About us

Mantel is an Australian-owned IT Professional Services consultancy, focused on emerging technology to help advance our clients by leveraging AI, Digital, Cloud, Data & Security technology. We are a fully AI-enabled technology consultancy and the partner that bridges the gap between blue-sky ambition and practical steps to deliver value. Since our inception in November 2017, we have experienced remarkable growth across Australia & New Zealand and are honoured to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 6 years in a row! 

We hire smart and talented people and get out of their way. As a principle-based organisation, we have a flat structure with no hierarchy. By focusing on our five principles and not getting caught up in red tape, we trust you to get the job done!

Working in our emerging and growing cybersecurity capability, you will work closely with clients across our teams. Mantel presents a cohesive, integrated cybersecurity capability, bringing together security specialists with our broader cloud, data, and digital teams. Our capabilities span governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), cyber engineering, and offensive security, enabling large-scale cyber security initiatives for our clients.

About the role 

This position will have a wide remit, covering leading client engagements, stakeholder management, pre-sales, and delivery of solutions and consulting projects. The role will both deliver direct consulting services to clients in the area of security architecture, as well as act as a bridge between the Advisory and Engineering teams, ensuring that the technical solutions we recommend and deliver to clients will achieve the strategic objectives intended.  

Your day-to-day

• Leading large scale security review projects for enterprise customers

• Specifying and negotiating security requirements on projects, reviewing current policies and procedures for applicability, and effectiveness.

• Providing industry experience and recommendation across a wide range of technologies and solutions

• Supporting clients with technology rationalisation, vendor selection and solution design

• Cloud Security - experience in reviewing, designing and implementing secure solutions on one or more major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google)

• Architect, design, build and deploy data, application and infrastructure security solutions in cloud environments

• Providing compliance assurance and definition for security processes, including and not limited to SOC2 / ISO / APRA / ISM / PCI-DSS

• Work closely with security partners including Google, Microsoft, AWS, Palo Alto and other specialised partners across the cybersecurity market

• Conduct Security Review Processes for:

• Security Architecture and Design

• Secure Coding

• Security Testing

• Software Development Life Cycle

• Use professional judgement while treating colleagues and clients with respect and compassion, and a demonstrated ability to display our Mantel principles

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Experience in security architecture, application security, cloud security or similar disciplines, specifically in security solutions and control implementation context

• Proven ability to develop security solution designs, as well as to integrate and configure security tools into new or existing software delivery pipelines

• Experience in leading teams and projects as well as mentoring and leading junior consultants 

• Bring a positive can-do attitude to the team, with a developer-friendly problem solving orientation (shifting security left)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to liaise with and influence diverse stakeholder groups

• Willingness to continually upskill; including learning new technologies and obtaining new certifications

• At Mantel, we want you to be yourself. We trust our team members to use their professional judgment while treating colleagues and clients with respect, compassion, and professionalism in alignment with our five principles.

• You take ownership, always stepping up to help and prioritising your teammates. You're also a clear, kind communicator who makes sound decisions based on good judgement. 
  
  

Nice to have:

• Relevant Industry certifications (e.g. SABSA, CISSP, CISM, CCSK, IRAP, etc.) and / or security vendor certifications (Palo Alto, Snyk, Wiz) 

• Cloud experience or certifications (e.g. AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Experience with cloud native technologies and solutions

• Software development experience

• Hands-on experience implementing security solutions

• Experience working with risk management systems and reporting systems.

What you can expect from us:

• You’ll get all the tools you need to hit the ground running including a new phone, laptop & swag.  

• We believe in unique experiences for all. Our My Deal program allows you to tailor your yearly plan, with the support of your Leader, to decide on what’s most important to you. That might be extra professional development, extra annual leave, time to work on your side hustle, or something else completely different! One size does not fit all. 

• A true investment in your career, including support for tomorrow in areas such as AI. This includes access to the Mantel AI Gateway, our secure, centralised platform with multiple AI models, plus a dedicated monthly budget and a safe environment to experiment and innovate. 

• You’ll be genuinely supported by an organisation that cares about not only you but your family as well, Mantel offers Flexible Personal Leave options for those unplanned moments in life.

• We support a flexible hybrid approach to working which is guided by our principles; we trust each other to “make good choices” about the best workplace locations for the requirements of the project, role and client. This can change based on our client needs.

• We know you won’t have one job for life. At Mantel, we believe in supporting our team to take their career in a direction that aligns with their passions. We have internal opportunities across Cloud, Data, Digital, Delivery & Security.

• Our elite partnerships are a direct result of our deep platform mastery. For you, this means you'll be working alongside teams with the highest levels of technical expertise and tackling the most complex, high-profile projects on the market. Check out our partner awards and recognitions here.

• Mantel is a certified Family Inclusive Workplace, which means we are committed to improving your wellbeing at work through leading practices on flexible work, parental leave, family care and family wellbeing
  
  

We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds and minority groups to apply.