Information Technology Security Manager

ACC; Wellington; On-site; NZD 148,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation

Life and income protection insurance

Job summary

ACC Wellington is seeking an Information Technology Security Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership for our cyber security capability, guiding a skilled team across security engineering, operations and governance. This role will influence strategic security outcomes and partner across technology and the business to keep New Zealanders safe through protecting ACC's services.

The appointing salary is $148,063 to $178,978 based on experience, with ACC offering a comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading cyber security, security operations, or information security teams.
• Strong leadership with mentoring and developing high-performing teams.
• Hands-on cyber security expertise across incident response, threat detection, and cloud security.
• Ability to influence across technical and business stakeholders.
• New Zealand work rights required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cyber security, security operations, and security engineering teams.
• Influence strategic security outcomes and governance.
• Collaborate with technology and business stakeholders.
• Drive measurable risk reduction and operational excellence.

Skills

Cyber security leadership

Incident response

Threat detection

Cloud security

Security architecture

Job description

Permanent | Wellington

About us | Mō mɔtō

ACC is a trusted and high-performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future.

You can find more about ACC and the work we do at www.acc.co.nz

About the role | Mō te tūɹanga mahi

As the Information Technology Security Manager, you will provide hands-on technical leadership and people leadership for ACC's cyber security capability. This is a unique opportunity to lead a skilled team responsible for reducing cyber risk through security engineering, security operations, and pragmatic governance. You'll influence strategic security outcomes, partner across technology and the business, and help ensure ACC continues to deliver trusted services that support New Zealanders. Through your leadership, you'll contribute to keeping Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between by protecting the systems and information that enable ACC's services.

The appointing salary for this role is $148,063 to $178,978 based on experience.

• ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

This role has a higher in-office attendance expectation than ACC's standard hybrid working arrangements.

About you | Mɔ

You will bring:

• Proven experience leading cyber security, security operations, security engineering, or information security teams.
• Strong leadership capability with a passion for mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
• Hands-on cyber security expertise across areas such as incident response, threat detection, identity and access management, cloud security, and security architecture.
• The ability to influence, collaborate, and build trusted relationships across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a focus on measurable outcomes, risk reduction, and operational excellence.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex cyber security concepts into clear business language.
• Demonstrated resilience, sound judgement, and professionalism when operating in complex environments.
• Experience leading through change while fostering an engaged, inclusive, and accountable team culture.
• You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.