About the Company
ou will join a lean, embedded security architecture team focused on Protected uplift outcomes, providing design assurance, pragmatic remediation guidance, and getting solutions evidence-ready for ATO, all while working remotely across Australia (QLD, VIC, NSW, ACT).
About the Role
In this contract, you will lead Protected-by-design security architecture and steer workstreams through design review to ATO readiness.
- Lead security architecture for Protected and regulated components, incl. patterns and control baselines
- Run design reviews and ISM-aligned clinics, capturing decisions in a single authoritative record
- Build threat models, identify key risks, and define practical mitigations and requirements
- Provide remediation guidance for “straddling” systems - identity, admin boundaries, logging, ops controls
- Shape an ATO evidence plan - evidence types, owners, and delivery timing
- Ensure consistent classification, routing, and boundary approaches to avoid duplicated filter risk
About You
You are comfortable operating at pace in Protected contexts, balancing rigour with delivery reality.
- Active NV1 clearance (must have)
- Proven security architecture delivery in Protected-classified environments
- Strong accreditation/ATO pathway experience, including IRAP-aligned practices
- Hands-on with boundary controls, separation patterns, and secure integration designs
- Excellent stakeholder engagement - you can coach teams through security requirements
- Able to translate PSPF/ISM expectations into implementable design and evidence outcomes
The Benefits
- Initial 6 month contract with strong scope for extension
- Remote working from Australia (Must have NV1 and be based in Australia)
How to Apply
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Nina Magill on Nina.magill@davidsonpwp.com, quoting reference JN -022026-42626. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
