Cybersecurity Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 113,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working policy

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing days

Health insurance (Unimed) for employee

Annual health checks and flu vaccine

Annual leave purchase option

Discounts at local businesses

Job summary

Hamilton City Council is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer to join the Digital Services team. The role focuses on security by design, supporting the cyber roadmap, handling incidents and risk management with cross-functional collaboration across Cloud, Network, and Service Desk.

You will influence cyber strategy, manage security standards, and contribute to improving the organisation's security posture while working in an established Agile team across multiple business units.

Qualifications

• Relevant certifications preferred (CISSP, CISM, CEH, ISO Auditor, GIAC).
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices and tools.
• Experience with cyber security defense across People, Process and Technology.
• Familiarity with security frameworks.
• Ability to perform security assessments and vulnerability analysis.
• Understanding of cloud security and virtualization technologies.
• Hands-on experience with security tools.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or a related field.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining security controls.
• Proven track record of identifying and mitigating security risks.
• Ability to champion our Cyber and Risk Function within Digital Services and across the organisation.
• Ability to handle the pressure of multiple deadlines.
• Value the development and maintenance of cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Work in agile ways in both the Cyber team and cross functionally with other teams.

Responsibilities

• Support our cyber roadmap and deliver initiatives.
• Handle cybersecurity incidents and risk management.
• Influence the cyber strategy and implement security standards.
• Fulfil systems administration responsibilities within the Cyber team.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Network, and Service Desk teams.
• Lift the cybersecurity posture across business units and infrastructure.

Skills

Security certifications

Cybersecurity principles

Security defense

Security frameworks

Vulnerability analysis

Cloud security

Virtualization technologies

Security tools

Security controls

Risk mitigation

Policy development

Agile collaboration

Tools

Security tools

Job description

This position sits within the Digital Services division of the People, Performance and Culture group. The purpose of this group is to enable Hamilton City Council to become a leading, community-focused council by helping teams prioritise important work, ensuring they have the right systems, processes, and tools, and improving the way they work.

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced, collaborative, hands on security by design minded Cybersecurity Engineer to join our agile Digital Services Team.

Your day will be a mix of operational, tactical and strategic activities, supporting our cyber roadmap. From helping to deliver initiatives, to handling cybersecurity incidents and risk management. You will be able to influence the cyber strategy, be responsible for systems administration, and help to implement cyber security standards.

You will be an integral part of the Cyber team and work cross functionally with the wider Digital Services team including Cloud and Network, Application Platform teams, Service Desk and the wider organisation.

You will become part of an establishedagile team that is focused on a mixture of tactical and strategic activities to lift the cybersecurity posture across a wide range of business units and underpinning infrastructure.

Qualifications

Oo puumanawa me oo wheako | Your skills and experience

• Relevant certifications like CISSP, CISM, CEH, ISO Auditor, or GIAC are preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, practices andtools.
• Experience with cyber security defense across People, Process and Technology.
• Familiarity with security frameworks.
• Ability to perform security assessments and vulnerability analysis.
• Understanding of cloud security and virtualization technologies.
• Hands-on experience with security tools.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or a related field.
• Experience in implementing and maintaining security controls.
• Proven track record of identifying and mitigating security risks.
• Able to champion our Cyber and Risk Function within Digital Services and across the organisation.
• Able to handle the pressure of multiple deadlines.
• Value the development and maintenance of cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Work in agile ways in both the Cyber team and cross functionally with other teams.

Additional Information

He aha te wariu o te utu kaimahi? | What’s the salary?

This role offers a salary range of $113,178.35 to $159,781.20 per annum, with the starting salary dependent on the skills, experience, and qualifications of the successful candidate.

• Flexible by choice; an award-winning flexible working policy.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Two Wellbeing days per year.
• Free health insurance through Unimed including hospital/surgery grade cover and discounted. membership rates for family members.
• Free annual health checks and flu vaccination.
• Ability to purchase additional annual leave.
• Discounted purchases from local businesses; gym memberships, cafes, dentists, hairdressers and many more.

Applications close on the: 6/10/2026

Note: We will be shortlistingas we receive applications.

Council is committed to honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi through its relationship with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.

All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. View more information about these checks, our commitment to the Privacy act and details for international applicants by clicking here

It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.

As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) – we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.

This role is being sourced directly. If/where Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, we will seek this support from our panel of selected agencies. Hamilton City Council will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any commissions, fees or other payments related to unsolicited contact.