Security Practice Lead

NES Fircroft; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established energy company in New Zealand is seeking a Security Practice Lead to enhance operational security across the organization. The role involves coaching and mentoring a small team, implementing security tools, and representing security in cross-functional tasks. Candidates should have significant experience in engineering with a focus on security. This exciting position offers a chance to influence the future of energy in the region.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in infrastructure, network or systems engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years in security engineering or relevant analyst roles.

Responsibilities

• Providing coaching and mentoring and performance feedback to team members.
• Overseeing the implementation and tuning of relevant security tooling.
• Communicating complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Representing the security function in cross-functional meetings and governance.
• Identifying skill gaps through training and mentoring.
• Providing security input into project planning and change management.
• Implementing quality systems to support team structure and growth.

Skills

Security engineering

Infrastructure engineering

Network engineering

Coaching and mentoring

Performance feedback

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in computer science or technology

Tools

Security tooling

Job description

Overview

Security Practice Lead — New Plymouth or Wellington Based

This well-established energy company is on a journey to help Aotearoa meet its target of net zero emissions by 2050. They are busy, and in this dynamic role we are looking for an experienced Security Practice Lead to assist them with streamlining their operations further. This 6-month contract is responsible for leading and enabling the operational security function across their company. You will ensure that the security team is fully aligned with the company’s strategic goals and supports continuous improvement and maintains operational maturity across all security capabilities. Coming from a security background (engineering or analyst), you will also be responsible for fostering a high performing and collaborative team culture through coaching, governance and escalation support. Although you will not have any direct reports you will be responsible for the mentoring, coaching and overall operational excellence of a small team to improve overall performance. This will include supporting a security operations team across all capability pillars including Detect & Respond, Threat Intelligence and Security Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Providing coaching and mentoring and performance feedback to team members
• The overseeing of the implementation and tuning of relevant security tooling
• The effective communication of complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
• Representation of the security function in cross-functional meetings and governance forums
• The identifying of skill gaps through training and mentoring
• Providing security input into project planning and change management processes
• Implementing and maintaining quality systems and processes to support the structure, growth and agility of their team including the development of progress reports
• An ability to change and adapt to a rapidly changing environment and to be always looking and challenging around continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring

Energy, excitement and a real passion to work within this defining future sector in the energy industry. You will have a relevant tertiary qualification in computer science, technology or similar and have at least 5 years of experience in infrastructure, network or systems engineering while having at least 2 years within security engineering or relevant analyst roles.

How to Apply

This is a fantastic opportunity to join this energised team and company to be at the top of the energy future. We will only look at those with the current legal right to live and work in NZ. To apply for the above position please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter in full confidentiality or phone Bruce on 0212477311 for further information.