Chief Information Security Officer

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🕒 4 days ago

🇦🇺 Australia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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UpGuard

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Insurance • Healthcare

UpGuard is a comprehensive third-party risk and attack surface management platform. The company provides solutions for vendor risk management, including features like automated risk assessments, security ratings, and data leak detection. UpGuard's platform integrates AI to enhance security questionnaires and provides real-time alerts, ensuring continuous monitoring and complete visibility of security postures. Its services are utilized by industries such as financial services, technology, and healthcare to secure customer data and streamline trust management process with advanced cybersecurity tools.

📋 Description

• Own the full enterprise technology and security remit, including infrastructure, security, identity, applications, and workplace technology • Lead and grow IT and Security Operations, Cloud Platform Engineering, and GRC • Coach existing leaders, set technical standards, and build the required team while maintaining a lean operating model • Mature security operations across enterprise and product systems • Drive investment in Google SecOps and n8n for analytics, orchestration, response, and automation • Own IAM across the GCP project estate and identity governance for the global workforce • Manage joiner/mover/leaver processes, entitlement reviews, privileged access, and OAuth consent risk • Own ZTNA, GCP perimeter security, and networking • Own global end-user computing across macOS, ChromeOS, and managed BYOD browser services • Manage device provisioning and retrieval across operating regions • Own technology and physical security services for offices in Australia and the US • Own the compliance program, enterprise risk register, and security inputs into vendor management and procurement • Use UpGuard Cyber Risk as customer zero and feed operational experience into Product, Sales, and Customer Success • Brief the executive team, Steering Committee, and Board • Engage credibly with customers and prospects on security matters • Report directly to the CEO and transition alongside the outgoing CISO

🎯 Requirements

• Track record personally building and operating technology at scale • Experience running a data centre, infrastructure function, or substantial operations function • Infrastructure and operations foundation with security layered over systems ownership • Experience operating in a consequential environment where process and discipline were critical • Ability to build and scale capability with limited resources, prioritizing automation over headcount • Comfort owning infrastructure, security, applications, and identity together • Hands-on ability to architect controls, review Terraform changes, and lead incidents • Substantial GCP experience strongly preferred; deep AWS or Azure experience considered • Experience with zero trust access, identity-centric security models, and modern SaaS estate management • Accountable ownership of a SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent compliance program through audit • Ability to absorb context and become oriented within weeks • High-energy, self-directed, and relentless working style • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth, remote-first environment • Must undertake a national police history check and reference checks • Must have unrestricted or otherwise valid working rights in Australia without requiring company visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Monthly Lifestyle subsidy for financial, physical, and mental well-being • WFH set-up allowance within the first 3 months • $1500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance • Annual leave/PTO plus two additional UpGuardian leave days • 18 weeks paid Parental Leave • Personal Leave Allowance including sick and carer’s leave • Fully remote working environment with no compulsory office attendance • Top-spec laptops provided • Paid subscriptions for generative AI tools • Global technology employer with offices in Sydney and Hobart

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