Information Security Manager

At Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, our mission has always been to reinvent fast-food. We’re Australia’s only fast-food restaurant to be 100% clean, meaning there are no added preservatives, artificial flavours, added colours or unacceptable additives in our food. We’re incredibly proud of our amazing people, and the unique way we celebrate Mexican culture in everything we do.

Job Description Protect the systems behind every order, every restaurant, every day. Reporting to the Head of Technology Services, the Information Security Manager owns GYG's information security programme end to end — across our cloud-hosted ordering, loyalty and payment platforms, identity infrastructure and largely franchise-operated restaurant network.

This is a hands‑on role as much as it is a leadership one: you'll personally work across the tools to assess and lift GYG's security posture, lead a small team, and take the lead role in responding to security incidents and fraud risk across the business. The role carries a shared on‑call roster supporting critical systems.

What You'll Do

Develop, implement and maintain GYG's information security programme — policies, standards, procedures and guidelines — across corporate systems, cloud platforms, digital products and the restaurant/franchise network

Conduct regular risk and vulnerability assessments, maintaining a prioritised, business-contextualised view of risk

Work hands‑on across GYG's security tools and platforms — monitoring and operating firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus and cloud security tooling

Own GYG's digital fraud management programme, including monitoring, detection and response across digital and payment platforms

Build, tune and maintain detection and logging content directly in GYG's SIEM tooling

Lead cyber security incident response — detection, analysis, containment, eradication and recovery — including runbook maintenance and tabletop testing

Own the assessment and notification process for eligible data breaches under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, working with Legal

Manage GYG's annual PCI DSS assessment cycle and coordinate ongoing external penetration testing

Develop and deliver security awareness training, including phishing simulations and role‑specific education for engineering teams

Manage GYG's relationship with its managed security partner, and maintain third‑party security assessments in line with PCI DSS requirements

Lead and develop the Information Security team (1 direct report), working alongside them hands‑on

Drive the development of an AI‑informed security practice, including securing GYG's own AI systems and agents

What You'll Bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field

Proven experience in information security management — risk assessment, policy development, incident response and security operations

In‑depth knowledge of ACSC Essential Eight, ISO 27001 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Working knowledge of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme; familiarity with GDPR and PCI DSS v4.x

Hands‑on experience securing production workloads in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS), including IAM, encryption, logging and cloud security posture management

Practical experience with enterprise identity platforms (e.g. Microsoft Entra ID, Okta), including conditional access and privileged access management

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical risk into commercial terms for executive and franchise audiences

Excellent leadership and people management skills, with strong project management capability

Desirable: CISSP, CISM or CRISC certification; AWS security certification; experience in franchised, retail or multi‑site environments

What You'll Love

Join one of Australia's fastest‑growing restaurant companies

Real career growth in a Technology function that’s investing heavily in its capability

Annual short‑term incentive scheme

GYG restricted shares, earned each year through our long‑term incentive scheme

Up to 5 weeks of annual leave each year (ask us how)

Paid parental leave

A vibrant Surry Hills office, a short walk from Central Station

Hybrid work environment: 4 days in office, 1 day WFH

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