Senior GRC and Advisory Consultant (Cybersecurity)

Location: Brindabella Business Park, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Company

hirify.global delivers enterprise technology, software, managed infrastructure, application modernization, and industry-specific solutions for global enterprises and public sector organisations.

What you will do

• Lead governance, risk, compliance, and assurance engagements for Federal Government departments.
• Advise senior government stakeholders and executive audiences, including CISO-level leaders.
• Develop cybersecurity policies aligned with the Information Security Manual and Protective Security Policy Framework.
• Implement and assess Essential Eight maturity controls.
• Deliver security assurance and accreditation programs and produce technical documentation and board-level briefings.
• Lead and mentor security consultants while contributing to cybersecurity proposals and tender responses.

Requirements

• 8+ years of IT experience, including 5+ years in information security, GRC, risk, or audit.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• Deep knowledge of PSPF, ISM, Essential Eight, DSPF, ISO 27000, NIST CSF and 800 series, and CIS.
• Experience leading GRC engagements, delivering strategic security outcomes, and engaging senior government stakeholders.
• IRAP Assessor experience or active pursuit of the qualification; NV1 Security Clearance is highly desirable.
• Understanding of network, application, web, Windows, and Linux security, plus strong technical and executive writing skills.

Nice to have

• CISSP, CISA, CISM, or IRAP Assessor certification.
• Experience with ACSC reporting and government incident response frameworks.
• Experience with cloud security governance across AWS, Azure, or GovCloud.
• Experience driving security assurance and accreditation programs end-to-end.
• Capability in detecting, deterring, and responding to cyber threats.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture focused on inclusion, belonging, and corporate citizenship.
• Competitive remuneration, benefits, training, and career opportunities.
• In-person collaboration model with flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, and individual work styles.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and reasonable workplace accommodations.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume through the application process.
• Hiring is designed to be thorough and fair.