Senior Information Security Advisor

4 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Role Type**: Permanent full-time
**Location**: Wellington
**Salary Band**: $109,786 to $147,080 depending on skills and experience
Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
We are looking for an Information Technology Senior Security Advisor (ITSSA) to join our growing information security team. This role sits within our Security & Privacy Directorate under the Corporate Services Branch. We are looking for someone with a good level of demonstrable experience in Information Security.
You will focus on carrying out security risk assessments and other certification and assurance activities on a range of projects and initiatives being delivered throughout the Ministry ensuring appropriate information security measures are in place. You will work with the IT Security Manager (ITSM) to develop and improve the C&A process so that it continues to support the Ministry's needs.
You will also support and assist the Information Security Advisors and Analysts within the team as well as developing and delivering staff security education and awareness, responding to information security incidents, staff requests and queries, and supporting our detection and response capability.
Mōu - About You
To be successful in this role, you will have a strong background and experience in information security and system assurance practices. You will need to be agile, adaptable and quick to pick things up. We need you to have a can-do attitude, be a team player, strong on systems and processes, pragmatic and able to deal with ambiguity. You will also be customer centric with great communication skills and enjoy working as part of a fun and dynamic team.
It would be beneficial if you hold a recognised Information Security certification such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA, but this is not essential.
Carrying out certification activities as part of MPI's wider Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process will include:

- Working with business and system owners to understand what risks their system may pose and how these may be managed or mitigated.
- Reviewing supporting documentation to ensure it is complete and correct.
- Advising on any changes to risk or threat profiles and making recommendations on remedial activities to manage any changes.
- Support the continuous development of internal C&A processes as well as supporting information security advisors and analysts.
- Support key organisational information security practices (such as Detect and Respond, Endpoint Security Enhancements and Secure by Design,)
- Monitor and provide advice on local and global information security threats and risks.
- Support the wider information security team, Service Desk, and Security Operations Centre in responding to information security incidents.
- Promote information security awareness to create and support a ‘security aware culture.'
- Communicate effectively and build collaborative working relationships with MPI's people and vendors at all levels.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
The Information Security team sits within the wider Security and Privacy directorate under the Chief Security Officer. The InfoSec team provides information security assurance and advisory across the entirety of the organisation and our suppliers. We are a friendly and engaging team and are here to help all our kaimahi be safe in all that they do.
Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.
Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Up to 3 additional MPI leave days
- Wellness benefit for employees
- Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.
Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru - Security checks
Low level Security Clearance
- most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has resided continuously in New Zealand for at least the last five (5) years, OR
- is a citizen of, and/or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last five (5) years: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States of America (USA); and has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at this level.
- go to protectivesecurity.govt.nz find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

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