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What this job is
A Cyber Security Architect designs and implements comprehensive security frameworks for organisational IT systems and networks in Australia. They assess security risks, develop architecture blueprints that align with regulatory requirements such as the Privacy Act 1988 and Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, and oversee the deployment of security controls across infrastructure, applications, and data systems. They ensure that security is embedded at all layers of an organisation's technology estate and responds to emerging threat landscapes.
Pay
A$2,461 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Attention to Detailcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Policy Interpretationcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Documentationcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Report Writingcore
- Research and Analysiscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Cloud monitoring and reporting
- Cloud technologies
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Digital Literacy
- Goal Setting and Planning
- Negotiation
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Process Improvement Identification
- Reporting and Analytics
- Team Collaboration
- Verification and Authentication