We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on‑the‑job learning, self‑guided professional development courses and certifications.

Qualifications & Experience

- Degree, post‑graduate or tertiary qualifications in cybersecurity or similar technology discipline or agreed equivalent experience.
- 5 – 8 years of cybersecurity experience, with experience in both consulting and industry roles advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills, including professional report writing that is client‑ready, presentation skills, written skills.
- Experience in compliance to regulatory standards in the Financial Services sector is desirable.
- Experience with cyber risk quantification an advantage.
- Well versed in developing business proposals, pitches and can support business development activities, in addition to client delivery.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, delivering effectively and to quality across multiple matters and within a tight deadline.
- Works autonomously, leads clients’ conversations and directs other team members.<

📌 Director, Proactive Cyber Security (Sydney)
🏢 Fti Consulting
📍 Sydney