Sigint Security Advisor

Do you want to be part of a highly experienced team who are motivated to achieve in an intellectually demanding environment?
- Are you interested in enabling New Zealand government customers to access intelligence, and to make full and compliant use of intelligence provided to them by GCSB?
- Do you enjoy providing advice and assistance to a range of customers and stakeholders?
- Do you have the skills to contribute to process improvement and the development of standards?
- 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._

At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand's security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.

**About the role**

GCSB's Intelligence Directorate is looking for intelligence professionals (or aspiring ones) to provide advice, education and support to a range of customers and stakeholders to manage personnel, physical and information security of Signals Intelligence, together with the development and implementation of associated security policy.

**About you**

Ideally, you will have:

- experience in the intelligence and security sector, preferably with good exposure to intelligence products and services OR in providing security advice and guidance;
- a professional customer orientation with a strong commitment to providing a high standard of customer service;
- strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation skills and excellent attention to detail;
- maturity, sound judgement, flexibility and a sense of teamwork in a demanding and unpredictable work environment which often involves urgent problem resolution.

You will be enthusiastic, flexible, self-motivated, enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate sound judgement under pressure. Teamwork is key so you will enjoy working in a collaborative environment, engaging and sharing knowledge with a diverse range of professional people.

To be considered for this position you will need to be available to **attend a full day Assessment Centre (including interview) in central Wellington**, on one of the following days:

- **Friday 17**th** October**:

- **Monday 20**th** October**:

- **Wednesday 22**nd** October**

**Important information to note**
- There will be two cohorts. Successful applicants will start with us either in **early 2026** or **mid 2026**:

- Appointing range:

- **Level 1: $73,684 - $78,596**:

- **Level 2: $87,048 - $92,851**

**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 and parental leave
- Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
- Onsite free gym (Wellington only)
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
- Great work-life balance

**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.