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Security Architect

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Demonstrated security architecture experience of 3+ years.
  • Current Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership required.
  • Must hold current NV2 and TSPV security clearances.

Role Type

On-site • Contract • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia.

Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

Security Architects design, review, test and assure the technical environment, solution designs and solution implementations in accordance with current and emerging security best practice. They contribute to the technical architecture and security policies and practices.

We are seeking NV2 and TSPV cleared candidates for a Security Architect role in Canberra.

About You

Key duties and responsibilities for this role:

  • Contribute to the approval of designs through architectural, security and stakeholder bodies.
  • Develop security architectures (current, transitional and target) based on agency strategies and plans.
  • Inform and validate security requirements for new and existing capabilities; apply requirements traceability to solution designs, implementations and configurations.
  • Proactively assess the suitability of solution components against relevant architectures, strategies, policies, standards and practices; identifying issues and proposing options.
  • Develop capability gap analysis based on the differences between the current and target state architectures providing guidance on risk management.
  • Provide advice and risk-based guidance to support solution implementation including managing security elements of change requests and deviations from specifications.

Technical skills required:

  • Degree in Computer Science or other relevant field
  • Demonstrated security architecture experience of 3+ years
  • Candidates must hold a current Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture. We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment.