Cyber Security Architect

Cyber Security Architect

Australian citizenship required. No PR or Work Visa holders. Must be able to obtain Baseline security clearance.

RFQ Details

RFQ ID: LH-02396

Closing Date: Friday, 02 May 2025 11:59pm (Canberra time)

Estimated Start Date: Tuesday, 01 July 2025

Initial Contract Duration: 12 months

Extension Term: 12 months

Number of Extensions: 2

Experience Level: EL1 equivalent

Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain Baseline

Client Details

Agency: Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Location of Work: ACT

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

Remote working arrangements may be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the supervising manager, subject to business needs.

Please indicate clearly in your response the candidates desired work location if outside ACT/Canberra.

Maximum Hours: 40 hours per week

Job Details

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Governments economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• growing innovative and competitive businesses, industries and regions
• investing in science and technology
• strengthening the resources sector

The Chief Information Officer Division (CIOD) provides a range of enabling services and operations delivery to the department and to Australian businesses and are seeking a cyber security architect to assist the cyber security team provide security architectural design review services to various stakeholders, including program and project team members, enterprise and solution architects and, the IT Security Advisor (ITSA).

This is a position which requires at least 5 years of relevant and current security architecture experience in both on-premises and cloud environments.

Superior interpersonal skills are essential to ensure effective and considered communication and collaboration with stakeholders, both non-technical and technical.

To ensure the security architecture design review requirements are met, as per the departments Authority to Operate Framework (AtOF), the security architect will be responsible for providing considered advice in line with the departments processes and policies and security frameworks including the Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP).

Selection Criteria

Max 5000 characters total in one-page pitch (individual responses not required)

Essential Criteria

1. Extensive knowledge of Australian Government Policies and frameworks relating to Government Services

Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and demonstrate system features to stakeholders, team members and Executive

Facilitate and negotiate discussions to an agreeable decision

2. 5 years experience as a security architect/security specialist

Extensive experience in ISM, PSPF and the IRAP process

Experience working in large/complex ICT environments with a focus on Microsoft technologies

Demonstrated security relevant experience in Azure cloud services and Office-365 including Azure-AD, OMS, IaaS, PaaS and SaaS

3. The successful candidate will have the IT skills and relevant work experience, in conjunction with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise initiative and sound judgement.

Ability to work as part of an agile team and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders is also a requirement.