Our client is a leading Australian Government national security organisation delivering highly secure and mission-critical capabilities. Working at the forefront of cyber security and intelligence, the organisation protects Australia’s interests through advanced technology, secure systems and specialist expertise.
About the Role
An opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership across a major enterprise security environment.
You will lead the design, integration and assurance of enterprise key management and secrets management solutions, ensuring they are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with organisational architecture principles and Australian Government security requirements.
Working closely with project teams, security specialists, engineers, vendors and operational stakeholders, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading end-to-end solution architecture across security, application, infrastructure, cloud, integration and information domains
- Designing secure solutions for cryptographic key lifecycle management, secrets storage, certificate management, privileged access and automated key rotation
- Producing solution designs, security models, infrastructure designs, integration patterns, data flows and technical roadmaps
- Conducting architecture assessments, options analysis and technology evaluations
- Providing architectural governance through design reviews, security assessments and technical review boards
- Designing secure integration patterns for applications, CI/CD pipelines, container platforms and cloud services
- Leading proof-of-concept activities and pilot deployments
- Developing migration strategies from legacy credential and key management approaches to modern centralised platforms
- Applying zero-trust and defence-in-depth principles to protect sensitive cryptographic material
- Designing audit, logging and monitoring capabilities for key access, usage and lifecycle events
- Supporting security accreditation and certification activities
- Providing technical leadership and mentoring to implementation teams and junior staff
The Successful Candidate
You will be a highly experienced Solution Architect with a strong background delivering complex enterprise security, infrastructure, cloud or cyber security programs.
To be successful, you will demonstrate:
- At least 10 years’ experience leading solution architecture activities within complex enterprise environments
- Experience designing and integrating key management, secrets management, identity and access management, PKI or cryptographic security solutions
- Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies, security architecture frameworks and system integration principles
- Experience designing secure solutions across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments
- Knowledge of high availability, resilience and disaster recovery considerations
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior executives, governance boards and technical teams
- A relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, cyber security, computer science or engineering, or equivalent professional experience
Experience with Hardware Security Modules, vault technologies, certificate management systems, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk will be highly regarded. Knowledge of NIST guidance, the Information Security Manual, Essential Eight, threat modelling and security accreditation processes would also be advantageous.
Candidates must also be willing to undergo an Organisational Suitability Assessment (OSA) prior to engagement.
Why partner with Whizdom?
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
- We pay our contractors same day you submit your timesheet!
- We are Level 3, DISP certified and have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment and been awarded the highest level of compliance to this important initiative, proactively assisting veterans transitioning from the forces to civilian roles. We’ve been lucky enough to win industry awards for our high level of process compliance and are ISO 9001 certified. Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions has been accredited in line with large global organisations.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability.
Location: The role is based in Canberra ACT.
Contract terms: 12 months from commencement date, plus 2x 12 month extensions
Experience Level: Senior – EL2 Equivalent
Security Requirements: Candidates must hold an active or reactivatable Top Secret Positive Vetting (TSPV) Security Clearance on submission. Our client is not prepared to upgrade an existing clearance for this position. An OSA(Organisational Suitability Assessment) will be required for this position.
How to Apply: Please upload your resume to apply. Please note you will need to complete selection criteria to complete this application process. We will be in touch with instructions for suitably skilled candidates.
Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre-employment screening checks which may include, ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client requested checks.
Applications open until 8am 03 November 2026.
Reach Damien on 0480 002 503 or damienm@whizdom.com.au for any further information.
