Cyber Security Advisor

Our purpose

Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.

Our team

We help our clients navigate and take control of digital disruption for their businesses and customers. The Cybersecurity team employ thought leaders who understand business technology and threat landscape and can apply their knowledge, creativity and expertise to provide solutions and deliver strategies to help make organisations and communities online a better and safer place. This is an exciting time of growth, and our driven team need to grow to meet the increased demand and activity.

About the Role

The Cybersecurity Advisor will be a member of our New Zealand Cybersecurity Advisory Practice located in Christchurch and will work with the Unified Security team to design, deploy and deliver a growing portfolio of Security solutions. The successful applicant will have the opportunity work with and learn from a wide range of skilled peers.

Due to the nature of this particular role - You MUST be either a New Zealand Citizen/Resident/Relevant Work Visa and/or have the ability to clear additional security clearance (Five Years in Five Eyes). While we can only consider those who meet these requirements for this role we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers page for any other roles of interest.

What you’ll do

• Project tasks - Security platform component deployment and configuration, security policy design, configuration, and deployment, handover to operational teams.
• Operational support of customer’s security environments.
• Input to Statements of Work (SOW)
• Maintain security domain knowledge
• Maintain industry knowledge of relevance to the Cybersecurity Advisory Practice
• Relationship maintenance - across the Datacom Advisory Practice, Security Operations Centre, Modern Workplace, Cloud Platform Services, and vendor and customer teams.
• Stay abreast of industry changes (technology, legislation, compliance)

What you’ll bring

• A keen interest in Cybersecurity with proven knowledge or certifications achieved.
• A minimum of 2-4 years IT experience
• Experience with various security monitoring tools and associated solutions such as Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Sentinel, and Azure AD.

• Good understanding of: Microsoft Windows for Desktop and Server, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Endpoint Detection and Response, Vulnerability assessment, Antivirus & Malware analysis, Information Protection CASB, Proxy, SIEM, Data loss Prevention, Networking, and application firewall solutions.
• Good communications skills, both written and verbal
• Process understanding and Process Improvement mindset
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field, or a combination of education and experience is essential.

• Ability to grasp new security technology concepts quickly and assist others in understanding them as well.
• Industry recognised security certification would be advantageous.

Please apply online. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

The Finer Details

We have over 6,200 people across our global offices, and generate an annual revenue of over $1.2 billion, this makes us one of Australasia’s largest professional IT services companies. We have extensive expertise in operating data centres, providing IT services, software engineering and application management, as well as payroll and customer service design and operations. With this comes a long list of significant clients. Datacom is committed to hiring, developing and promoting the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are local at heart, yet world-class in capability.

We’ll provide you with the support you need to help develop your career.

You’ll work with people from diverse background and industries to solve important problems.

Our benefits include:

Access to online learning and career planning tools to help you develop and grow

90% of our employees enjoy flexible working arrangements

13 Weeks paid parental leave

Non-Contributory Health Insurance

Income Protection Insurance

Life and Trauma Insurance

20 Days annual leave

Various staff discounts