Senior Cybersecurity Consultant

• You have extensive GRC experience in New Zealand

• Work with a wide variety of clients across most industries

• Contribute to the profitability, growth, and successful outcomes

For this role, it is a must have that you are already based in the Wellington region, with a valid work visa or permanent right to work.

You are a proactive, collaborative, results orientated Senior Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) specialist who is extremely driven, with good commercial acumen, looking for an autonomous role with variety, where you can utilise your creative thinking, solutions focus and GRC skills.

Backed by an international team of cybersecurity experts delivering world class results.

As one of our Wellington based Senior GRC Consultants you will have a strong understanding of cybersecurity consulting, and knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, compliance requirements, and industry best practices, to ensure you succeed in this role.

The role

This is a fast-paced and varied role within our Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) team in Wellington. Due to the level of skills required for meeting the expectations of our clients, this particular position is for a Senior Consultant within our team. (Our structure is Associate, Consultant, Senior, Managing, Lead, Principal, Director)

You’ll be working closely with an exciting range of clients across New Zealand and Australia, from small kiwi-owned businesses to well-known public sector organisations to NZX/ASX listed enterprises and everything in between.

You’ll be involved in a wide variety of engagements including:

• Scoping calls

• Producing SoWs

• Inception to delivery of engagements

• Identifying new opportunities

• Nurturing and maintaining client relationships

• Security Risk Assessments

• Documentation and Report Writing

• Governance and Compliance Reviews

• Certification and Accreditation Audits

• IT Audit

• General Consulting.

Who we’re looking for

You will have:

• Cybersecurity knowledge: you have a passion for cybersecurity, and you’re able to clearly articulate security fundamentals. You’re familiar with penetration testing tools, and you might hold one or more security certifications.

• Critical thinking skills: you’re skilled in analysing information, asking questions, and solving problems.

• Service delivery skills: you manage your time effectively, you can take ownership of projects or tasks to deliver work on time, and you take the initiative to get stuff done.

• Communication skills: you confidently communicate your knowledge to a range of people, whether that’s giving a presentation, talking on the phone, or writing a report or email.

• Sales: there is a requirement for our Senior Consultants to identify new opportunities and have sales KPIs alongside your technical delivery. We can help you to develop your sales skills.

• Leadership: as a Senior Consultant you enjoy mentoring more junior GRC team members.

Due to the nature of our work, this role requires a clean criminal record. Successful applicants will be required to complete a criminal record check during the onboarding process.

Benefits of working for Bastion

You will work alongside a diverse group of people who are dedicated to protecting others from cyber harm. The perks of being part of the Bastion team include:

• Competitive remuneration package, commission paid monthly, half yearly profit share scheme

• Training budget, study time allowance, regular training sessions and internal mentor programme

• A collaborative, thoughtful Bastion global team of experts who do meaningful work, keep learning and are passionate about reducing cyber harm

• Supportive and fun work environment, great team culture and regular social events

• Additional long-service leave after 2 years

• Access to a gym within walking distance of the Wellington office

• A pantry filled with chocolate biscuits, potato chips, and snack bars; and a refreshments fridge filled with soft drinks, juices, and iced teas.

About us

Bastion Security Group provides best-in-class cybersecurity services through a high-performance culture built on quality, excellence and collaboration. Our skilled and empowered team is dedicated to achieving meaningful security outcomes and delivering lasting value for our clients.

‘Assess & Improve’, ‘Detect & Respond’, ‘Protect & Secure’, ‘Advise & Empower’ and stay ahead of evolving threats.

We deliver security services across strategy, architecture, operations and compliance. Whether it’s advising on board-level risks, embedding into your teams, or responding to incidents, our experts provide actionable insight grounded in real threats and real solutions.

To learn more about our New Zealand operation, visit https://bastionsecurity.co.nz/.

Our Australian offices - https://www.cythera.com.au/; https://www.seamlessintelligence.com.au/; https://www.phronesissecurity.com/; https://www.astralas.com/

Apply today

If you have the desire to help us deliver excellence for our clients, we want to hear from you.

Apply now via Seek and yes, we do read your cover letter. We want to read about how joining our team will add value to your career path and why you decided to apply for our specific role.

We'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis as they come in, and depending on application volume, may close the advert early. If this is your ideal next role, we'd encourage you to get in touch today!

For a confidential conversation, email Tracy at careers@bastionsecurity.co.nz.