Senior Security Consultant

About the role

Aurecon is seeking a Senior Security Consultant to design and deliver security solutions for critical infrastructure across Australia, including Defence, Aviation, Transport, and Data Centres.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to security consulting and advisory projects across multiple sectors.
• Undertake security risk, threat and vulnerability assessments.
• Support development of security strategies and plans.
• Design physical security systems such as access control, CCTV and intrusion detection.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Assist with security compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in stakeholder workshops and client engagement.
• Prepare technical reports, specifications and project documentation.

Required profile

• Experience in security consulting, protective security, electronic security, Defence, law enforcement or critical infrastructure environments.
• Understanding of physical security principles and risk‑based design.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Australian citizenship preferred and ability to obtain Defence Security Clearance.

Required skills

• Physical security system design (access control, CCTV, intrusion detection).
• Security risk assessment and threat/vulnerability analysis.
• Security strategy development.
• Compliance with security regulations.