Principal GRC (Cyber Risk) Consultant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal GRC (Cyber Risk) Consultant to join a high-performing consulting team embedded within a leading Australian telco. This is a key position in a supportive, delivery-focused team where you’ll lead cyber risk advisory across major security initiatives. The role offers the scope to grow, challenge yourself, and deliver strategic outcomes in a complex enterprise environment.

What you’ll do:

As a Principal GRC Consultant, you will lead cyber risk assessments, help embed security into solution design, and ensure alignment with government and industry frameworks. You’ll provide pragmatic and strategic risk guidance to technical and business stakeholders, and contribute to strengthening the overall risk posture across enterprise platforms.

• Lead and deliver cyber risk assessments across systems, projects, and platforms
• Provide clear, actionable recommendations aligned to frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, ISM, Essential Eight)
• Review solution designs to identify and mitigate potential security risks
• Translate complex technical risks into clear business impact for senior stakeholders
• Support risk register development, control mapping, and remediation plans
• Collaborate closely with engineering, architecture, and project teams
• Contribute to the evolution of internal risk frameworks and delivery templates

What you bring:

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in IT or engineering, combined with deep experience in cyber risk advisory. You’ll bring a strategic mindset, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and confidence navigating risk across large-scale environments.

• Several years’ experience in IT or cyber security - ideally from engineering, architecture, or project delivery
• Expertise in cyber risk assessment and GRC frameworks (ISO, NIST, ISM, Essential Eight, PSPF)
• Strong communication skills - confident working with technical teams and senior business stakeholders
• Proven ability to deliver within complex, enterprise or government environments
• Experience in consulting or professional services environments is highly desirable

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.
To apply please click apply or call Cody Berry on 02 8289 3123 for a confidential discussion.