Senior IT & Security Manager

Sharks have spent 400 million years perfecting low-drag travel. We're putting that to work on aircraft and we need someone to keep the systems behind it secure.

Your Mission

MAKO’s mission is to improve the efficiency of the global aviation fleet, saving billions in fuel and megatonnes of CO2 every year. We need a Senior IT & Security Manager to own and operate MAKO’s Information Security Management System (ISMS), ensuring alignment with regulatory and certification obligations, while developing and strengthening MAKO’s overall IT and security posture. You will report to the COO. 

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute a multi-year IT and security roadmap that scales with MAKO’s growth and supports the secure handling of sensitive and regulated data 

• Own and operate MAKO’s Information Security Management System (ISMS), aligned with recognised information security and aviation standards 

• Maintain the security plans, risk registers and supporting documentation that underpin MAKO’s customer, regulatory and supply-chain security obligations 

• Implement, uplift and maintain technical security controls aligned with recognised cyber security baselines, while supporting the evolution of MAKO’s security infrastructure as operations grow 

• Act as the primary owner of certification, compliance, and audit workstreams, preparing for and supporting audits, assessments and regulator engagements

• Own MAKO’s IT environment, including strategy, governance and day-to-day management of hardware, software, identity and access management, device lifecycle management, end-user support, documentation, and related systems and services

What Success Looks Like

• First Month: You understand MAKO’s IT and security environment, have built strong working relationships across the team, and have begun shaping a multi-year IT and security plan 

• First Six Months: You are confidently operating MAKO’s ISMS and security controls, have delivered meaningful improvements in line with your roadmap, and are effectively managing our certification and compliance workstreams 

• First Year: You own a mature, well-documented security program and have materially strengthened MAKO’s IT and security posture. You have deep knowledge of MAKO’s environment and communicate technical information effectively to the executive team, customers and regulators as the internal owner of our certification program

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in information technology, cybersecurity or a related field; or equivalent practical experience

• Relevant industry certifications are well regarded, such as CISSP, CISM, or ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer / Lead Auditor (preferred, not essential)

• 5+ years in IT and/or information security, ideally including a role with broad ownership spanning IT operations, security and compliance 

• Experience implementing or operating against recognised security frameworks (e.g. ISO/IEC 27001, ASD Essential 8)

• Experience producing documentation to the standard expected by external assessors, including policies, standards, procedures, SSPs, POA&Ms, risk registers and audit evidence 

• Experience developing and executing a multi-year IT and security strategy 

• Comfortable coordinating specialist consultants, auditors, and external assessors to deliver outcomes across a broad range of technical and compliance domains 

• Enthusiasm for the pace and breadth of a startup environment 

Why You Should Join MAKO

• Impact: Aviation is one of the hardest to abate industries, and its share of global emissions is only growing. Join our mission to improve the efficiency of the global fleet and save millions of tonnes of CO2 every year.

• Technology: Our technology leverages the drag-reducing properties of shark skin to make aircraft more efficient. You'll be exposed to expertise and developments in materials, photolithography, fluid dynamics, and scale manufacturing.

• Team: Our team focuses on achieving our mission. We live our values of lift over drag, active transparency, and changing the boundary conditions, and we welcome new team members who want to do the same. 

• Corporate Jet: We have (most of) a corporate jet. It won't fly, but it sure does look cool.

This is a rare chance to shape the entire IT and security function of a fast-moving startup at the frontier of materials science and aviation, with real ownership and real impact from day one. Bring your expertise, your curiosity, and your appetite for breadth, and help us change the boundary conditions. Apply today.