Who is Quantium? 

Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence. Established in Australia in 2002, Quantium is a global team of more than 1,100 people across 14 locations with a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services to help businesses unlock value from data and analytics. Quantium partners with the world’s largest corporations to forge a better, more insightful world. 

Security Team

The Senior Security Architect is responsible for ensuring the systems security position at Quantium sufficiently and effectively supports the contractual and regulatory security obligations of Quantium, with a specific focus on cloud-based systems. This person will design, implement, configure and improve IT systems at Quantium as they relate to security.  This person will provide relevant reporting to the business plus be the subject matter expert for cloud-based security at Quantium. This person will also work closely and provide guidance to internal engineering teams responsible for building new cloud applications and environments as well as assist with day-to-day operations as/when required.

How will you make an impact?  

• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to review and improve cloud security postures across various cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of cloud infrastructure and applications
• Develop and maintain cloud security policies, standards, and best practices
• Implement and manage cloud security tools and technologies (e.g., CASB, CSPM, CWPP)
• Perform threat modelling and risk assessments for cloud-based systems and applications
• Monitor cloud environments for security events and respond to incidents in a timely manner
• Provide guidance and training to development teams on secure cloud practices and DevSecOps principles
• Stay current with emerging cloud security threats, technologies, and industry best practices
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of cloud security processes and controls
• Support compliance efforts related to cloud security (e.g., ISO27001, SOC 2, HIPAA)

Key activities

Strategy & Planning

• Support and contribute to the implementation and enforcement of policies, procedures and associated plans for system security administration and user system access, based on industry-standard best practices.
• Support and contribute to the technical security aspects of ISO27001 certification.
• Provide regular reports on cloud security metrics, risks, and improvement initiatives to senior management
• Keep current with emerging security trends, alerts and issues.
• Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of security enhancement and development efforts.
• Assist with the creation of secure configuration standards for hardware, software, and network devices.
• Recommend, schedule, and perform security improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to obtain protection services and products.
• Design effective controls, ensuring the uptake is favorable in fitting into Quantium’s environment.  

Operational Management

• Engaging with the stakeholders across multiple areas of the business, helping to shape the security projects.

• Installation, configuration and daily operation of security infrastructure tools
• Manage processes and tools to detect malicious software.
• Monitor situational awareness information from security monitoring and event correlation tools to determine events that require investigation and response.
• Communicate vulnerability information to system owners or other individuals responsible for remediation.
• Responsible for separating and controlling access to different networks with different threat levels and sets of users to reduce the threat of cyberattack.
• Periodically recertify perimeter security access control rules to identify those that are no longer needed.
• Working with DevSecOps frameworks, you will be incorporating threat and control modelling in addition to working with hardening standards and configuration validation.

The superpowers you’ll be bringing to the team:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in cloud security, with a strong focus on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Certifications in cloud security (e.g., CCSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, Azure Security Engineer)
• Strong understanding of cloud security architectures, principles, and best practices
• Experience with cloud security tools and technologies (e.g., CloudTrail, Azure Security Center, Cloud DLP)
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Terraform)
• Familiarity with containerization technologies and their security implications (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks and their application to cloud environments
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Experience with multi-cloud environments is a plus

What could your Quantium Experience look like? 

Working at Quantium will allow you to challenge your imagination. You will get to solve complex problems using rigor, precision and by asking great questions – but it also means you can think big, outside the box and push your problem-solving skills to the max. 

By joining the Quantium team, you’ll get to: 

• Forge your path: So many of our team have moved around different teams or offices. You’ll be in the driver’s seat, and we empower you to make your career your own. 

• Find your kind: Embrace diversity and connect with your tribe (think foodies, dog lovers, readers, or runners). 

• Make an impact: Leave your mark. Your contributions resonate, regardless of your role or rank. 

On top of the Quantium Experience, you will enjoy a range of great benefits that go beyond the ordinary. Some of these include:  

• Flexible work arrangements: Achieve work life balance at your own pace with hybrid and flexible work arrangements. 

• Continuous learning: Our vision is empowering analytics talent to thrive. The Analytics Community fosters the development of individuals, thought leadership and technical excellence at Quantium through building strong connections, fostering collaboration, and co-creation of best practice. 

• Remote working: Embrace the opportunity to work outside of your assigned home location for up to 2 months every year.  

Quantium’s recruitment process involves the collection and use of personal information. Please click on the link “Privacy” for Quantium’s Collection Notice. This provides information on how we collect, use & store your personal information, including potential disclosure to our majority shareholder, Woolworths Group Limited.