[Hiring] Senior Cyber Security Advisor @Telstra

Role Description

This is a permanent full-time position and can be based anywhere in Australia.

• Act as a trusted security advisor to business and technology stakeholders.
• Lead and support security assessments, assurance activities, and risk reviews.
• Provide practical, risk-based security recommendations aligned with security and compliance frameworks.
• Drive security-by-design principles and promote cybersecurity awareness.
• Improve security processes, governance, standards, and operational effectiveness.
• Support the adoption of security tools, capabilities, and frameworks.
• Develop security guidance, procedures, templates, and playbooks.
• Use operational metrics and reporting to drive continuous improvement and enhance stakeholder experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity advisory, risk management, security operations, governance, or assurance.
• Experience conducting security assessments and managing security risks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing capabilities across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process improvement skills.
• Experience creating standards, procedures, and operational documentation.
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, controls, technologies, and emerging threats.

Requirements

• Candidates need to be Australian Citizens and willing to obtain Baseline Security Clearance.

Benefits

• Performance-related pay.
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up.
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme.
• Additional Telstra day off.
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services.
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for).