Cyber Security Architect - Infrastructure
An exciting permanent opportunity to join as a Cyber Security Architect
The Infrastructure Security Architect is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure infrastructures that support the operations of HCF. This role involves a combination of strategic planning, technical expertise, and leadership to protect HCF from security threats and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Key Responsibilities:
•Threat Modelling and Risk Assessment: Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments for existing and new infrastructure components. Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.
•Policy and Standard Development: Define, maintain, and enforce security policies, procedures, and standards across all infrastructure platforms.
•Security Solutions Implementation: Lead the selection and implementation of security solutions such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, and encryption technologies.
•Incident Response and Management: Develop and maintain the infrastructure aspects of the organization’s incident response plan. Lead technical responses to security incidents and breaches.
•Compliance and Audits: Ensure infrastructure compliance with legal, regulatory, and data protection guidelines. Coordinate with compliance and audit teams to support audits and rectify gaps.
•Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with other IT leaders to integrate security into the planning and deployment of IT systems.
•Team Leadership and Development: Provide guidance and leadership to security team members. Promote security awareness and best practices across the organization.
•Technology Monitoring: Stay current with emerging security threats, technologies, and systems. Recommend ways to take advantage of new technologies that help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
•Reporting: Provide regular reports on security status and projects to senior management and other stakeholders.
•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
Essentials:
•Deep understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization, security.
•Strong technical knowledge of network hardware, protocols, and standards, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, and switching.
•Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including their respective security tools and features.
•Proficiency in designing secure networks, systems, and application architectures.
•Experience in disaster recovery, computer forensic tools, technologies, and methods.
•Plan, research, and develop security policies, standards, and procedures.
•Professional experience in a system administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications.
•Knowledge of regulatory compliance implications, such as CPS 234, NIST, and PCI-DSS.
•Excellent communication & stakeholder management experience
•Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Desirable (Must have at least two out of the following)
• Experience with virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Professional certifications 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 over 1.9 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 ourStrategy. 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:
- 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
- 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 – peopleservices@hcf.com.au 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.
An exciting permanent opportunity to join as a Cyber Security Architect
The Infrastructure Security Architect is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure infrastructures that support the operations of HCF. This role involves a combination of strategic planning, technical expertise, and leadership to protect HCF from security threats and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Key Responsibilities:
•Threat Modelling and Risk Assessment: Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments for existing and new infrastructure components. Develop strategies to mitigate identified risks.
•Policy and Standard Development: Define, maintain, and enforce security policies, procedures, and standards across all infrastructure platforms.
•Security Solutions Implementation: Lead the selection and implementation of security solutions such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, network segmentation, and encryption technologies.
•Incident Response and Management: Develop and maintain the infrastructure aspects of the organization’s incident response plan. Lead technical responses to security incidents and breaches.
•Compliance and Audits: Ensure infrastructure compliance with legal, regulatory, and data protection guidelines. Coordinate with compliance and audit teams to support audits and rectify gaps.
•Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with other IT leaders to integrate security into the planning and deployment of IT systems.
•Team Leadership and Development: Provide guidance and leadership to security team members. Promote security awareness and best practices across the organization.
•Technology Monitoring: Stay current with emerging security threats, technologies, and systems. Recommend ways to take advantage of new technologies that help mitigate security vulnerabilities.
•Reporting: Provide regular reports on security status and projects to senior management and other stakeholders.
•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
Essentials:
•Deep understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorization, security.
•Strong technical knowledge of network hardware, protocols, and standards, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, and switching.
•Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including their respective security tools and features.
•Proficiency in designing secure networks, systems, and application architectures.
•Experience in disaster recovery, computer forensic tools, technologies, and methods.
•Plan, research, and develop security policies, standards, and procedures.
•Professional experience in a system administration role supporting multiple platforms and applications.
•Knowledge of regulatory compliance implications, such as CPS 234, NIST, and PCI-DSS.
•Excellent communication & stakeholder management experience
•Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Desirable (Must have at least two out of the following)
• Experience with virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Professional certifications 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 over 1.9 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 ourStrategy. 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:
- 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
- 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 – peopleservices@hcf.com.au 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.
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