Cybersecurity Manager

Tasman District Council - Te Kaunihera o te tai o Aorere; Richmond; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Health insurance

Relocation assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Tasman District Council in Richmond, New Zealand, seeks a senior cybersecurity leader to drive our digital security programme, strengthen risk management and influence secure technology and AI adoption.

You will provide expert guidance to senior leaders, embed secure-by-design practices across projects, cloud platforms and infrastructure, and translate complex concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in cybersecurity or equivalent industry experience.
• Ability to translate complex cybersecurity concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Experience influencing senior leadership and governance bodies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cybersecurity programme and governance for the Council.
• Embed secure-by-design principles across projects, cloud, and infrastructure.
• Advise senior leaders on risk, compliance and technology strategy.
• Coordinate incident response and security assurance activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Security governance

Risk management

Cloud security

Incident response

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualifications in cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

Vulnerability management

Secure-by-design tooling

Job description

• Lead the protection of Council's digital future
• Lead Council's cybersecurity strategy, governance and assurance capability.
• Use your expertise to build confidence, resilience and capability
• Base salary + benefits + health insurance + birthday leave

About the role

In this key role, you'll drive our cybersecurity programme, strengthen digital risk management, influence secure technology and AI adoption and provide expert advice to senior leaders. You'll ensure cybersecurity risks are understood, managed and embedded across Council's digital operations.

Based in Richmond, this role will work closely with senior leaders to strengthen cybersecurity capability, manage emerging risks and ensure Council maintains resilient and secure digital operations. Provide cybersecurity assurance across projects, cloud platforms, applications and infrastructure, influencing solution designs and promoting secure-by-design outcomes.

You will influence the secure adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled services, helping the Council balance innovation with appropriate risk management.

About you

You are comfortable working with technical specialists, project teams, managers and senior leaders, providing trusted advice that balances cybersecurity risk with business outcomes.

You will be a practical and experienced cybersecurity professional with relevant tertiary qualifications, or equivalent industry experience.

You will bring broad technical knowledge across areas such as identity and access management, cloud and network security, vulnerability management, incident response and security assurance, along with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, practical advice for technical and non-technical audiences.

Join us and make a lasting impact on the security and resilience of Council's digital future.

The perks

Climate and lifestyle are some of the major factors for people choosing to live and work in the Tasman District. If you love the great outdoors, the Tasman District is next to a stunning collection of national parks, along with plenty of other outdoor action, and has great wines, craft beer and food - the list of attractions is immense.

Our benefits package is unique - you customise it to your preferences to include a combination of extra leave, cash payout, health insurance and additional superannuation contributions. Alongside health insurance and a day off on your birthday too!

Relocation assistance may apply for the successful applicant if based outside the region.

At the Tasman District Council, you'll be part of an organisation that values:

• Meaningful work that directly impacts local communities
• A collaborative and supportive leadership team
• Professional development and career growth opportunities

Flexible working arrangements This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic cybersecurity leadership with meaningful public service, helping protect the systems and services relied upon by Tasman's communities.

For more information contact the People and Wellbeing Team on 03 543 7229.

Applications close 04 October 2026