Domain Architect

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Domain Architect - Enterprise Security (full-time, permanent) to join our team.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you'll be supported to build a rewarding career.

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that's why we offer a load of benefits.

• Flexible working.
• Work a 9-day fortnight at Full Pay on the Enterprise Agreement.
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Fertility leave.
• Corporate wear allowance.
• Professional development and educational assistance.
• Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location.
• Salary starting from $ 137,125.00 base + 12% super.
• And so much more

What you'll do:

• Create and enforce security frameworks and standards across systems and applications. Design and maintain enterprise security architecture that aligns with business goals, risk tolerance, and regulations. Continuously improve security models and roadmaps to support strategic initiatives. Provide expert guidance to influence technology decisions and investments.
• Ensure solutions are designed and implemented with security embedded by design (applications, infrastructure, data, and integrations). Provide security architecture guidance to solution architects and delivery teams throughout the project lifecycle. Lead security design reviews and assurance activities across multiple programs, ensuring enterprise consistency and traceability to risk frameworks. Conduct design reviews and provide assurance that solutions comply with security standards, regulatory obligations, and enterprise principles.
• Assess security and privacy implications of AI initiatives. Ensure appropriate risk treatments are assigned and tracked to closure in collaboration with the Digital, Cyber & AI Risk Advisor. Drive the development of AI security frameworks and ethical governance models to support emerging technology adoption.
• Work with the enterprise security team to anticipate, evaluate, and mitigate emerging cyber and technology risks and recommend iterative improvements. Influence enterprise risk decisions through quantitative risk assessment and scenario.
• Driving cultural change toward shared accountability for security in all technology decisions.
  Reconciling diverse priorities across business, digital, and risk teams, ensuring security is seen as an enabler rather than a blocker. · Influencing non-security stakeholders to adopt security best practices in projects and BAU.

What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience. Security certifications (CISM, CISSP, ISO desirable.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in cybersecurity, cloud security, and enterprise architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise security architecture principles, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., SABSA, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Zero Trust). Strong understanding of security domains including identity and access management, encryption, network security, data protection, and incident response.
• Strong background in working with senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making, and balancing security with business outcomes
• Current NSW Drivers Licence

How we will support you:

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you're required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities.

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

Who is WaterNSW?

WaterNSW operates the state's dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state's water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.

We're the people taking care of the state's water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at

For more information, please reach out to: Nathan Hollis )

Please note applications for this position will close on 26th November 2025, 5.00pm.

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