Cyber Defense Specialist – SIEM/EDR & SOAR (Hybrid, NZ)

Bank of New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

6 weeks annual leave

Modern offices

Job summary

Bank of New Zealand in Auckland offers a hybrid cyber defence role focusing on detection engineering and threat intelligence. You will create and tune SIEM/EDR detection rules, model threats, and automate response playbooks while integrating logs across SIEM and SOAR.

The team collaborates across security operations, threat intel, incident response, and security engineering. The role suits someone who thrives in high-stakes settings and wants to work with cutting-edge cyber capabilities in a

Qualifications

• Experience creating and tuning SIEM/EDR detection rules.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM/EDR platforms and tooling.
• Ability to develop automation playbooks for cyber workflows.
• Experience integrating logs with SIEM and SOAR for automation.

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize detection rules in SIEM/EDR.
• Perform threat modelling to identify attack vectors.
• Develop and fine-tune correlation rules and automation playbooks.
• Ensure seamless integration of logs with SIEM and SOAR.
• Develop, refine, and maintain SIEM and SOAR tooling, including processes, workflows, alerts, dashboards, and reports.

Skills

SIEM rule creation

Threat modelling

Automation playbooks

Log correlation

EDR expertise

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR tooling

Log management

Job description

Bank of New Zealand in Auckland offers a hybrid cyber defence role focusing on detection engineering and threat intelligence. You will create and tune SIEM/EDR detection rules, model threats, and automate response playbooks while integrating logs across SIEM and SOAR.

The team collaborates across security operations, threat intel, incident response, and security engineering. The role suits someone who thrives in high-stakes settings and wants to work with cutting-edge cyber capabilities in a