Senior Security Engineer

Kordia; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched superannuation up to 5%

Insurance benefits

Additional leave entitlements

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Kordia is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to take technical ownership of the cloud and security platforms behind our managed security services. This hands-on role focuses on Microsoft Azure, Sentinel, detection engineering, and incident response.

You’ll design and improve security capabilities, onboard customer data, and act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents. Join a team delivering secure, resilient and scalable security services across New Zealand and beyond.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cyber security operations, MDR, or SOC.
• Hands-on Azure cloud security engineering and architecture.
• Experience designing monitoring, detection and response capabilities.
• Strong customer consulting and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of EDR/XDR platforms; CrowdStrike desirable.
• Ability to lead incident response and escalation.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop Microsoft Azure and Sentinel security environments.
• Onboard customer data sources and telemetry into Sentinel.
• Develop detection content, analytics rules and playbooks.
• Provide advanced analysis during incidents and coordinate containment.
• Coach team members and contribute to standards and best practices.
• Contribute to solution design, pre-sales engagements and proposals.
• Deliver security consulting engagements to customers.

Skills

Cyber security operations

MDR / SOC experience

Security incident response

Cloud security engineering

Communication with customers

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

Microsoft security certifications (SC-200, AZ-500) advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Azure security

EDR/XDR platforms (CrowdStrike desirable)

Job description

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Kordia is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions. For more than 65 years, we’ve been helping keep New Zealanders and their businesses safe, connected, and prepared for the future. We work across New Zealand, Australia, and the Pacific, delivering mission-critical technology in cloud, cyber security, broadcasting, maritime communications, critical communications infrastructure, and more.

Ko tā mātou mahi – About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Security Engineer to take technical ownership of the cloud and security platforms behind Kordia’s managed security services.

This is a hands‑on senior role spanning Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Sentinel, detection engineering and incident response. You’ll design and improve security capabilities, lead the onboarding of customer data and integrations, and help ensure our platforms remain secure, resilient and scalable. You’ll also be a senior escalation point when complex security incidents require deeper technical expertise.

There’s a strong customer and commercial dimension too. You’ll contribute to consulting engagements, advise customers on strengthening their security maturity, and bring technical credibility to solution design and pre‑sales conversations. It’s an opportunity to combine deep engineering expertise with customer impact, technical leadership and the continued evolution of Kordia’s managed security services.

Ko tō mahi – What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Security Engineering Lead within Managed Services, you’ll provide specialist expertise across cloud engineering and cyber security. You’ll own and continuously improve key Microsoft security platforms while supporting incident response, customer engagements, service development and the growth of technical capability across the team.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Own and continuously improve Kordia’s Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Sentinel environments supporting our managed security services.
• Lead the onboarding of customer data sources and telemetry into Sentinel, including integrations, connectors and automation workflows.
• Develop detection content, analytics rules, threat hunting capabilities and response playbooks, improving quality through tuning, enrichment and automation.
• Provide advanced analysis and response to security incidents, acting as a senior escalation point and helping coordinate containment, eradication and recovery.
• Apply cloud engineering expertise to improve the security, resilience, visibility and performance of customer and managed environments.
• Deliver customer‑facing security consulting and advisory engagements, helping customers strengthen their security operations, maturity and risk management.
• Provide technical input into solution design, pre‑sales engagements, proposals and statements of work.
• Coach and share knowledge with other technical team members, contributing to standards, best practice and continuous capability development.

Nā tōu rourou – What you will bring

• Proven experience in cyber security operations, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), a Security Operations Centre (SOC), or a similar environment.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft security technologies, including Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, Azure security and endpoint security.
• Hands‑on Azure cloud engineering and architecture experience, including data onboarding, integrations and platform management.
• Experience designing security monitoring, detection and response capabilities and investigating complex cyber security incidents.
• Understanding of modern Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms. CrowdStrike experience is desirable.
• Strong customer consulting and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Commercial awareness and the judgement to balance customer outcomes, operational effectiveness and business objectives.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring and problem‑solving capability.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience. Microsoft security certifications such as SC-200 or AZ-500 are advantageous.

Nōu te rourou – Why Kordia?

Here, you’ll work on meaningful, real‑world cyber challenges, protecting organisation’s and critical services across New Zealand and beyond. Your expertise will directly influence how threats are detected, incidents are handled, and security services evolve.

We offer a competitive salary, matched superannuation up to 5%, insurance benefits, and additional leave entitlements. We also support flexible working, with a hybrid model that balances time in the office with working from home.

• matched superannuation up to 5%
• insurance benefits
• additional leave entitlements
• flexible working, with a hybrid model that balances time in the office with working from home

Our preference is for a Wellington‑based candidate, however we would consider strong applicants from Christchurch or Auckland.