Senior Cyber Security Specialist

Helia, as Australia's first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, with over 50 years expertise in the Australian housing market are in the process of re-inventing ourselves.

We exist to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership, now and for the future. Our mission is to create innovative and tailored solutions in partnership with our customers. We aim to do this efficiently and conveniently, leveraging state of the art technology and data solutions.

We are looking for a Senior Cyber Security Specialist to support and enhance our information / cyber security management framework through the implementation of new initiatives and technologies, as well as the operation of existing security controls and processes.

Responsibilities

• Operating, managing and maintaining security tools and technologies such as firewalls, EDR/XDR systems, antivirus software, DLP software, reverse proxies, network/application scanners, identity and authorization management platforms and SIEM to ensure effective security operations.
• Identifying and managing vulnerabilities and their remediation status across cloud, server, workstation and mobile devices, in close collaboration with product owners and application owners.
• Continuously monitoring networks, systems, and applications for suspicious activities or anomalies that could indicate a security breach or threat.
• Responding promptly to security incidents, including investigating, analysing, and mitigating security breaches or incidents to minimize their impact and prevent future occurrences.
• Driving security initiatives through Agile/Scrum practices, balancing project work with BAU priorities.
• Working closely with Product and Application Owners, champion cyber security requirements and architecture standards across enterprise initiatives. Evaluating and designing security solutions and architectures to ensure that systems, networks, and applications are adequately protected against cyber threats, adhering to security best practices and industry standards.
• Gathering, analysing, and interpreting threat intelligence information to understand emerging threats and trends, and proactively implementing measures to defend against potential cyber attacks.

Additional Responsibilities
Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as Infrastructure, legal, compliance, and risk management to ensure a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, and effectively communicating security-related issues, findings, and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years in a cyber security role.
• Tertiary qualification in an IT related discipline.
• Strong hands-on experience in an operational context.
• Viewing cybersecurity from a DevSecOps lens and integrating security practices and principles into the DevOps workflow.
• Strong knowledge of information security technologies and concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Results driven self-starter comfortable working in a team environment.
• Ideally someone with prior experience securing systems in regulated industries, such as Finance, Infrastructure or Health services.

What's in it for you?

• This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your experience working as a Senior Cyber Security Specialist to a busy team.
• Contribute to our great company culture where you'll feel part of the team from your first day.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements with a blend of working from the office and at home.

At Helia, we are building a team focused on opportunities: creating brighter futures for our people. When you come to work at Helia, you're joining an organisation that cares about what's important to you. Whether it's greater work-life balance, flexible working arrangements or looking after your wellbeing, we provide access to benefits that help support you both professionally and personally.

Helia is a place where you can grow and make a difference. We provide a great learning culture, where cross collaboration, training and innovation happens to embrace and embed a customer service culture. We are based in the heart of North Sydney, with spacious offices and some of the most fantastic views in Sydney

If you are interested in joining a company where you can realise your full potential and grow, we would love to hear from you

We have a diverse business community: our people, our customers and communities are reflective of this and as an organisation we are committed to continually hiring a diverse workforce. We ensure our people always feel supported and we do this by our openness to flexible work options and our commitment to inclusion, regardless of career level, life-stage, or experience.