Remote Security Architect (8-12 Years)

Summary

Join Zeller, a fast-growing Australian scale-up, in seeking an experienced Security Architect to enhance and maintain the security of their AWS infrastructure and services.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Security Architect or Cloud Security Architect with a strong focus on AWS environments and security practices
• Proven ability to mentor security engineers, guiding them in best practices, industry standards, and the latest security tools and methodologies
• Expertise in evaluating, selecting, and optimising security tools to align with business goals and ensure comprehensive protection
• Experience in automation, reporting, and full lifecycle management of security tools and frameworks
• Skill in aligning security strategies with business objectives, ensuring that security measures support organisational growth and resilience
• Proficiency in developing and enforcing security policies, standards, and procedures that integrate seamlessly with existing operations
• Experience in designing observability strategies for security and driving continuous improvement by incorporating the latest security trends and threats
• Strong capability in overseeing incident response and risk management processes to ensure effective handling of security incidents
• Knowledge of security governance frameworks and the ability to balance robust controls with business efficiency
• Excellent communication skills to clearly convey security strategies, risks, and statuses to stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Provide overarching guidance to security engineers, helping to define, outline, and implement best practices, industry-standard processes, and security controls across all aspects of the organisation’s IT environment
• Mentor and support security engineers in adopting the latest security trends, tools, and methodologies
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and optimisation of security tools and technologies, ensuring they align with business goals and provide comprehensive protection across cloud, application, and network security
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to align security strategies with organisational objectives, ensuring security initiatives support overall business growth and resilience
• Develop and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures that integrate seamlessly with the work of the security engineers, covering areas such as Google Workspace, AWS security, SSO solutions, Zscaler configurations, and email security
• Design and implement a robust observability strategy for the entire security landscape, ensuring real-time visibility into potential threats and the effectiveness of security measures across all platforms
• Drive continuous improvement in security processes by staying informed on the latest industry trends, security threats, and compliance requirements, and proactively integrating these insights into the organisation’s security practices
• Oversee the development and refinement of incident response plans, risk management strategies, and threat mitigation techniques, ensuring readiness to respond to and recover from security incidents
• Ensure that security governance frameworks are in place and adhered to, balancing the need for strong security controls with business agility and operational efficiency
• Regularly communicate security strategies, status, and risks to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment between security initiatives and business goals

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration
• A balanced, progressive, and supportive work environment
• Excellent parental leave and other leave entitlements
• Fully remote role
• Annual get together with the team
• Endless learning and development opportunities
• Plenty of remote friendly fun and social opportunities - we love to come together as a team
• An ability to influence and shape the future of Zeller as our company scales both domestically and globally
• Being part of one of Australia’s most exciting scale-ups