KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary security architecture contact for day-to-day business operations
• Provide security architecture guidance across programs, projects, change initiatives, and technology portfolios
• Support business stakeholders with architecture assessments, security reviews, and design recommendations
• Identify opportunities to reuse security patterns and contribute to the standardisation of architecture approaches
• Attend and contribute to technology governance forums as the security architecture representative
• Advise the BISA Lead on architecture risks, design decisions, security implications, and AI adoption initiatives
• Provide security architecture guidance on application design, API security, integration patterns, and secure development practices
• Monitor emerging security standards, threat intelligence, and regulatory developments to ensure architecture guidance remains current
• Identify, assess, and escalate application security risks arising from business initiatives
• Apply enterprise security architecture standards, reference patterns, and configuration baselines
• Conduct first-pass assessments of routine security policy exception requests
• Escalate complex or high-risk security exceptions to the Enterprise Security Architect
• Maintain awareness of the business technology landscape and identify areas requiring local interpretation of standards
• Prepare architecture assessments and risk summaries for governance and fast-track submissions
• Represent business architecture requirements through Enterprise Security Architecture governance processes
• Provide architecture input and guidance for AI use cases and secure AI integrations
• Identify and escalate non-human identity requirements arising from integrations and automated workflows
• Maintain awareness of evolving AI security architecture patterns and best practices
• Participate in security architecture community forums and peer reviews
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of enterprise architecture standards and methodologies
• Collaborate with Identity & Access Management, Security Operations, Detection & Response, Privacy, and Engineering teams to deliver secure business outcomes

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years’ experience in information security with a strong focus on security architecture
• Demonstrated experience providing architecture advisory services across business, technology, and engineering environments
• Strong capability in AI security architecture, including secure AI integration, AI API security design, and MLSecOps practices
• Deep technical knowledge across network, cloud, identity, and endpoint security domains
• Experience in application security, secure SDLC practices, API security, and integration security
• Ability to produce clear architecture assessments, governance submissions, and risk summaries
• Experience assessing security risks and policy exceptions within complex technology environments
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture principles
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture and security frameworks including SABSA, TOGAF, and NIST CSF
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent professional experience

What you'll Enjoy:

🙋🏾‍♀️Culture: you will be employed by an inclusive company that offers a team culture like no other in the industry - Flight Centre Travel Group Australia is proud to be a certified Great Place To Work® Australia New Zealand Pty Ltd

👐🏽 Our People: FCTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people from racial, ethnic, or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability 

🎉Development: Individualised Learning & Development pathway options

🔧Access to 'LinkedIn Learning' for ongoing skills development: over 24,500 courses in over 20 languages

🏆Exclusive Staff Discounts: Accessible via our employee-only portal with 350+ of Australia’s leading retailers, health and wellness discounts, financial planning advice, employee share plan and more

🌏Travel Discounts: Including family and friends - flights, hotels, tours, cruises, travel insurance and more

💎Brightness of Future: Career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses across the globe - we promote from within  

🥦Corporate Health Discounts: Access exclusive discounts on health insurance plans for you and your family with our partner, BUPA, access to internal gym

🌞Mental Health: Support and Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

🎉Social: Regular awards nights, social team-building and industry events, with the opportunity to attend global conferences (Bangkok in 2026)  

🙏🏼 Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through Workplace Giving, volunteering and fundraising; paid parental and volunteer leave

💚Sustainability: The protection of our environment is essential to the future of tourism, as a leading travel group, we have made efforts to affect positive change to the environment