New Job Opening: Cyber Security Architect in Canberra, ACT

Job Description

• 12-month contract with a 12-month extension option


• Canberra-based Commonwealth Government engagement


• NV1 security clearance preferred

Resolve Recruit is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Architect to provide technical and strategic architecture leadership across a Federal Government agency's core cyber security platforms and services. This role focuses on the design, integration, uplift and ongoing technical coherence of security monitoring, identity, endpoint, cloud, emerging technology and secure internet access capabilities.

You will work primarily within Cyber Security, partnering with Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure, End User Computing, enterprise architecture and project teams. You'll need a deep understanding of complex enterprise environments, the ability to translate architecture into implemented, supportable outcomes, and the confidence to challenge generic or vendor-led proposals in favour of practical, environment-specific designs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the architecture for enterprise security monitoring, including SIEM, Windows Event Collection and cloud telemetry


• Provide architecture leadership for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Purview and Defender for Identity


• Lead cyber security architecture reviews across infrastructure, identity, endpoint, network, cloud, SaaS and data initiatives


• Produce high-level and detailed designs, integration diagrams, security patterns and architecture decision records


• Develop target architectures and technical roadmaps for the rationalisation or uplift of security platforms


• Apply the ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight and ASD guidance to technical architecture and design decisions

Key Experience and Skills:

• Designing, integrating and uplifting cyber security technologies across complex enterprise environments


• SIEM architecture, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Defender for Identity, including sensor design and telemetry coverage


• Rapid7, Windows Event Collection or equivalent technologies highly desirable


• Strong working knowledge of the ISM, PSPF, Essential Eight and relevant ASD guidance

If you’re an experienced Cyber Security Architect looking to work in a technically broad, high-impact Commonwealth Government environment, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information or to discuss this opportunity, please email [email protected], quoting job ID: 37705.

Why Choose Resolve?

• Expert recruitment consultants committed to advancing your career.


• A transparent and fair fee structure, offering you peace of mind and trust at every step.


• Flexible contracting models to suit your specific needs.


• Complimentary payroll management and tax compliance services, supported by our expertise as a Chartered Accounting firm and Registered Tax Agents.


• Exclusive access to membership privileges at collaborative co-working spaces, fostering networking and innovation.


• A variety of pay cycle options designed for financial convenience and flexibility.


• Access to corporate benefits programs, enhancing both your professional and personal life.