Senior information security consultant - Urgent Hire
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
We are looking for a resourceful Senior information security consultant to join our awesome team at New Zealand Government in Wellington.
Growing your career as a Full Time Senior information security consultant is an amazing opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in leadership, critical thinking and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Senior information security consultant at New Zealand Government today!
Te whiwhinga mahi/The Opportunity
This is an exciting time for us as we look to implement and embed our new “Resilience and Assurance” operating and service delivery model. The new model intends to drive greater consistency, quality, and accountability for the services we deliver by putting more emphasis on “the way we deliver services”, and on lifting broader capability.
The Senior Information Security Consultant (Senior Consultant) provides support to the Manager Security Assurance in day-to-day management of the security assurance function in the Ministry. The Senior Consultant will apply their deep expertise of industry frameworks, standards, and best practice to drive uplift in information security management and assurance capability in way that is robust, sustainable and business focused.
Key responsibilities:
Collaborate with other information security consultants and ministry stakeholders for providing high quality information security assurance and consultancy services that enable business needs while ensuring compliance.
Assist in developing strategies to lift the Te Tāhū o te Ture 's collective cyber security capability through the establishment of robust training and awareness programmes and the development of supporting policies, standards, practices and guidance.
Perform scoping, budgeting, planning, and management of information security assurance work to meet security objectives and organisational goals.
Perform on-going security assurance activities such as security certification and accreditation (C&A), security testing and security advisories.
Collaborate with key stakeholders across Corporate & Digital Services (CDS) and the wider Te Tāhū o te Ture to foster a positive security culture and ensure a joined-up approach to security governance and assurance.
Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring reporting mechanisms for information.
Support the Security Assurance Manager in fulfilling Information Technology Security Manager (ITSM) accountabilities as defined in the NZISM with a key focus on security policy, risk management and assurance elements of the role.
Ensure closely aligned work across Resilience and Assurance Services and the Chief Digital Office to maximise opportunity and value delivery.
We invite you to be part of a team that is focussed on empowering people to succeed and delivering high quality consulting services that add real value to our customers by helping manage their cyber risk.
He pūkenga tou/Skills and Experience
To be successful in the role you will have:
Extensive experience in cyber security consultancy, risk and assurance and information security management
Excellent understanding of the information and technical security issues faced by large enterprise organisations and the security industry
Strong team player with demonstrable track record in sizing, scoping and resourcing risk and assurance projects
Fantastic attention to detail, time management, stakeholder management and multi-tasking capabilities
Proactive customer and business focussed approach
Understanding of Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori me onā tikanga
Ko wai mātou/ Who we are
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we are committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa.
The Security Assurance team is accountable for the Ministry's ICT and information security risk and assurance. We are part of the greater Resilience and Assurance Services (RAS) team. RAS maintain and assure protective security and privacy strategy, policy, guidelines and processes to ensure that protective security (including cyber security, physical security and personnel security) and privacy risk across Te Tāhū o te Ture is understood and managed appropriately.
We facilitate the security assurance processes to ensure that information security risks are identified and mitigated appropriately throughout the project lifecycle and operational processes. We also assist in maintaining security policies and processes and provide user awareness training on day-to-day activities to ensure everyone at the Ministry has access to information that allows them to perform their jobs safely.
In our security assurance team, we offer flexible working model (a hybrid work-from-office and work-from-home), focus on professional development of our people and ensure a good work-life balance.
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu / Why you will enjoy working here
Benefits:
Hybrid working environment (work from office/ work from home)
Online professional development portal and opportunities for specialised training and development
Contributions to prescriptions for glasses
Access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks, including Pacifica, Māori, Rainbow and Women's.
Free and confidential counselling sessions
Utu ā-tau/ Salary
Salary Range: The appointing salary for this role will be between $118,745 and $167,640 based on skills and experience.
Tono mai/How to Apply
To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.
Applications close on 17 April 2023, however we will be reviewing CV's as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.
If you have any questions, please contact View email address on jobs.institutedata.com
Benefits of working as a Senior information security consultant in Wellington:
● Learning opportunities
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package
● Remote Work opportunity
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