Cyber Security Consulting Team Lead

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: Sydney

• Type: Permanent, full time

The opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Cyber Security Consulting Team Lead to join our growing team. As an experienced technical Cyber Security practitioner, you will own and drive significant risk reduction initiatives and ensure information security risk is considered and mitigated across the core business, 3rd party suppliers, programs, and projects.

Your new role

A day in this role may look a bit like this;

• Leading team of experienced cybersecurity consultants, providing guidance, mentoring, and support to ensure the team's success. Fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture, promoting knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the cybersecurity domain.

• Provide a positive environment by modelling cultural expectations and guiding leaders to reward performance and value "can do" people, accountability, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun

• Conducting 'Secure By Design' assessments to align risks with business risk appetite.

• Providing technical security advice, solutioning, and assurance in line with industry best practices.

• Taking personal accountability for identifying and mitigating technical or business security weaknesses.

• Role modelling creation, innovation, and negotiation of solutions, fostering a fast-paced and agile mindset.

• Building strong relationships with divisional business and project stakeholders, proactively identifying issues, and improving security consultancy services for divisional and global projects.

• Works closely with the broader cyber security team and other teams to identify opportunities for strategic security solutions.

• Manages budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements

• Takes ownership of problems and proactively resolves technical problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements. Takes full accountability for actions taken and decisions made

Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2/3 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks’.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have extensive varied experience across the Cyber and IT industry, highlighting any prior experience in consulting.

You will also have a;

• Problem solving mindset with tenacity to see solutions through to delivery.

• Demonstrable ability to lead a Cyber team to develop Cyber talent to build technical excellence and decision-making confidence

• Insightful and expert ability to identify people, processes or technology risks impacting Cyber Security posture; getting into the mindset of an adversary

• Strong demonstrable experience with security and risk-based standards such as ISO27001, NIST800, PCI-DSS

• Experienced in helping a business, its’ partners and customers to become more innovative and fast paced delivering improved business agility

• Experienced in working across multiple in house and outsourced service models, time zones and collaborating in a multi-cultural environment

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. 

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. 

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind. 

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?  Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen! 

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance

• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates

• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

• Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!  

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment. 

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com 

Application Close Date: 26/06/2024 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.