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Senior Security Consultant – Permanent Role
📍 Canberra, ACT
💼 Security (Information & Communication Technology)
🕒 Full-time | Permanent
About the Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established consultancy delivering secure, high-impact solutions across government and commercial sectors. With a strong reputation for excellence in cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and ICT service delivery, this organisation is known for its highly cleared workforce and commitment to long-term partnerships.
About the Role
As a Senior Security Consultant, you’ll lead risk management initiatives, advise on compliance, and help clients build resilience in complex environments. You’ll work across a range of engagements, providing strategic guidance and hands-on support.
Key responsibilities include:
The Successful Candidate
You’ll bring:
What’s on Offer
We’re Whizdom. We view you as an extension of our strong, dependable brand and have differentiators which really are different! The Whizdom way:
Senior Security Consultant
| Job title : | Senior Security Consultant |
| Contract type : | Permanent |
| Location : | Canberra |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | Competitive |
| Start date : | 2025-06-23 |
| Job Reference : | V-53531 |
| Contact name : | Kara-Mia Le |
| Contact email : | karamial@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | about 7 hours ago |
📍 Canberra, ACT
💼 Security (Information & Communication Technology)
🕒 Full-time | Permanent
About the Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established consultancy delivering secure, high-impact solutions across government and commercial sectors. With a strong reputation for excellence in cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and ICT service delivery, this organisation is known for its highly cleared workforce and commitment to long-term partnerships.
About the Role
As a Senior Security Consultant, you’ll lead risk management initiatives, advise on compliance, and help clients build resilience in complex environments. You’ll work across a range of engagements, providing strategic guidance and hands-on support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analysing business processes to identify and assess risks
- Developing and implementing risk mitigation strategies and frameworks
- Advising stakeholders on compliance, standards, and best practices
- Conducting audits and assessments to ensure regulatory alignment
- Leading workshops and training sessions
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver tailored solutions
- NV2 clearance is essential and experience with BURM Level 5 (SFIA 7) is highly valued.
The Successful Candidate
You’ll bring:
- Proven experience in business risk management
- Relevant qualifications in risk management or business continuity
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- NV1 or NV2 Security Clearance (essential)
- Familiarity with SFIA 7 frameworks (preferred)
- We’re looking for someone who is passionate, diligent and thrives in a collaborative, fast paced environment.
- You’ll be confident engaging with stakeholders and committed to delivering high quality outcomes.
What’s on Offer
- Work on high-impact projects with prestigious government and commercial clients
- Competitive remuneration and performance-based incentives
- Access to world-class technology and a highly respected, security-cleared team
- Flexible working arrangements and professional autonomy
- Opportunities for learning, development, and long-term career growth
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, have signed the Veteran Employment Commitment, and are proud recipients of industry awards for compliance and quality (ISO 9001 certified).
- Our commitment to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions is aligned with global standards.
- We value diversity and welcome applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people living with a disability.