Information Security Analyst

• Permanent role


• Sydney location


• Career growth and development

How will I help?

As an Information Security Analyst, you will apply information security principles to develop and maintain enterprise security architecture, standards, guidelines, and infrastructure. You will collaborate with project teams to ensure that technology and infrastructure designs are secure while evaluating business, security, and risk requirements.

Key accountabilities: 

• Knowledge in the areas of security architecture & security infrastructure


• Ability to review new and existing Information Technology projects for information security compliance by developing, documenting, and communicating adherence to architecture, blueprints, components, standards and strategies


• Provides technical information security consulting in multiplatform IT environments and provides advice as required by project teams


• Working within virtual project teams, particularly on medium to large projects, to define the security requirements of an application or system, determining an optimal design for subsequent development


• Business and risk analysis skills to drive security outcomes with both business and technical staff


• Consult across a wide variety of information security disciplines including infrastructure security, security solution design, risk management, web and application security


• Outstanding written and communication skills including experience with an executive audience


• Knowledge across a broad range of security disciplines and technologies 


• Problem solving, critical & pragmatic thinking and time management abilities 


• Working knowledge of international security and risk-related standards or frameworks, including SABSA, ISO-27000 series, CISSP, CISM, NIST


• Experience with a financial services firm or financial applications preferred


• Experience with technical writing and risk assessment preferred


• Ability to work on tight deadlines and simultaneous work on multiple engagements 


• This position requires a criminal background check

What’s in it for me?

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

 

What do I need?

• Five years or more experience in the Information Services industry,


• Experience in information security, information technology, risk management, audit or equivalent role


• Has been a member of a project delivery that has successfully delivered a major business solution (application system) into production


• Demonstrated ability to work with highly aggressive timelines to deliver high quality outcomes


• Past working experience and knowledge on large scale environments highly desirable


• Demonstrated ability to understand and deploy complex systems securely


• Past working experience with wider range of stakeholders to collaboratively to deliver secure solutions

What’s it like to work there?  

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.   

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between. 

We’ll empower you to shape your career path.  Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.  

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

How do I apply?

Start here. Just click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.

At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au