L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
The Manager, Industrial Security / Chief Security Officer (CSO) is responsible for establishing, maintaining and continually improving L3H GS2A's protective security framework and ensuring compliance with Defence Industry Security Program (DISP) membership obligations.
Acting as the principal advisor to the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on all security matters, the CSO provides strategic leadership and governance across personnel, physical, information and industrial security domains to ensure L3H GS2A effectively manages security risks while supporting business growth and operational objectives.
The role is accountable for developing security strategies, policies and programs that protect personnel, facilities, information, technologies and commercial interests while ensuring compliance with applicable Australian Government security requirements, including DISP, PSPF, DSPF and ISM obligations.
The CSO will work closely with Defence customers, government agencies, senior leadership and program teams to ensure security considerations are embedded into business planning, project execution, risk management and organisational decision making.
What the role will involve
Key Business Operations Responsibilities
Key Protective Security Responsibilities
Key Personnel Security Responsibilities
Key Incident and Risk Management Responsibilities
Key Supply Chain Security Responsibilities
Stakeholder Engagement Responsibilities
Defence Industry Security Program (DISP)
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF)
Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM)
Personnel, physical and information security principles
L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.
L3Harris in Eight Mile Plains is The Centre of Excellence for Electronic Warfare and is home to world-leading design, manufacture and integration expertise and the sustainment of high-reliability electronic warfare components. Our highly skilled workforce design and develop Australia’s sovereign defence capabilities such as the next-generation space, airborne and cyber capabilities for the Australian warfighter.
A few of our employee benefits are:
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.
For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
L3Harris respectfully requests no agency submissions at this time.
As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
