Cybersecurity Consultant

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Our WhyDatacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people's lives and help them to use the power of tech to innovate and grow.About the Role (Your Why)The Cybersecurity Consultant role is an oversight and trusted advisor role with a strong focus on planning and delivery of Managed Security Service where there are security related matters.
The role provides Security Governance, Security Advisory, Security Risk Management, Security Reporting and Security Awareness Training.Our office is based in Wellington (as above, client requirements mean this role can only be worked from Wellington).
We like to bring people together in person when we can, but we are mindful of the benefits of working from home for work/life balance.
We therefore leave it to you and the team you join to figure out what works best!
What You'll DoWork closely with the client CISO/vCISO in the delivery of the client cybersecurity strategy, including the planning and implementation of cybersecurity activities which improves the client's cybersecurity posture.Analysis of customer environments against IT security best practice or standards such as NZISM, ISO27001 or NIST and identification of appropriate measures that can be undertaken to achieve best practice and compliance.Provide security assurance of Datacom services delivered to clients.Develop technical information materials and workshops on information security trends, threats, good practices and control mechanisms as appropriate.Provide operational management oversight in the form of monthly reporting that spans across cyber security incidents, server patching, security enhancements and the management of elevated permissions.Participate in incident response as part of the clients CSIRT.Participate in risk management as part of the client's Risk Management team.Provide Operational Security support and function.Conduct Table Top exercises as required.Provide Vulnerability Management function.Providing cybersecurity advice to clients.Assist in the development and the delivery of the information security awareness training program for client and Datacom personnel, as required.Assist the clients in responding to internal and external audit assessments.What You'll BringAlong with your team, you will be considered the information security experts and as such their contribution to improving the information security of systems, providing input to ICT projects, assisting other security personnel, contributing to information security training and responding to information security incidents are a core aspect of their work.You will ideally possess the following skills, experience and attributes:Significant experience (5+ years) in an IT Security Management role with a particular focus on either the Operational, Policy or Risk & Assurance aspect.Experience within a large complex organisation is ideal for this role, as is any experience within a Managed Services provider as a Consultant.Strong knowledge of information security topics and an ability to provide advice for the information security steering committee, change management committee and other agency and inter-agency committees.Experience in conducting security risk assessments and multi year experience in risk management.A genuine passion for IT Security and maintaining an up to date security knowledge base comprising of a technical reference library, security advisories and alerts, information on information security trends and practices, and relevant laws, regulations, standards and guidelines.Strong technical background in networking, compute, cloud and general IT.Experience with using popular vulnerability scanning tools such as Rapid7, Qualys, Defender, etc.Why Join Us Here at Datacom?
Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand's largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services.
We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size.
It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few.
You'll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work.
You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.
We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand's largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.
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