Hybrid: Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

DEFEND Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kiwisaver 3.5% on top of base salary

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Mobile and Broadband discounts

Flexible, hybrid work environment

Home office allowance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

DEFEND Limited seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst to lead advanced investigations and exposure management across multiple environments, including AI and cloud. You will assess vulnerabilities, manage risk, and report findings to stakeholders, while supporting BAU operations and on‑call coverage.

This role emphasises growth in emerging security technologies and hybrid work arrangements. The successful candidate will bring strong analysis skills, experience with SIEM/EDR, and a

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on exposure management or vulnerability management experience.
• Strong background in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, or incident response.
• Proven ability to investigate complex security events and document findings.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced investigations across endpoint, identity, cloud, network, application, and AI environments.
• Assess vulnerability and exposure data to identify material risk and support remediation prioritisation.
• Perform risk assessments for critical and zero‑day vulnerabilities, documenting findings and supporting risk exception processes.
• Support the operationalisation of emerging Cyber Defence capabilities across AI security, cloud security, runtime security, asset security, and exposure management.
• Own and develop technologies and services after they transition to business‑as‑usual (BAU) operations.
• Produce clear customer and stakeholder reporting covering incidents, vulnerabilities, exposure, risk, and recommended actions.
• Participate in the 24/7 on‑call.

Skills

Exposure Management

Attack Surface Management

Vulnerability Management

Cybersecurity operations

Threat detection

Incident response

SIEM

EDR

Risk assessment

Documentation

Job description

DEFEND Limited seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Operations Analyst to lead advanced investigations and exposure management across multiple environments, including AI and cloud. You will assess vulnerabilities, manage risk, and report findings to stakeholders, while supporting BAU operations and on‑call coverage.

This role emphasises growth in emerging security technologies and hybrid work arrangements. The successful candidate will bring strong analysis skills, experience with SIEM/EDR, and a