Associate Cybersecurity Consultant

Our Why 

Datacom 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 Associate Cybersecurity Consultant role is a trusted advisor role with a strong focus on planning and delivery of Managed Security Service where there are security related matters. This function of this role is to ensure the effective design, transition, delivery, and continual improvement of IT security services that meet business needs, aligning with organisational objectives, service levels, and best practices. This role applies competencies that allow you to manage services end-to-end, drive customer satisfaction, and minimise potential disruption. Our office is based in 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! 

This is a Hybrid Wellington based role meaning the successful candidate must be based in the Wellington region.

What You’ll Do

• Work closely with the client CISO/vCISO/ISM in the delivery of the client cybersecurity strategy, including supporting 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.
• Assist with the development of technical information materials and participate 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 cybersecurity incidents, server patching, security enhancements and the management of elevated permissions etc
• Participate in incident response as part of the clients CSIRT.
• Participate in risk management activities as part of the client’s Risk Management team.
• Provide Operational Security support and function, where required.
• Participate in Tabletop exercises where required.
• Oversight or involvement in the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle.
• 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 Bring

Your 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 your work. Along with your team, you will be considered the information security experts.

You will ideally possess the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Proven years of experience in an IT Security or Cybersecurity role
• At least 5+ years of experience in general IT
• Technical background in security/networking, compute, cloud and general IT is advantageous
• Experience with using popular vulnerability scanning tools such as Microsoft Defender, Rapid7, Qualys, Tenable, etc.
• Experience within a complex organisation is beneficial 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 is beneficial.
• A genuine passion for Cyber/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.

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.