Security Lead

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refuelling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

GroupOverview

Metreais actively building its presence in Australia as part of a deliberate globally coordinated expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Our Asia-Pacific Market Group headquartered in Brisbane with anadditionaloffice in Perth is the enterprises dedicated regional interface connecting Australias national security community withMetreasfull suite of capabilities across three core domains: Aerospace Electromagnetic & Cyber and Digital & Synthetic.Metreais now bringing that same depth of missionexpertiseand proven operating model to Australia.

Underpinning these capabilities is a global network of Support Groups spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement ensuring that as we grow in Australia we do so with the full weight of an established global enterprise behind us.

Metreassolutions are built for elegance: effective efficient and evolving enabling our partners to scale capacity and achieve asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Position Summary

This is a unique opportunity tohelp buildtheAustralian Security the organisationsSecurity Officer(SO) you will play a critical role in establishing implementing andmaintainingthe companys protective security framework and DISP obligations across personnel physical information and governance domains.

Working closely with operational leaders global security teams andkeystakeholders you will help shape the organisations security maturity support secure facility uplift activities and act asasecurity point of contact for Defence and Government-related security matters within Australia.

This role is suited to someone who understands the Australian Defence& Commonwealthsecurity landscapes canoperatepragmatically in fast-paced environments and enjoys building capability while supporting operational delivery.

What Youll Do

• Support the establishment achievement and ongoing maintenance of the organisations Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership and associated security obligations
• Support the development and maintain security policies procedures governance frameworks and security registers aligned to the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF) and Commonwealth requirements
• Coordinate personnel security activities including security clearances onboarding aftercare obligations security briefings and separation protocols
• Support physical security uplift activities including access control visitor management secure storage alarms and security zone requirements
• Assist with secure facility projects including authorisation of Zone 2 and Zone 4 environments and SCEC-aligned physical security requirements
• Conduct security risk assessments and support incident investigations and reporting activities
• Partner with Cyber Security and IT teams to support the protection of sensitive and classified information
• Deliver security awareness and training activities across the employee lifecycle
• Support operational teams bids and customer programs with security guidance and compliance advice
• Maintain relationships with Defence stakeholders AGSVA DISP administrators security vendors consultants and external partners
• Support audits inspections and ongoing security compliance activities across the organisation

What You Bring

• Ideally you will have previous experience working within Defence Federal Government aerospace aviation intelligence or another highly regulated industry with a demonstrated understanding of:
  • Defence Industry Security Program (DISP)
  • Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
  • Defence Security Policy Framework (DSPF)
  • Australian Government security clearance processes
  • Personnel physical and information security principles
• You will have a practical understanding of SCEC principles and secure facility requirements within Defence or Government environments
• Experience supporting physical security environments including access control systems alarms secure storage or security zones
• Ability to apply security requirements pragmatically in operational business environments
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organisation
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive information with discretion
• Experience supporting security compliance audits governance or incident management activities highly regarded

In addition to the above any of the following would be beneficial:

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Generous PTO
• Annual incentive plan
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Novated Car Leasing

Security Clearance

• Ability to maintain an AGSVA NV1 Security Clearance
• Willingness toparticipate in ongoing security vetting and compliance obligations

Inclusion Statement

We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad range of backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and make hiring decisions based on capability potential and alignment with our values. If you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process please let us know.