Security Engineer: Azure, SIEM & ISO 27001

DLA Piper LLP; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper NZ in Auckland seeks a hands-on Security Engineer to own how security is engineered, operated, and improved across endpoint, identity, cloud and network domains. You will lead security detection, response and risk-informed engineering with ISO 27001 alignment.

Working with internal IT teams and external providers, you will embed security into day-to-day operations, delivering auditable controls and clear visibility of risk and control effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years’ experience in security engineering or security operations.
• Hands-on with EDR, IAM, logging/SIEM, and cloud security.
• Experience in Microsoft and Azure environments.
• Experience in ISO 27001-aligned environments.
• Proven incident response and investigation capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across endpoints, identity, cloud, and networks.
• Own security monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure operational efficacy.
• Lead security incident response including triage, root-cause analysis, remediation.
• Operate vulnerability management processes and track remediation.
• Implement ISO 27001-aligned controls with audit evidence.
• Provide security insights, reporting, and risk visibility to Head of IT.
• Act as trusted security advisor translating risk into actionable guidance.

Skills

EDR tooling

IAM

Logging/SIEM

Cloud security

Azure

Incident response

Job description

DLA Piper NZ in Auckland seeks a hands-on Security Engineer to own how security is engineered, operated, and improved across endpoint, identity, cloud and network domains. You will lead security detection, response and risk-informed engineering with ISO 27001 alignment.

Working with internal IT teams and external providers, you will embed security into day-to-day operations, delivering auditable controls and clear visibility of risk and control effectiveness.