Role Overview
This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a newly elevated Cyber Security function at Netwealth. Reporting directly to the CTO, you'll take ownership of our cyber security strategy and security posture end-to-end, spanning Security Operations, Application Security, AI Security Governance and our obligations under APRA CPS 234.
What You Will Do
Lead and grow Netwealth's Cyber Security function as a standalone capability, own security operations, application security, AI security governance and security strategy, drive a secure-by-design approach across software development and technology delivery, build automated guardrails and security controls into platforms, pipelines and engineering workflows, ensure Netwealth continues to meet its APRA CPS 234 obligations while strengthening overall security maturity, develop Netwealth's approach to securing AI and emerging technologies, partner with Product, Engineering, Platform & Reliability, Risk and executive stakeholders to make security an enabler of the business, not a blocker.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You're a cyber security leader with strong engineering roots, experience leading a cyber security function within a regulated or high-trust environment, strong security engineering fundamentals and hands-on technical depth, expertise across security operations, application security, cloud security and DevSecOps, experience embedding security into software delivery, CI/CD pipelines and engineering practices, a strong understanding of security risk, assurance and regulatory requirements including APRA CPS 234, knowledge of AI security risks, controls and governance frameworks, a track record of building capability through automation, influence and coaching rather than simply growing teams, strong communication skills and the ability to influence from engineers through to executives and boards.
Requirements
- Experience leading a cyber security function within a regulated or high-trust environment
- Strong security engineering fundamentals and hands-on technical depth
- Expertise across security operations, application security, cloud security and DevSecOps
- Experience embedding security into software delivery, CI/CD pipelines and engineering practices
- A strong understanding of security risk, assurance and regulatory requirements including APRA CPS 234
- Knowledge of AI security risks, controls and governance frameworks
- A track record of building capability through automation, influence and coaching rather than simply growing teams
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence from engineers through to executives and boards
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Fully funded school holiday program
- CU Health (virtual healthcare)
- Income protection
- Flu shots
- Wellness weeks
- Retail discounts
- Financial wellbeing services
- Social events
- Trivia nights
- Corporate sports
- Employee Resource Groups
- LGBTQIA+
- DAWN (Development and Accelerating Women at )
- Culture Group
- Carers Group
- Paid volunteering
- Impact Group
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