Head of Security- East Asia

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

19 Dec 2024 11:59pm

Job Title

Head of Security- East Asia

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are
 
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.
 

What is the focus of the role?

As a Managing Security Consultant, you thrive on solving problems and collaborating with your team to deliver innovative security solutions to our enterprise customers. In this role, you ultimately contribute to Telstra Purple's market share, by providing security consulting services and solutions to our Enterprise customers. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset and collaboration skills are critical to success in this role, as you continue to deepen your expertise in the security consulting domain and build credibility with both internal and external stakeholders.

We're more than just tech and innovation. We're a collection of passionate people who give purpose to technology. These are the most important aspects of our business - in fact, so important that we've used them to literally inspire our name (Purpose & People). We're a technology services organization focused on elevating the security posture of businesses, from their network infrastructure; to security defenses, to digital experience and we do it all with a purpose in mind. Telstra focuses in building a high-growth security services business, committed for securing our customers' most important asset. We help our customers take advantage of all the security products and services offerings Telstra takes to market, protecting and growing the Telstra core through value-add and differentiating services.

What you'll do

As a Managing Security Consultant, you leverage your knowledge and experience in delivering Security Consulting services to deliver the following responsibilities:

• Support the identification of potential business development opportunities, collaborating with your team to help qualify, develop, and close new opportunities.
• Represent Telstra in key initiatives and cultivate relationships with relevant security business partners, system integrators and service providers.
• Focus primarily on targeting and developing new business opportunities.
• Apply a diverse range of information security concepts, principles, frameworks, standards, and methodologies to achieve client business objectives through information security.
• Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of technology consulting engagements; supporting with solution designs, implementation plans and costing estimations.
• Leverage strong written and verbal communication skills to document and present customer-facing information to a high standard.
• Apply a continuous learning and development mindset to your work, investing time and effort into building your knowledge, skills and understanding of industry best-practice and emerging technologies.
•  Conduct research and generate insights to help translate customer needs into leading-edge security consulting solutions.
• Leverage standard methodologies, tools and processes to test and evaluate solutions, both during and post implementation.
• Take ownership of your own actions and accountabilities, seeking guidance from more experienced team members to support your development and contribute to the delivery of agreed outcomes.
• Proactively identify and seek to mitigate risks and issues to security service delivery, escalating to more senior team members when additional support is required to resolve problems.
• Leverage sound inter-personal skills to build relationships and credibility with key internal (i.e., Sales, Delivery and Project teams) and external (i.e., customers, technology vendors) stakeholders.

What you'll bring

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years in IT Security, with at least 3 years focused on Network Security and Cybersecurity.
• Understanding of risk management and information security frameworks, like ISO 27001, NIST, ITIL, PCI DSS.
• Experience in the IT security field with certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, CEH, GCIH, or equivalent.
• Proficiency in conducting gap assessments, data privacy compliance evaluations, and audits.
• Strong expertise in Network Security Infrastructure, SSE, SASE, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, MDR and XDR; and Cloud Security is advantageous.
• Excellent presentation skills with a proven track record of client interactions both in-person and virtually

What We Offer

• Flex appeal: choose where, when and how you work
• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.