IT Domain Security Architect - FTC to June 2026

• Hybrid work environment

• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution

• Fixed Term Contract to June 2026

A fantastic opportunity to join the RBA and oversee the delivery of security services to its Banking department. Banking Department provides a range of banking services to the Australian Government and its agencies, overseas central banks and official institutions. Its main role is management of the government’s core accounts.

Transactional banking services are provided to some 90 government agencies on a commercial basis. You will be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation, compliance, and stakeholder engagement.

This dynamic new role is part of the IT Security Architecture team and offers a unique opportunity to shape the cybersecurity roadmap for the Banking domain.  You’ll play a key role in establishing this new position and driving day-to-day delivery and continuous improvement of its Security Architecture. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership, fostering collaboration across teams, and offering expert guidance to business leaders on cybersecurity matters.  

About the role

Oversee the delivery of strategic and operational cybersecurity services to the Banking department.  This includes the design, review and implementation of security policies, architectures and controls to strengthen cyber risk governance.

Co-ordinate efforts across security functions to deliver BK cyber risk assessments, remediation activities, reporting, and assurance programs - ensuring cyber risks are identified, managed and communicated effectively.

• Ensure alignment between the strategy and objectives of Payments Settlements department, and the Bank’s enterprise cybersecurity vision, strategy, and roadmaps.
• Identify opportunities to uplift cyber control effectiveness within projects and initiatives, including ongoing control design and operating effectiveness reviews to ensure departmental cyber risk is within appetite. This includes collaboration with project teams and stakeholders to ensure initiatives are scoped with security objectives and maintain the BK Cyber Defence Portfolio alignment with the Enterprise Cyber Defence Portfolio.
• Coordinate between Payments Settlements department and the IT security teams to ensure the business context is reflected and prioritised in the cyber uplift programs including assurance activities and operations.
• Provide technical guidance and direction to security architects in the domain. Provide mentoring and coaching for presentation of security risks and controls to the business.
• Design security solutions aligned with business objectives and support compliance requirements to standards and frameworks such as ACSC ISM, ISO 27001, IRAP, Swift CSP, CPS234.
• Coordinate and communicate the cyber risk assessment and profile of Payments Settlements department to business and technical stakeholders by reviewing and maintaining risk assessments for individual BK systems
• Lead development of the banking solution reference architectures, patterns and requirements.
• Security representation on industry committees.

About You

• Demonstrated skills as a trusted advisor able to communicate, influence and persuade peers and senior business stakeholders, clearly articulate complex topics and provide strategic guidance on making cyber risk informed decisions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills.
• Experience with Banking systems including New Payments Platform (NPP), Azure, cloud security tooling and Integration solutions.
• Strong experience with Azure security architecture and security tooling at all layers of the Azure stack.
• Minimum five years’ experience in cyber risk and architecture providing leadership involving planning, assessments and delivery of complex solutions within payments or related financial services industry domains.
• Strong understanding of cyber risk assessment and management methodologies and integrating with enterprise risk management.
• Strong understanding of the payments and settlements systems domains in the financial services industry.
• Sound experience in architectural disciplines across a range of complex projects and technologies. Experience in resolving solution design and architecture contentions. Understanding of strategic and new and emerging technologies and their practical application.
• Strong understanding and experience delivering secure enterprise infrastructure (such as VMware, RedHat Linux SOE, Oracle Databases and Network Security) as well as secure Cloud platform solutions (such as Azure PaaS and IaaS).
• Strong understanding and experience with application development methodologies and languages such as Java, Spring Boot etc and application secure coding technologies and frameworks such as OWASP, SAST and RASP.
• SABSA, CISSP or CRISC Certified is preferred.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

December 14, 2025

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