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Lead Risk Assessor - Contract - Australia

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Contract🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Leading cybersecurity risk assessments across customer projects, identifying security gaps, and communicating complex technical risks to executive stakeholders.

Role type

Senior IC cybersecurity risk assessor (GRC)

Builds

Security strategy, standards, frameworks, and reusable risk assessment assets for customer projects.

Domain

Cybersecurity / Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Cybersecurity risk assessment, GRC frameworks, stakeholder management, process improvement, mentorship, strategic relationship building, complex initiative management

Preferred skills

Non-cyber risk experience, Agile/DevOps experience

Technologies

ISO, PCI, NIST, E8

Responsibilities

Lead cybersecurity risk assessments across customer projects; Collaborate with project teams to identify and address security gaps; Define and document re-usable assets such as standardised findings and process improvements; Input into the creation and governance of security strategy, standards and frameworks; Mentor and be a role model for new and existing Risk Assessors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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