Principal Security Architect - Cyber Platforms

This role is part of the IT Cyber Strategy & Planning team, shaping the cybersecurity roadmap for cyber defence platforms and driving continuous improvement. You will work closely with cyber operations, security engineering and vulnerability & posture management teams to deliver effective detection, protection and response across the enterprise.

About the role

• Lead the architecture, design and implementation of the Bank’s security operations platforms, including but not limited to SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR capabilities as well as vulnerability and attack surface management platforms

• Provide architecture leadership across key cyber security technologies such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel and Tenable, ensuring effective capability integration across the Bank’s technology environment

• Collaborate closely with Cyber Defence Operations, Vulnerability Management, Offensive Security and Threat Intelligence teams to ensure cyber platforms deliver strategic and operational outcomes

• Design and review secure technology solutions aligned with enterprise security standards and regulatory frameworks, including ACSC ISM, ISO 27001 and CPS 234

• Conduct and oversee security risk assessments for technology solutions, supporting stakeholders to understand risks, mitigation strategies and architectural decisions

• Provide technical guidance and architectural direction to security architects, engineers and project teams across cyber capability initiatives

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of security reference architectures, standards and patterns supporting the Bank’s cyber defence capabilities

• Partner with cyber and technology teams as well as project stakeholders to ensure initiatives are scoped and delivered in alignment with enterprise architecture and cyber strategy objectives

About you 

• Must have extensive experience in two or more of these areas: security operations, digital forensic and incident response, offensive security and vulnerability and posture management roles within complex enterprise environments

• Practical experience with security operations technologies, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management and threat intelligence platforms

• Strong understanding of cyber risk assessment methodologies and cyber risk management and control frameworks such as Essential 8, ASD ISM and NIST CSF

• Excellent stakeholder engagement capability, with the ability to clearly articulate security risks and architecture decisions to both technical and business audiences

• Proven ability to drive cross-functional collaboration across cyber, technology and business teams within large, complex organisations

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (e.g. Cybersecurity, Computer Science or Information Technology) are required

• Recent professional certifications such as SANS, CISSP, SABSA or TOGAF are highly regarded

• Candidates must be Australian Citizens or eligible for NV1 security clearance

Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.

Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.

Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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