EIS Developer

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand's cyber defence. We fulfil the cyber security responsibilities of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, to detect and disrupt high-impact cyber threats for nationally significant organisations.

Why work for us

Alongside getting to work with other talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:

• Medical insurance and vision care packages
• Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
• Generous leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick leave and parental leave
• Childcare allowance for your pre-schoolers
• Onsite free gym
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the Intelligence Community (IC)

The role

The Enterprise Information Security Group (EISG) within the NCSC is seeking a talented and motivated individual to become an EIS Developer to work within the NZIC Information Security Operations Centre (ISOC).

EISG is responsible for managing and reducing risk within the information security enterprise of the New Zealand Intelligence Community, protecting some of New Zealand's most critical information.

While the Developer sits in a small team, this team blends well together and works hard to build, maintain and enhance EISG infrastructure. In this role, you are expected to be an expert in system engineering, as well as specialising in SOC tools and infrastructure.

The appointment range for this position is $120,359 - $128,383.

Key responsibilities

• Research and Development
• Operational Delivery
• Relationship Management
• Documentation
• Strategy Development and Implementation

Developer's cover three different specific disciplines, with some cross-over between them. However, this vacancy is specifically for the Developer discipline, as outlined below:

• Experience working as a cyber-incident responder or SOC analyst
• Experience with and understanding of operating systems Unix/Linux and Windows
• Experience with both cloud and on-prem security tools (security monitoring, log analysis & forensic tools)
• Experience with both Linux and Windows administration
• Experience with cloud platforms e.g. Azure, AWS
• Experience with DevOps processes and tools e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Git

Developer

• Experience with integrating different systems together, including by API
• Experience with DevOps processes and tools e.g. CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Git, Pipelines
• Intermediate to senior level understanding of at least two common languages e.g. Python, Java, C, C++, C# etc
• Experience designing, developing and deploying web applications using modern technologies and frameworks (e.g. React, Angular) to deliver user-friendly solutions.

Who we're looking for

The right candidate will be passionate about tackling complex challenges and finding innovative solutions, with a proactive and enthusiastic approach to problem-solving. You will be comfortable and eager to learn new technologies as required, demonstrating flexibility and a continuous learning mindset.

You will ideally have a minimum of 3 years' experience within one of the three disciplines (or across), to succeed in this position.

Please still apply if you don't meet all of the criteria Attitude, aptitude and willingness to learn are most important to us.

Before you apply

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must:

• Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years
  OR
  Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years
• Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
  • Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15-year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

Salary Band I $120,358 (90%) - $153,791 (115%)
Midpoint of the salary range (100%) reflects full competence in the role.

Closes on 02 Apr 2025 23:59

Work type(s): Permanent full-time

Job level(s): Experienced

Expertise: Information Technology, Security & Intelligence