Cyber Security Lead

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee- Location: Sydney- Type: Permanent, Full time

Your part in a changing world

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We are an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks, build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’ve been cultivating resilience since 1886, when our founders started a marine insurance company in Townsville, Australia to give early pioneers a safeguard against uncertainty. Today, we employ more than 11,600 people around the world, and our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation insurance.

The role

A Lead Consultant in Cyber Security will work to ensure QBE remains safe, secure, and resilient. This intellectually challenging and highly influential role is part of a Group Cyber Security Consulting team accountable for safeguarding QBE from increasingly sophisticated Cyber and information security threats.

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.

How will I help?

A day in this role may look a bit like this;- Delivering ‘Secure By Design’ assessments, to ensure risks and priorities are within business risk appetite- Providing technical security advice, solutioning and assurance in line with industry best practices across QBE’s projects and initiatives- Partnering with divisional and global stakeholders to continuously improve security consultancy services and architecture to influence the development of strategic approaches to complex challenges- Taking personal accountability for seeking out and identifying technical or business security weaknesses, seeing mitigation through to a secure conclusion- Role modelling the creation, innovation and negotiation of solutions and risk mitigation strategies, driving fast paced and agile mindset- Building strong relationships with divisional business and project stakeholders to proactively identify issues and continuously improve security consultancy services for divisional and global projects.- Contributing to development of a globally consistent security consultancy and advisory practice, including development of relevant processes and templates.- Partnering with Enterprise, Infrastructure, Applications and Security Architecture teams to ensure appropriate security engagement with projects throughout the project lifecycle and SDLC, and ongoing, comprehensive Security Service delivery.- Determining own work priorities in line with agreed plans to ensure the achievement of the function’s objectives.

What do I need?

To be successful as Cyber Security Lead 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 coach 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

We’re here to support you

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As an 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- 12 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-
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

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 Workpl