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The role

Upper Echelon has an opportunity for a pragmatic and driven engineer to join a Kiwi multinational enterprise as the IT & Security Engineer. You will play a crucial part in contributing to the IT services needed to execute excellent work, implement sound security practises, satisfy our contractual and compliance duties, and secure both our own and our customer's data. As a key player, you'll take a proactive approach, bring your problem-solving skills to the fore, and customer-centric mindset to the business, and the client above all.

Responsibilities

As the IT & Security Engineer, you’ll be responsible for:

• Driving the upkeep of practical information security procedures to support the successful and efficient management of infrastructure, network, and IT services.
• Put in place tools for network analysis, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Monitoring both internal and external security platforms, looking into alarms generated by those platforms, and, if necessary, undertaking root cause investigation.
• Using a continuous improvement methodology to manage access, security configuration, network security policy, backup and disaster recovery procedures, on IT security platforms
• Establishing and maintaining a zero-trust security framework for use by remote workers, WFH devices, internal networks, and production systems.
• Assuring a uniform privacy and data security posture across the company’s corporate IT and worldwide production infrastructure, working with the CISO, CTO, and DevOps engineers.
• Maintain procedures for ensuring information security compliance, including system audits, reporting requirements, and internal and external penetration tests.
• Liaising with vendors to implement security solutions.
• Collaborating with the sales, support, and success teams to address inquiries from clients and potential clients on our information security procedures.
• Documentation … or it didn't happen.

 
What you’ll bring 

• Experience in managing modern IT environments; hybrid cloud infrastructure, remote personnel, and a Microsoft Windows-based IT network.
• Hands-on experience with cloud solutions such as Microsoft 365, Google, Azure, and AWS.
• Knowledge of cloud monitoring tools like DataDog, incident management systems like PagerDuty, and SIEM technology like Microsoft Sentinel.
• Working knowledge of MDM tools like Intune for controlling business IT devices.
• Good knowledge of core cyber security concepts and best practices including IAM, logging and monitoring, infrastructure/cloud security, vulnerability management, infrastructure as code, and security by design. Experience with the use of ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, NZISM, CIS, GDPR or other standards and frameworks

 The company

With a passionate for growth and innovation, this company's product is in high demand. They are internationally recognised with headquarters in Wellington, and offices in the UK and Canada.

Human interaction remains the foundation of successful learning. By fusing that philosophy with the most recent e-learning technology, this company is quickly emerging as the go-to option for commercial training providers around the globe.

The creation of their powerful training management tool has allowed their clients to save time, increase revenue, and improve the way their training is delivered. Now serving clients in more than 70 countries and handling over $1 billion in transactions since its inception.

Your new team is made up of talented individuals from all around the world who are welcoming, diverse, and supportive, making one of the best things about this company - its people.
 
The Perks

• Growth and career opportunities with a strong record of internal promotions
• Flexible and hybrid working environment
• A purpose-built new office on the Petone waterfront – opening soon!
• The standard benefits you'd expect from a quality tech business (free soda, flash coffee machine, fresh fruit, and on-site massages).
• Access to Perkbox employee benefits platform, Employee Assistance Program and free flu jabs

How to apply

Apply now by hitting the APPLY button or contact Kizzy Sullivan on 021 090 13848 or Richard Alexander on 021 222 2082 with any questions.

Please only apply if you have the legal right to work in New Zealand.


This organisation actively promotes the importance and value of an inclusive and diverse workforce, including the Rainbow Community, and on being a family-friendly and supportive workplace.


If this opportunity isn’t the right fit for you, feel free to get in touch with us to discuss other options!