Security Engineer (Contract)

Consult Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Consult Recruitment in Auckland is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join a growing cybersecurity team. You will help protect customer and internal environments by monitoring threats, investigating incidents, and delivering effective security solutions.

This hands-on role blends security operations, incident response, engineering, customer engagement and technical leadership, with opportunities to mentor teammates and contribute to audits and governance.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity or a related field.
• Strong experience with the Microsoft Security Stack, particularly Sentinel and Defender.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and log analysis.
• Good knowledge of networking, operating systems, systems administration and security technologies.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting customers and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Microsoft Security certifications such as SC-100, SC-300 or SC-400.
• Basic scripting skills using KQL, Python or PowerShell.
• Experience with Netskope, Mimecast, Qualys or Tenable would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events across customer and internal environments.
• Investigate security incidents and identify containment and remediation actions.
• Act as an escalation point for complex security alerts and incidents.
• Lead cybersecurity incident response activities.
• Deploy, configure and manage security tools.
• Onboard new customers to security services.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to customers and internal teams.
• Take part in customer meetings and provide updates on incidents and services.
• Mentor junior engineers and support the wider development of the team.
• Contribute to security audits, reviews, standards and controls.
• Provide technical support for proposals, RFPs and customer presentations.
• Participate in the on-call support roster.

Job description

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Consult Recruitment - Auckland, North Island

The role:

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join a growing cybersecurity team. You will help protect both customer and internal environments by monitoring threats, investigating security incidents, and delivering effective security solutions.

This is a hands-on role with a mix of security operations, incident response, engineering, customer engagement and technical leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts and events across customer and internal environments
• Investigate security incidents and identify containment and remediation actions
• Act as an escalation point for complex security alerts and incidents
• Lead cybersecurity incident response activities
• Deploy, configure and manage security tools
• Onboard new customers to security services
• Provide technical advice and guidance to customers and internal teams
• Take part in customer meetings and provide updates on incidents and services
• Mentor junior engineers and support the wider development of the team
• Contribute to security audits, reviews, standards and controls
• Provide technical support for proposals, RFPs and customer presentations
• Participate in the on-call support roster

About you

You will bring strong hands-on cybersecurity experience, along with the ability to investigate complex incidents and explain technical issues clearly to different audiences.

Ideally, you will have:

• Five or more years of experience in cybersecurity or a related field
• Strong experience with the Microsoft Security Stack, particularly Sentinel and Defender
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms and log analysis
• A solid understanding of cyber threats, vulnerabilities, attack methods and security frameworks
• Good knowledge of networking, operating systems, systems administration and security technologies
• Strong incident investigation, problem-solving and prioritisation skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Experience supporting customers and working with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Microsoft Security certifications such as SC-100, SC-300 or SC-400
• Basic scripting skills using KQL, Python or PowerShell
• Experience with Netskope, Mimecast, Qualys or Tenable would be an advantage.