Security Jobs in New Zealand
There are 82 open Security jobs in New Zealand on freehire right now. 36 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cybersecurity, cloud and automation.
Most requested skills
- cybersecurity 65%
- cloud 62%
- automation 39%
- azure 34%
- siem 30%
- iso-27001 29%
- ai 28%
- aws 27%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 40 · 49%
- Onsite 21 · 26%
- Remote 4 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 14% of the 14 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 24
- Lead 7
- Principal 4
- Junior 2
- Intern 1
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 6
- 201-500 employees 3
- 11-50 employees 2
GRC & Security Ops Lead
GRC Security Engineer at RUSH (Parnell, Auckland; hybrid) who owns the ISO 27001 ISMS and annual PCI DSS v4 programme year-round: running risk registers, internal and surveillance audits, automated evidence collection, vendor risk, AI governance, NZISM government assurance, client security questionnaires and awareness training, with enough technical depth to verify controls in cloud configs and pi
Security Architect - SIEM
Contract SIEM/SOC solution architect (via boutique architecture partner Collada) working with one of NZ's largest organisations on migrating off its current SIEM to Microsoft Sentinel or Google SecOps. You own end-to-end architecture — migration and coexistence planning, log-source onboarding, detection engineering, SOC/IR readiness and ServiceNow integration — through to operations by July 2027.
Junior Cybersecurity Opportunities
Two junior cybersecurity roles (Junior Cybersecurity Analyst and Junior Security Engineer) in the Security Operations team of a managed security services provider, based in Auckland or Wellington. Day to day: monitoring and triaging alerts across SIEM/SOAR/EDR-XDR, deploying and supporting client security solutions, documenting incidents, and joining a 24/7 on-call roster.
SOC Analyst
SOC Analyst at an MSSP in Perth (hybrid, 2 days/week in office): triaging and investigating alerts across Microsoft Sentinel, Rapid7 and CrowdStrike NG-SIEM, tuning detections, and acting as named analyst and service advisor for MDR customers, including monthly service reviews. On-call begins after 9-12 months.
DevSecOps Engineer (9 Month FTC)
Hands-on DevSecOps role working across AWS, GCP, VMware and GitHub Actions. 9 month FTC, Christchurch based. Build practical automation across cloud, infrastructure, CI/CD, networking and security in a hands-on…
Cyber Security Senior Consultant
Our ideal candidate will be a driven, well-rounded individual who is passionate about staying up to date with developments in the information security space and demonstrate a passion for business. This is an…
Security Analyst
Security Analyst on EROAD's Information Security team, handling day-to-day security operations: monitoring and tuning alerts across XDR, CNAPP, IDS and vulnerability scanning, assisting with incident response, compliance documentation, and building automation scripts in Python.
Principal Information Security Consultant
Why us? Engage Squared is an award-winning, fast-growing company that believes in great workplace culture and investing in our people. We hire great people, work on interesting projects with amazing customers, and…
Cyber Security Technical Consultant
Salary: $160k-180k Annually About the Role We're looking for an experienced Cyber Security Technical Consultant to join a large enterprise environment and help shape how security is embedded across technology delivery.…
Security Architect
We're working with a large, well-established New Zealand organisation looking to strengthen its security architecture capability as it continues to invest in technology transformation and cloud adoption. With a growing…
Senior Cloud Security Engineer
Lead cloud security at a New Zealand travel insurer: hands-on design and operation of security across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and AWS — Terraform IaC, Entra ID identity and Zero Trust, SIEM/XDR monitoring and incident response — while translating risk for leaders and supporting ISO/IEC 27001.
Security Operations Manager
Security Operations Manager at Hato Hone St John will lead and mature the cyber security operations function, overseeing incident response, vulnerability management, security monitoring, governance and a growing team, while managing vendor and SOC partnerships. The role calls for deep security leadership experience and knowledge of frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, NZISM and CIS Controls.
Senior Cyber Security Engineer
Senior engineer on Westpac's Cyber Security Privileged Access Management (PAM) squad: assessing vulnerabilities, maintaining and enhancing the PAM platform, and leading incident response and documentation. Key focus areas are PAM software/hardware, ITDR, security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and automation tooling.
Network & Security Engineer - L1/L2
A junior-to-intermediate Network & Security Engineer joins a managed services (MSP) team in Auckland CBD, handling L1/L2 support, incidents, changes and troubleshooting on client networks. Core focus is networking and security fundamentals, with beneficial exposure to Cloudflare, Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba/Mist, Fortinet and SD-WAN.
Cyber Security Engineer
Hands-on cyber security engineer for a Wellington-based fintech: triages vulnerabilities by real risk, works directly with engineers to remediate issues, and strengthens AWS cloud security, IAM, DevSecOps and automation while supporting ISO 27001 compliance in a regulated environment.
Security Engineer
A security engineer at Kordia designs, implements and supports managed detection and response (MDR) platforms across customer environments, centred on Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender and Azure. Day to day this means customer onboarding, deploying and tuning security tooling, troubleshooting telemetry and integrations, and working with the SOC to improve detections.
IT Tutor (Networking, Cloud & Cybersecurity)
Full-time, Permanent (1 FTE) Whitireia and WelTec have been strategic partners since 2012, delivering a range of career training choices and vast opportunities for schools, staff and students. Now we’re one of New…
Senior SOC Analyst - Incident Response & Threat Hunting
Senior SOC Analyst - Incident Response & Threat Hunting Auckland CBD | Permanent | Hybrid - two office days | No on-call Take the technical lead when it matters most. We are looking for an experienced Senior Security…
IT Operations & Security Engineer
Manage corporate IT operations and security for a global SaaS provider. You will administer Google Workspace, manage Mac and Windows device compliance, handle identity and access (MFA), and support the company's ISO 27001 certification program while providing hands-on technical support to a hybrid team.