Security Engineer

Te Tūranga – The opportunity

An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public media company. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content. To support this, we are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to be responsible for the day-to-day operation of RNZ’s security environment.

Te Mahi – About the job

To successfully establish and develop RNZ’s security environment and to perform successfully in this role, you will be an experienced security practitioner who will:

• Lead security monitoring, incident response, and engagement with managed security providers to ensure timely detection and resolution of threats.

• Monitor emerging cyber threats, assess risks to RNZ, and recommend security improvements and mitigation strategies.

• Manage vulnerability remediation, device security, compliance policies, and application protection across the organisation.

• Develop and maintain SIEM detections, automation playbooks, and security controls covering identity, access, and data protection.

• Maintain security documentation, policies, audit records, and provide security guidance and support to IT teams and kaimahi.

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

• Relevant IT/security qualification, certifications, or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Extensive experience in IT security, security engineering, or infrastructure roles with strong security responsibilities.

• Proven expertise across security operations, identity, endpoint, cloud, vulnerability management, and security tooling (SIEM, SOAR, XDR).

• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, technical documentation, managed SOC/MDR services, and enterprise security controls.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organisation, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Self-motivated, adaptable, and dependable, with a continuous learning mindset and a collaborative approach to supporting colleagues and end users.

Ngā Hua: What we offer

At RNZ, you’ll be joining a passionate team who love what they do and are committed to making a difference. We offer:

• A chance to shape the national conversation and serve the public good

• A friendly, welcoming and inclusive culture.

• Regular development and training opportunities for our people.

• Matched KiwiSaver contributions up to 4%.

• Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.

• Flexible work options and additional leave provisions for some roles.

• Wellbeing support, including access to a confidential guidance and counselling services.

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

At RNZ we are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

This is a permanent full-time role based in Auckland or Wellington.

Applications close: Sunday 23 August 2026 unless filled prior.

To apply for this role please complete your application on our careers site, including your covering letter and a CV. If applying through Seek you will be able to view and download a copy of the job description for this role after clicking Apply.

If you'd like to speak to someone about this role, please get in touch with the recruitment team on [email protected]

RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.