Strategic Cyber Security Leader for NZ Police

5 days ago

Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand NZ Police Full time

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country.

Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level.

We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities.

This means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a permanent position as the Head of Cyber Security responsible for leading and managing ICT's cyber security delivery response in a national 24/7 critical service environment.

This significant senior role is much more than just cyber security. It's about leading the ICT Services Group cyber staff to provide cyber security capability to the Police Front Line Staff, Emergency Services Agencies, maintaining the availability and protection of critical systems and provision of data and information at the right place and right time, whilst having the ability to rapidly react to a changing cyber environment.

This must be achieved with a view to ensuring that our Policemen and Women have secure tools in which to enhance the safety of our community whilst also holding the responsibility for the cyber security of IT systems across New Zealand Police.

Key Responsibilities
  • Establish and maintain governance procedures for Cyber Security across Police systems, in partnership with the Director ICT Services, Chief Information Officer, (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO).
  • Be accountable for the development and direction of cyber security capability, processes and standards across Police IT systems.
  • Be accountable for the development, deployment, and operation of appropriate and fit for purpose cyber secure capabilities to secure Police systems against unauthorised access and/or disclosure.
  • Have responsibility to build the Cyber Security Centre capability to secure and maintain operational security of all Police IT systems.
  • Provide leadership, direction, and capability to secure information held by Police on behalf of the NZ Government and its people.
  • Develop and maintain the Cyber Security Centre capability to identify vulnerabilities, protect against; detect respond to and recover from harmful cyber security incidents.
  • Develop and deliver strategic plans to enhance and maintain cyber security maturity of Police systems.
Requirements
  • Signed CISSP, CISM, CRISC or SABSA certification or relevant experience.
  • Extensive experience in operational cyber security management.
  • Experience in risk assessment, compliance, and security architecture.

This role is predominantly based in the Porirua area at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) with the Cyber Security Centre, but also spends time at the Police National Headquarters (PNHQ). Some travel may be required.

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