Cyber Resilience Operations Lead

DEFEND Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 3.5% on top of base salary

Health insurance

Mobile and broadband discounts

Hybrid work environment

Home office setup allowance

EAP services

Job summary

DEFEND Limited in Auckland seeks a Lifecycle Delivery Manager to lead security platform upgrades, migrations and lifecycle initiatives across government and enterprise environments. You’ll own release management and change governance, coordinating CABs and ensuring changes are planned, tested and delivered through to closeout.

Join a team building a cyber resilient world, with strong governance, NZISM compliance, vendor engagement and logging of risk.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives with governance.
• Experience in network security or similar environments.
• Strong communication translating technical concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead security platform upgrades, migrations, deployments and lifecycle initiatives across multiple environments during and after business hours
• Own release management and change governance, ensuring changes are planned, tested and delivered successfully through to closeout
• Manage CAB approvals, customer testing, communications and execution activities across complex stakeholder groups
• Drive lifecycle governance, including EOL/EOS planning, platform currency, CVE remediation and technical debt reduction
• Lead compliance activities, including NZISM assessments, remediation planning and risk management
• Manage vendor engagement, licensing, procurement and commercial activities supporting lifecycle delivery
• Build trusted relationships with customers, vendors and engineering teams while leading lifecycle escalations
• Support datacentre and field delivery activities including logistics, installations and deployments

Skills

Delivery governance

Release management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Vendor management

Job description

DEFEND Limited in Auckland seeks a Lifecycle Delivery Manager to lead security platform upgrades, migrations and lifecycle initiatives across government and enterprise environments. You’ll own release management and change governance, coordinating CABs and ensuring changes are planned, tested and delivered through to closeout.

Join a team building a cyber resilient world, with strong governance, NZISM compliance, vendor engagement and logging of risk.