Type : Permanent Hours : Full time Location : Wellington Business Group : All of Government Services Delivery Branch : Digital Public Service Salary : Midpoint of the salary range is $169,950
Enjoy a collaborative & high-performance work culture serving the community.
An opportunity to drive a pivotal function within a growing team with significant influence in the Government security space.
About Us : We are seeking an Enterprise Security Assurance Consultant to join our growing Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) Security Assurance Team.
The cyber security team leads and influences security assurance and risk management practices across government, working with both ICT suppliers and government agencies.
We are strengthening, simplifying, optimising, and digitising to ensure that security practice across agencies and our partners is in place.
There is a lot of opportunity to bring your thought leadership and contribute to risk uplift and support our ever-evolving landscape.
About the Role : In this role you will bring senior / enterprise-level insights and views into our security certification and assurance program with the goal to help uplift the environment and provide modern and mature security capabilities across Government.
As the Enterprise Security Assurance Consultant, you will facilitate the full lifecycle of security certification of services to government, support process developments and rollouts of new processes, develop security assurance artefacts and recommendations utilising your security expertise, and ultimately support the maturation of the Aotearoa security landscape.
Key responsibilities will include :
Developing a strong understanding of GCDO security assurance model to ensure security practices are integrated into the organisation strategic and operational planning processes.
Provide senior level advice and guidance on enterprise level security to deliver current and future outcomes.
Champion cost effective and risk-based certification to best support government agencies in their security outcomes.
Provide quality assurance artefacts and assist with project scoping to ensure timely and effective completion of projects.
Review products, technologies and techniques to determine applicability government agency requirements, related to cyber security.
Provide robust and considered remediation advice that addresses security weakness and improves security outcomes.
Complete security assurance activities, such as security controls audits.
This appointment will be made dependent on relevant skills and experience to the role. You'll join an innovative team who are collaborative, supportive and well respected and where we celebrate our craft and connect with others in our field.
Let's talk about you! With your significant experience in a security role in the government sector or commercial environment you will naturally bring the following :
A high level of technical knowledge and experience in design and enterprise architecture including familiarity with industry best practice security standards and methodologies.
Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills.
Proven capacity to influence and motivate senior management and maintain effective relationships with multi-disciplinary staff and external suppliers.
High level of initiative, confident to deliver multiple outcomes simultaneously within specified timeframes.
Significant expertise in relation security governance frameworks, best practice, processes, assurance activities in a complex digital environment.
Familiarity of the NZ Government Protective Security Requirements (PSR) and New Zealand Information Security Assurance Manual (NZISM).
The ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance may be required.
What we offer : In return we offer exposure to government security assurance, with hands on, value driven work.
School holiday program subsidy (Permanent / FT over 6 months)
Discounted Health Insurance
Vision Care allowances
Training, along with leadership and talent development
Several professional networks, groups and teams.
We offer a collaborative and innovative culture where your perspective and ideas will be welcomed.
We want our people thrive within a culture of best practice, while being able to set and achieve goals and being encouraged to challenge the status quo.
Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory - this includes holding a valid work visa that covers the whole period of employment.
Applications close : 5pm, 21 October 2024 For more information please contact : ******
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