Lead Architect

**Requirements**:
5 years + experience as a Cybersecurity Architect designing security solutions for clients
- Experienced in Practice and/or Service development
- Solid communication skills, along with the confident ability to write and review designs, reports, procedures, and standards.
- Passionate about providing unparalleled levels of service and convenience for customers.
- Have an outcomes focused mindset which can translate business requirements into deliverable actions that meet or exceed customer expectations.
- Experience designing, delivering and supporting the Microsoft stack of products: Office 365, Microsoft Defender (Cloud, Endpoint, Identity) and Azure sentinel
- Experience with assisting organisations to identify, understand and address cyber threats
- Experience in advising and supporting organisations on how to adopt new processes and technology
- Experience in securing hybrid cloud environments and managing the risks around adopting/consuming IaaS/PaaS/SaaS services
- Strong documentation skills
- Ability to juggle priorities to meet tight timelines
- Be able to manage multiple projects and efficiently meet expectations
- Good time management
- Contributes positively in a team environment
- Promotes and engages in information sharing, technical assistance, advice and support of other team members

**Benefits**

**What’s great about working for DEFEND?**

By joining our innovative and creative team you will have the opportunity to contribute a variety of cybersecurity outcomes, from culture & awareness of cyber resilience, through to offensive & defensive security, developing yourself in technology and digital delivery across multiple sectors.

**Work life balance**:

- With a national focus throughout New Zealand, our team is made up of skilled individuals at different stages in their careers, therefore we can offer flexibility in base location, as well as embracing remote working
- Flexible working arrangements are available to suit your lifestyle

**Career / Professional Development**:
We will build on your learning to solve our customers most complex business challenges in the digital age, whilst developing commercial and business skills, along with:

- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
- Mentors: You’ll be joining a team of truly passionate and highly skilled individuals who are at the top of their game and who enjoy imparting their knowledge and experience to others
- Opportunity: Progress into other exciting roles across DEFEND

**Diversity & Inclusion**:
We’re committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation, or disability. Each addition to our team is an opportunity to grow and diversify our ideas, experiences, and viewpoints.

**About DEFEND**:
We’re a business-centric cybersecurity organisation founded by a team of passionate cybersecurity experts whose mission is to - LEAD A CYBER RESILIENT WORLD. Over the last five years, we’ve experienced phenomenal growth, working with a wide variety of customers in New Zealand and across 66 countries and winning several industry awards.

Each customer we work with is different. Our dedicated approach is to help organisations progress on their cyber resilience journey by delivering outstanding industry services with the highest level of professionalism and care.

We hold ourselves accountable by our core values. Our People First culture sets us apart, and we believe working with DEFEND will be a time in your life you will look back on and truly believe you made a real difference.