As a Cyber Security Architect, you will lead the design of secure public cloud environments for HCF’s critical systems, partnering with infrastructure and application teams to embed security and protect against evolving cyber threats
Responsibilities
- Security Strategy: Define and maintain a security strategy for the cloud hosting environment.
- Threat Modelling: Conduct threat modelling sessions with infrastructure and application teams to identify potential security issues.
- Security Best Practices: Develop, implement, and maintain company policies and procedures related to security controls in IT infrastructure including traditional on-prem data center and public cloud.
- Security Patterns: Guide Infrastructure and applications teams in designing secure solutions with established cyber security patterns.
- Lead cyber security capability assessment and formulate cyber security strategy and roadmap
- Training and Guidance: Provide training and technical guidance to infrastructure and application teams regarding security best practices and new vulnerabilities.
- Compliance: Ensure applications comply with industry standards and regulations, such as CPS234, NIST, and PCI DSS.
- Collaboration: Work with IT, network security, and other departments to architect technical solutions that are secure from end-to-end.
- Reporting: Prepare security reports for upper management and recommend enhancements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security operations, and compliance, to align cybersecurity initiatives with business objectives. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively
- Comply with HCF WHS policies, procedures and safe work practices
Essential Skills
- 10+ years design and consulting experience in IT infrastructure and cyber security
- In-depth knowledge of traditional IT infrastructure and public cloud technologies
- Proven experience in cloud migration project (AWS, Azure etc.)
- Excellent communication & client stakeholder experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Ability to demonstrate and display HCF Values: Step Forward, Stay Human, Walk in their Shoes, Make it Better and Get There Together
Desirable Skills
- Strong understanding of IAC (infrastructure as code) such as Terraform is highly desirable
- Industry certification such as AWS, GCP or Azure
- Professional certifications or working knowledge such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar are highly desirable.
- Previous Financial services or insurance industry experience
About HCF
At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.
We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.
Culture & Benefits
Purpose-driven passion
We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.
Wellness and work-life balance
We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:
Flexible working arrangements
50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
Family-friendly certified employer
18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more
Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.
Collaboration and inclusivity
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.
Continuous learning and growth
We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.
Next steps
If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or during the recruitment or onboarding process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition – [email protected] to discuss.
We encourage applicants to submit their applications at their earliest convenience, as at HCF, we review applications as they are submitted, and may have filled the role prior to the job closing date.
