Emesent

Robotics

DirectorofCybersecurity

A$220–320k ~AI est. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Director of Cybersecurity at Emesent. Skills: Cybersecurity posture, Security program definition, Certification readiness, Technical influence. Define cybersecurity posture. Maintain cybersecurity posture”

What You'll Achieve.

Uplift security maturity; Evidence security posture; Improve security maturity; Ensure Defence compliance

Industry & Context.

Robotics
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Risk-based guidance

Eligibility Requirements

Australian citizenship, Security clearance eligibility

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10 years cybersecurity GRC leadership, Australian citizenship, Eligibility for security clearance

Nice to Have

Experience in Defence, Experience in critical infrastructure, Experience with hardware development, Experience with software development, Experience with cloud platforms

What You'll Do.

Define cybersecurity posture

Maintain cybersecurity posture

Articulate cybersecurity posture

Report cybersecurity risk

Translate security activity

Define uplift program

Establish structured roadmap

Align security initiatives

Drive prioritisation activities

Establish governance structures

Define control frameworks

Coordinate security assessments

Perform security assessments

Lead certification readiness

Manage external assessors

Oversee IRAP engagement

Oversee C3PAO engagement

Oversee penetration testing

Oversee audit partners

Position for Defence procurement

Partner with leadership

Embed security requirements

Provide risk-based guidance

Support security trade-offs

Advise technical leaders

Lead awareness education

Build security capability

Establish community of focals

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Product; Partner with Engineering; Partner with IT leadership; Cross-functional community

Communication Scope

Executive reporting; Board reporting; Technical advisory

Process & Methodology

Roadmap, Prioritisation

Full Job Description

## Description Our Mission: To Be Bold and Impactful At Emesent, we build autonomous robotics, LiDAR mapping, and spatial data technologies that are transforming the way industries understand and interact with the physical world. Founded in 2018 with deep roots in Australia’s globally recognised CSIRO, Emesent has become a global leader in drone autonomy and mobile mapping solutions. With a rapidly growing international customer base and expanding product portfolio across hardware, desktop software, and cloud platforms, we are entering an exciting new phase of growth and we’re looking for leaders who want to help shape what comes next.   The Opportunity The Head of Cybersecurity will own Emesent’s cybersecurity posture, program definition, and certification evidence as a senior individual contributor. This role brings together existing cybersecurity activities into a coherent, organisation-wide program covering both enterprise and product domains. This is a new role, reporting to the EVP Product & Engineering, alongside Director of Engineering, Director of IT, Director of Product, Senior Manager of Quality, and Senior Manager of Project Management. The opportunity is to define what “good” looks like, drive alignment across Engineering, IT, and the rest of the company to uplift maturity over time, and ensure we can evidence it.   This role provides vision, governance, structure, training, assurance, and influence across the company. Responsibility for the implementation sits with other teams reporting to the EVP, meaning there is a single executive sponsoring and driving the uplift across the company. Note that this is not an operational or SOC role.   Key Responsibilities Cybersecurity Posture Ownership Define, maintain, and articulate Emesent’s overall cybersecurity posture Provide clear reporting on cybersecurity risk and maturity to executive leadership and the board Translate technical and operational security activity into an enterprise-wide view of risk and re

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