Cyber Security Architect

One of our Federal Government Clients is seeking to engage a Cyber Security Architect - EL1

Please check below all the job details

1. Contract Duration: 03 Years (12 Months initially + 24 Months extension)
2. Work Location: Canberra (Hybrid available)
3. Work Arrangement: 3 days from office and 2 days from home each week
4. Eligibility: You must need to have NV1 Security Clearance or above.
5. Tentative Start Date: 14th Dec 2026
6. Working Hours: 8 hours a day/ 40 hours a week

Overview

The Department requires an experienced Cyber Security Assurance and Technical Documentation Analyst to support cyber security compliance, assurance, accreditation and governance activities across enterprise and project-based technology initiatives.

The role will have a strong technical writing and documentation focus and will be responsible for developing, maintaining and reviewing cyber security artefacts supporting Microsoft cloud environments, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Purview and associated services.

The role will be responsible for developing and maintaining security accreditation artefacts, supporting cyber assurance activities, coordinating security assessments and contributing to the uplift of enterprise cyber security governance and operational security capabilities. This aligns with the CIA Firearms Licensing Project's delivery and assurance objectives.

Key duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking activities including, but not limited to:

• Provide cyber security architecture and design guidance for Microsoft Azure and Microsoft cloud environments.
• Lead security architecture reviews and assessments for new and existing solutions.
• Develop and maintain cyber security architecture standards, patterns and design guidance.
• Ensure security requirements are embedded across project and system delivery lifecycles.
• Provide specialist advice on cloud security, identity and access management, networking and data protection.
• Support security risk assessments, accreditation activities and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes.
• Identify and document cyber security risks, architectural gaps and remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with project teams, architects, engineers and service providers to deliver secure cloud solutions.
• Contribute to cyber security governance, compliance and assurance activities.
• Prepare architecture documentation, technical advice and briefing materials for stakeholders.

Required experience

• Demonstrated experience designing and securing solutions within Microsoft Azure cloud environments, including identity, network, platform and data security.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft security technologies including Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 security capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience conducting security architecture reviews, threat assessments and cyber security risk assessments for cloud-based solutions.
• Experience developing secure cloud architectures and providing security advice aligned with the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM), Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and Essential Eight.
• Experience supporting Commonwealth Government, intelligence, law enforcement, national security or other highly regulated environments.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or industry certifications in cyber security, information security or a related discipline (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CCSP, Security+).

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Referral incentive program: As always, we have the candidate referral incentive program through which you will get

$1000 for each successful referral after the successful selection and joining of the referred candidates