Cyber Analyst

Kia Ora

We’re going places. Are you?

If life’s a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture – where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

Reporting to the Head of ICT Security, and working closely with the Cyber Security Operations Manager, the Cyber Analyst will monitor and investigate events, manage incidents and take part in incident response, manage remediations, and educate/guide staff across KiwiRail. The Cyber Analyst may also assist with cybersecurity assurance and in the development of policies, standards, frameworks and processes.

The Cyber Security team’s purpose is minimise KiwiRail’s cyber security risks and employs an open and collaborative approach with internal stakeholders.

What you’ll do

• Managing cyber security incidents, and liaising with internal and external teams around these
• Monitor and investigate anomalous events, and liaising with internal and external teams around these
• Managing the remediation of cyber security vulnerabilities and enhancements to cyber security tools
• Implement and enhance the automation of repetitive manual tasks and activities – as part of wider continuous improvement efforts
• Engage with people across KiwiRail

• Contribute to the development and delivery of cyber security awareness and training
• Report writing, conducting assessments and submitting recommendations

What you’ll need

• 2+ years proven experience in Cyber Security or related field (such as network or system administration, and even software development)
• Experience and familiarity with IT security standards
• Awareness, ideally experience, with some or all of AlienVault, Trend Micro, Cyber Ark, Proofpoint, FortiSOAR, FortiAnalyser, or equivalents.
• Experience with powershell or python or similar scripting languages
• Experience doing data analysis to find and explain anomalies
• A customer-centric mindset and good communications skills

What you’ll get

• Excellent salary package
• Discounted health insurance for you and the whanau
• A fantastic team culture
• A diverse, energetic workplace
• Ongoing training and development

Why KiwiRail?

KiwiRail is shaping New Zealand for good, delivering significant economic, social and environmental benefits. Through moving more freight on to rail, we are reducing carbon emissions and road maintenance costs, easing congestion in cities, and making roads safer. Our purpose ‘Stronger Connections, Better New Zealand’ speaks to what our people, our customers, our stakeholders and the Government need. Connected to our customers and the future needs of their businesses. Connected to the communities we serve and operate in. Connected to each other, for the good of the country.

Our people are everything. That’s why KiwiRail is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel valued, respected, and have equal opportunity to succeed. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, personalities, ethnicities, abilities, and cultures.

If you’re ready to go places, we’re ready when you are.

Position Description:  Cyber-Analyst