Principal Security Consultant - Network and Infrastructure

CyberCX; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CyberCX seeks a skilled professional to lead complex cyber security projects and provide engineering expertise. You will evaluate client needs, drive project outcomes, and develop strong relationships while ensuring the best security solutions. Join an innovative team valuing diverse perspectives and supporting flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working environment

Fully subsidised health insurance

Laptop and mobile device provided

Birthday leave and Mental Wellness day

Corporate discounts on retail stores

Access to professional resources and events

Qualifications

• 7+ years in professional services, cyber security or tech industry preferred.
• Expert-level certifications with CyberCX's core technology partners.
• Experience in security architecture and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex cyber security projects.
• Evaluate and evolve clients' security strategies.
• Prepare high-quality project reporting for clients.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Cyber security fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Understanding of compliance frameworks

Job description

The work we do matters

We protect and defend our customers and communities by providing the most comprehensive range of cyber security professional services in the region.

With more than 1,400 team members across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US, we are a leading force in cyber security, offering services from strategy, GRC, managed security services, cloud security, digital forensics and cyber education.

If you’re ready to work with teammates that get you, a leader that supports you and customers that need you, then you’re ready for CyberCX.

How you will make an impact

Design, develop and undertake highly complex and sizable projects. Provide security integration and engineering expertise to customers. Provide assistance to the internal customer team to ensure solutions and project scopes meet client requirements and team capabilities.

Day to day you will:

• Lead the solutioning and delivery of highly complex and sizable cyber security projects aligned with the service catalogue
• Evaluate customers' needs, understand their business strategy, IT strategy and cyber security strategy, contribute to shaping and evolving these strategies, as well as contributing to their development and prioritisation of their enterprise security architecture and security roadmap.
• Lead and deliver on project outcomes and be a key escalation point for project work
• Work with our clients to assist them in identifying and effectively managing problems that can be solved through the value provided by the SI&E Practice
• Prepare and present high-quality comprehensive project reporting to clients
• Lead and deepen customer relationships, including strategic account planning, and development of key relationships to lead to follow-on work
• Demonstrate architectural leadership by proactively remaining abreast of enterprise security frameworks and methods, and innovations in the cyber security industry, to develop and evolve industry-leading services and solutions to CyberCX’s customers
• Provide subject matter expertise (including advice on project costs, design concepts, or design changes) to the Sales, Account Management and Marketing teams to support

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years’ experience in professional services, cyber security and/or technology industry is preferred, with experience in security integration and engineering
• Experience in architecture, design, implementation and integration of security, network and mobility solutions. Including cloud, endpoint, firewall, WAF, NAC, data centre, wireless, SD-WAN, internet connectivity, unified communications, and remote access
• Expert-level experience and certifications with CyberCX’s core technology partners
• Strong cyber security GRC fundamentals and broad knowledge across a range of compliance frameworks (NZ ISM, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, NIST, GDPR, etc.)
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with an ability to build credibility with senior leaders and internal working teams

Interested but don’t meet every item listed above? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align precisely, please still apply. You could be just the right person for this role and CyberCX.

This role requires full working rights in New Zealand

Great advantages for great people

The successful candidate will be offered a comprehensive salary package with access to great employee advantages such as:

• Flexible hybrid working environment, a blend of office and WFH as it suits you and your team
• Fully subsidised Southern Cross Health Insurance (Wellbeing 2 plan) for yourself and available discounts for dependants
• Tools of the trade. Laptop, mobile device, and plan
• Birthday leave (yes please!), Mental Wellness day, Volunteer leave and 20 weeks’ primary carer parental leave
• Corporate discounts on a huge variety of retail stores, health clubs and virtual gym classes through our partners
• Corporate memberships. Access resources, events, publications, and courses through groups such as CIS, CompTIA and Tech Women
• Plenty of CyberCX merch to choose from

Be yourself. We embrace diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Please let us know if you require support or adjustments to assist with your recruitment experience.

We take security seriously. We require all employees to complete background checks (including police and global sanction list checks) annually.

\Where appropriate, the CyberCX Talent Team will work with our preferred panel of agencies. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved process.