Security Advisor: Risk, Controls & Cross‑Team Impact

Contact Energy Ltd; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Health insurance

KiwiSaver boost

Parental leave policy

Job summary

Contact Energy Ltd is expanding its Security and Infrastructure team with a Security Specialist role that connects security practices to Trading and Corporate platforms in Aotearoa-New Zealand. You will assess risk, shape controls and keep critical work moving while balancing business needs.

You’ll translate technical risk into business language, collaborate across squads, and contribute to the security chapter. Flexible working and ongoing professional growth are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Solid technical foundation with experience in information security and risk management.
• 3–5 years’ experience in ICT domain including information security, risk management or audit.
• Applied information-security experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Broad security knowledge with ability to translate risk into pragmatic action.
• Strong communication and consulting skills; high integrity and self-management.

Responsibilities

• Understand security risk across Trading and Corporate domains and shape practical controls.
• Translate technical risk into plain business language and guide squads accordingly.
• Support major platform upgrades and new technology initiatives with security context.
• Contribute to the wider security chapter and own a area of capability.

Skills

Security adviser

Information security

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communications

Job description

Contact Energy Ltd is expanding its Security and Infrastructure team with a Security Specialist role that connects security practices to Trading and Corporate platforms in Aotearoa-New Zealand. You will assess risk, shape controls and keep critical work moving while balancing business needs.

You’ll translate technical risk into business language, collaborate across squads, and contribute to the security chapter. Flexible working and ongoing professional growth are encouraged.