Security Engineer

**General information**:

- Location
- Auckland
- Expertise
- Technology
- Job Level
- Experienced
- Employment Type
- Permanent full-time
- Close Date
- 31-Jan-2025
- Ref #
- 59104

**Description & Requirements**:
**Spark NZ**
- As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark’s purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. We provide mobile, broadband, and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses.
- We operate in an exciting and constantly evolving industry, where the pace of change brings new and unique challenges every day, so we operate using Agile ways of working to allow us to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. Agile replaces the traditional hierarchical organisational structure to produce a transparent, collaborative environment with highly productive teams who are empowered to deliver better outcomes for our customers, communities, and all of New Zealand.

**About the Role**:
**Day to day you will be involved in**:

- Design, Implement and lead the operational enhancement of Cloud Detection and Response tools ensuring alignment with organisational security objectives
- Design and implement appsec and cloud sec tool BAU workflows in collaboration with relevant teams
- Develop and implement custom use cases for cloud threat detection tailored to organisational risks and cloud environments and work closely with the Threat Hunting team to ensure cloud attack simulations are properly integrated with corresponding detection policies
- Partner with wider Cyber Security Teams, DevOps teams and Architects to perform threat modelling, identify vulnerabilities, and work on technical remediation strategies

**What experience you'll bring?**
- Proven 5+ years’ experience in security operations, with expertise in tools like AquaSec， WIZ， Amazon CodeGuru
- Strong knowledge of Azure and AWS cloud platforms, with hands-on experience in securing cloud environments
- Experience in Openshift/Kubernetes, Docker, Nexus and other related DevOps practices and tools
- Experience in Azure DevOps and Github including configuring CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in Terraform, scripting (e.g., Python, Bash), and automating cloud security workflows
- Understanding about Application and cloud related threats and mitigations
- Familiar with popular threat modelling frameworks (eg: STRIDE, DREAD, PASTA), and have experience with automated tools

**WHY CHOOSE US**:
**Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai**
- At Spark, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more inclusive culture. Our vision is for diversity and inclusion to be “how things are done at Spark”, embedded into our day-to-day activities, standards, and business practices. We want you to feel totally comfortable bringing your whole self to work regardless of your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, or ability.

**Sustainability: Toitū**
- Sustainability is a key focus for us. We are dedicated to supporting Aotearoa New Zealand’s recovery and economic transformation. The principle of equity is at the very heart of our approach, and we remain committed to working in partnership to make a positive contribution to digital equity in line with our focus on Diversity and Inclusion.

**Benefits: Awhina**
- Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. As a valued employee of Spark, we’ve got our people covered with a range of leading benefits including:

- **Wellbeing** - Comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection. Access to wellbeing coaches, EAP and in-house Specialist Clinical support through our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness programme.
- **Hybrid ways of working** - for most teams at Spark this means being in the office for 4 days a week, and 1 day being flexible.
- **Leave** - in addition to four weeks annual leave, we offer purchased leave, enhanced parental leave support and study leave.
- **Spark Credit** - we provide permanent employees with $120 monthly Spark credit to use on any of our amazing products.
- **Spark Share scheme** - periodically we offer the opportunity to buy into our share scheme.
- **Career development** - access to an internal marketplace that connects employees with experiential, on the job learning across Spark.
- Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, citizenship, or a valid work visa (with at least 18 months remaining).