Senior Architect - Security

Job Description

Senior Architect, Security

• Permanent role
• Sydney based

How will I help?

This highly visible and business critical position will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of robust Security architectures to safeguard Westpac's digital assets while aligning with business objectives.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Understanding the business strategy and priorities. Participating in market analysis and due diligence exercises to recommend optimal solution components and partners.
• Analysing industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the Enterprise architecture.
• Developing end-to-end solution architectures to address business opportunities and threats, balancing both functional and non-functional requirements and risks.
• Performing architectural and design oversight of technical implementation.
• Socialising and presenting solutions and option recommendations to the architectural and design governance forums.
• Ensuring material decisions are suitably socialised with relevant stakeholders.
• Working with Control Owners and Service Owners to ensure strategic alignment of change delivery.
• Collaborating with Business Owners and Risk Management to understand the solution's risk profile.
• Supporting, coaching, and mentoring the team where required.

What's in it for me?

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world's great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements.

The successful candidate will have:

• Extensive corporate level experience in solution architecture within a Security context, preferably gained in Financial Services.
• Proficiency with Security frameworks and standards (e.g., TOGAF, SABSA, NIST, ISO 27001).
• Strong understanding of Cloud Security architectures and risk assessment methodologies.
• Deep experience in the implementation of architecture in large organisations to ensure balanced solutions.
• Proven results in delivering business solutions into production with multiple and varied stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architect disciplines and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, SABSA).
• Applied knowledge of data management and cloud computing platforms.
• Working experience with Enterprise Risk Management.
• Working experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

What's it like to work there?

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other's passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We'll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you're in control of where you start and how you'll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

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At Westpac, we're all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone-our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you're interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au