EY Senior Consultant Security Specialist - Operations Centre 

New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington 

147400633

Senior Consultant - Security Operations Centre

Mā te kahukura ka rere te manu I With wings a bird will fly

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Kei a koe te mana I The choice is yours

Based in NZ, you’ll work with a valued based team of amazing Technologists who are always growing, learning, and adapting, in and out of the office. We’re looking to recruit a Security Specialist at the Senior Consultant level.

Your key responsibilities:

• Support with Design, Build, Support and Optimise SIEM and EDR platforms used in Threat Detection and Response services
• Monitor and respond to security alarms\alerts\incidents in SIEM and EDR platforms
• Monitor and respond to security alarms\alerts\incidents
• Manage tickets/ ticketing systems as per the SOC Manual (where relevant)
• Support junior team members delivery SOC services to clients
• Escalate potential security incidents to clients as defined per engagement
• Participate in client facing meetings
• Deliver services to contract terms and SLA’s
• Follow ITIL practices regarding service request, incident, problem and change management
• Contribute to SOC continuous improvement program
• Communicate effectively with customers, teammates, and management.

Ō Pūmanawa I What we’re looking for

Here’s our ‘wish list’ but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.

• 4-5 years of experience within Information Security, especially in a security operations and vulnerability discovery OR information operations/incident role
• Strong working knowledge of at least three of the following security tools: SIEM, EDR, host-based antivirus, anti-spam gateway solutions, firewalls, IDS/IPS, server and network device hardening, data loss prevention, forensics software, vulnerability management, website security
• Experience with utilising security tools software like Splunk, Crowdstrike Falcon, Sentinel and MS Defender, Tenable, Qualys and ServiceNow
• Knowledge of general security concepts and methods

It's great, but not required, if you have:

• Experience with Windows, Linux, UNIX, any other major operating systems.
• Ability to mesh sound technical and security practices to problem solving
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.
• Additional certifications and training preferred in the following areas: Network Security certifications (CISSP, Security+, SANS, ISACA, Vendor Certificates), Project Management training/certification, and Quality Management (ITIL, Six Sigma, TQM, etc.) training/certification

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• Discover the various ways our benefits can cater to your needs, across wellness, financial wellbeing, and family-friendly policies which include 26 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave at

• We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Apply now… we’re over 1,000 perspectives in Aotearoa New Zealand and we’re ready to welcome yours.

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.