An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Security Architect to join our client AGL on a large enterprise organisation undergoing significant technology and cyber security transformation. This is a six month contract job opportunity based in Melbourne CBD in a hybrid working environment.

This role will play a key part in shaping and governing enterprise security architecture across complex IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments, ensuring security is embedded into technology strategy, solution design, and delivery initiatives.

About the Role As the Security Architect, you will provide strategic security leadership and architectural guidance across cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and OT platforms. You will partner with technology, architecture, cyber security, risk, and project teams to deliver secure-by-design solutions aligned with business objectives and industry best practices.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys influencing enterprise-wide security outcomes, driving security maturity, and working across a diverse technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain security architecture standards, principles, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Provide expert security architecture guidance across cloud, hybrid, on-premises, and OT environments.
• Conduct security architecture reviews for major programs and technology initiatives.
• Lead threat modelling, security risk assessments, and secure solution design activities.
• Define and oversee implementation of security controls across:
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Network Security
  • Application Security
  • Data Protection
  • Security Monitoring
  • Zero Trust Architectures
• Contribute to architecture governance and security decision-making forums.
• Produce high-quality security architecture artefacts including roadmaps, diagrams, and threat models.
• Partner with enterprise architects, project teams, cyber security specialists, and business stakeholders to embed security throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Provide recommendations on security risks, mitigations, and compensating controls.
• Stay abreast of emerging threats, technologies, and regulatory requirements.
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