Job Description

Who We Are

iSelect and Compare the Market are trusted, well-known brands dedicated to helping millions of Australians compare and buy personal finance and household products such as insurance, energy, and loans. Together, we provide a seamless, customer-focused experience that makes it easier for Australians to find the right products to suit their needs.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Security Architect designs and governs secure‑by‑design architectures, aligning security strategy with business objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements across cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, and identity.

• Define and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, patterns, standards, and reference architectures
• Lead security design for new platforms, services, and major initiatives
• Conduct security architecture reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments
• Ensure alignment to Zero Trust, defence‑in‑depth, and least‑privilege principles
• Define SOC strategy, operating model, service design, policies, SOPs, playbooks, and reporting
• Act as a trusted security advisor to architects and engineering teams
• Embed security‑by‑design and DevSecOps practices across delivery
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, and innovation including AI/ML adoption

What’s In It For You

At Compare the Market and iSelect, we’re all about helping people make smart choices – and joining us might just be yours. We offer an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are valued, and your growth genuinely matters. Collaboration is part of our DNA, and you’ll be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team where you can do meaningful work (and be recognised for it!)

We’re guided by three shared values that shape how we work, how we treat each other, and how we show up for our customers - Drive, Noble Intent and All Together.

Plus, we offer a range of great perks to help you thrive both in and out of work:

• Vibrant and social community who have annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including the option of one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight
• Enjoy additional leave days - ‘ME’ leave and ‘Volunteer Day’ leave
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Return To Work bonus for returning parents
• Quarterly Award and Recognition program

What Sets You Apart

• 10+ years’ in cybersecurity with architecture or senior engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of cloud, IAM, application, data, and infrastructure security knowledge across modern enterprise environments.
• Experience applying security frameworks (e.g. NIST, SABSA, TOGAF).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Has defined and embedded organisation‑wide security architecture standards across delivery teams and platforms, ensuring consistent adoption aligned to risk appetite, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Has driven the early integration of security into solution design, resulting in a demonstrable reduction in late‑stage security issues, architectural rework, and delivery risk.
• Experience providing trusted, pragmatic security advice to senior technical and business stakeholders, evidenced by positive stakeholder feedback and effective enablement of delivery outcomes.
• Has led and evidenced measurable improvements in organisational security maturity through architectural governance, metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.

At Compare the Market and iSelect we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we embrace diversity.

This role is available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights only. Sponsorship is not available.

Compare the Market and iSelect are committed to protecting your privacy. All applications and personal information are kept confidential and securely stored in line with Australian privacy laws, used only for recruitment purposes, and not shared with third parties outside the Auto and General Holdings Group without your consent.