Cyber Security Partner (Governance, Risk & Compliance)

Job Description

Do yourself a power of good

Want to work somewhere where you are doing good for the world, your community and yourself at the same time?

Whatever your role at Vector, we’ll stretch you to find solutions for some of the world’s biggest challenges. And they don’t get much bigger than redesigning our energy future for a world of EV’s and home solar generation to help mitigate the impacts of climate change.

If you want to do a power of good for yourself and the world, consider a career at Vector.

The role

The cyber security governance, risk and compliance team support Vector’s business units and leadership team to understand cyber security risks and compliance obligations, enabling informed and timely decision making. The team is made up of experts in governance, risk and compliance for cyber and information security operating across a diverse environment including cloud, data and operational technology.

As a technical risk and compliance expert, the Cyber Security Governance, Risk and Compliance Partner will lead risk assessment activities for product and platform development teams, ensuring they meet Vector’s compliance and cyber security requirements. Work with teams to ensure appropriate security control design is considered as part of high-level architectural reviews and completion of third-party compliance assessments.

You can look forward to significant variety in your day-to-day, giving you exposure to the many facets of cyber security and a sound foundation upon which to continue building your career.

This role can work flexibly out of our Auckland or Wellington offices, as well as the option to work up to 2 days from home each week.

Who are we looking for?

• We’re open-minded about your current experience, but anticipate you’ll have 2-3 years’ experience in cyber security governance, operational risk management, compliance or audit
• Tertiary qualification in a field related to Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Security or Cyber Security; or Information security related certification such as CISSP or CRISC
• You’ll be familiar with information security industry frameworks and compliance standards, such as NIST CSF, SOC 2 and ISO 27001
• You’ll have knowledge/experience of securing network technologies, client and server operating systems, and/or in documenting risk and compliance activities and scoping technical security assessments
• Experience with cloud, eg AWS, is advantageous; as is industrial control system (ICS) security experience
• You’ll have strong interpersonal and communication skills, including presenting, preparing formal reports and contributing to our awareness training programme
• You’ll demonstrate an ability to develop security standards and guidelines based on best practices and industry standards

Why us?

Whether it’s the opportunity to work on challenges on a truly global scale in collaboration with leading technology firms, or to build a legacy for Auckland and New Zealand through your work; or perhaps to work in an innovative and transformative sector, or our commitment to supporting your development, there’s a myriad of reasons to choose a career with Vector.

Find out more about working with us here.

We also offer:

• A fun, flexible and stimulating work environment, full of interesting work being done by smart and innovative people
• Flexibility, including the choice of working from home a couple of days a week, and flexible start and finish times so you can balance work and life
• Health and wellbeing support
• Great benefits that reflect the importance of family

Apply

Applications close on Wednesday 25 September; however, interviews will be held as applications are received, so apply today!

Vector engages a workforce made up of people and teams with diverse skills, values, backgrounds and experiences. We respect and value people who are different from each other, including gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, race and religion.  We are proud of what we have achieved so far:

• First corporate Living Wage Accredited employer
• First Accessibility Tick employer 
• Rainbow Tick accredited
• Winner of three gongs at the 2019 Diversity Awards NZ, including the Supreme Award in 2019 and 2020. 

If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please do get in touch with us on 09 213 0268.