Security Operations Specialist

Kōrero mō te tūranga About the role

What your days might look like:

• Delivering security expertise to projects BAU tasks and incident response youll get your hands on everything from vulnerability management to security approvals and investigations.
• Jumping into a variety of tools (think MS Sentinel Netskope CrowdStrike but if youve used similar were happy to cross-train).
• Creating and updating documentation running security awareness training and helping Contact stay ahead of threats.
• Working on exciting projects like the email gateway replacement vulnerability management and identity security enhancement.
• Being a trusted advisor helping teams across the business understand and manage risk and making sure security is baked into everything we do.

What makes this opportunity unique

• All-access pass: Youll work with every part of the business gaining exposure to a huge range of specialisms challenges and people.
• No two days the same: Forget sitting at a dashboard all day youll be hands-on solving real problems and learning as you go.
• Growth on your terms: Contact invests in your development if theres a tool or skill you want to master and its relevant to your role well support your training.
• Flexible working: Hybrid is the norm with the balance driven by what works for you and the team.

Qualifications :

Ko wai koe About you

Youre a team player a quick learner and someone who enjoys variety. Youre comfortable with ambiguity happy to pitch in on everything from the big projects to the basic stuff and you dont mind answering the odd dumb question. Youre curious resilient and ready to help Contact do security better every day.

Were looking for:

• Experience in Security Operations (SecOps) ideally 2-3 years
• Strong understanding of information security principles and practices.
• Integrity high personal and professional standards and the ability to communicate complex ideas simply.
• Experience with MS Sentinel Netskope CrowdStrike SIEM/SOAR environments or similar tools.
• Professional certifications (Security CISSP GIAC etc.).
• Broad IT security knowledge networks cloud APIs firewalls cryptography incident management.
• Familiarity with agile practices (Scrum Kanban Lean).

Additional Information :

The fine print

• This is a permanent opportunity thats being advertised until Tuesday 4 November.
• Wed ideally like someone based in Auckland or Wellington but this role can be fully remote and were open to applications from all over Aotearoa.
• Youll be joining a team that gets on well supports each other and loves a challenge.
• The role is broad youll need to be comfortable juggling priorities and sometimes learning on the fly.
• Theres not a lot of capacity for hand-holding so being able to hit the ground running is a plus.
• Youll report to our Chapter Lead Security & Network Ops with support from the wider team and regular check-ins.
• There are a bunch of perks to being a permanent Contact kaimahi. Along with great leadership teammates development and growth and progression opportunities youll enjoy flexible working free health insurance cover 4% KiwiSaver access to Contact Shares a Good to be Home annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing a trail-blazing parental leave policy discounts on Contact Energy products and more.

Ready to put your energy where it matters Apply now - we cant wait to see what youll bring to the team.

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko) we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical mental financial and emotional wellbeing including flexible working arrangements employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age stage background and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. Were not about box ticking so if you think you have what it takes but dont meet everything stated above please still get in touch. Wed love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time