Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ Government to protect New Zealand and its people.
Mō te tūranga mahi – about the role
As an Technical Business Analyst/Analysis Development Officer, you will be the go-to liaison between the GCSB, NZSIS and the technology that powers our intelligence‑analysis capability.
You won't be working in a silo; you will be side-by-side with our Analysts, uncovering the friction points in their day-to-day workflows and transforming those challenges into elegant, data-centric solutions. Your mission is to lift the entire organisation's analytical capability leveraging AI and emerging technologies to make it faster, smarter, and future-ready
What you will do:
- Bridge the Gap: Partner with subject-matter experts to translate complex analyst needs into clear, high-impact technical specifications.
- Build the Future: Use your knowledge of our technology stack to prototype and roll out tools that accelerate and scale intelligence analysis.
- Drive Innovation: Stay ahead of global data-analytics trends, evaluating emerging techniques to embed world-class tradecraft across the NZIC.
- Expand the Horizon: Lead the end-to-end ingestion and validation of critical new data sources, ensuring they are high-quality and mission-ready.
- Collaborate Across Disciplines: Act as the glue between analysts, engineers, project managers, and senior leadership to deliver seamless capabilities.
Ko wai koe – about you
You are a creative, pragmatic self-starter who doesn't just spot a problem, but instinctively starts envisioning the solution. You enjoy the challenge of navigating a unique environment where cutting-edge data engineering meets strict legal and compliance frameworks.
What you will bring:
- BA Expertise: You are a master of gathering requirements and scoping solutions that technical teams can actually build.
- Change Champion: You don't just deliver a tool; you drive the process improvement and training needed to make sure people actually use it.
- A data native: You speak the language of ETL, schemas, and ontologies fluently and can translate that for non-technical stakeholders.
- Compliance Mindset: You understand the critical importance of legal rules regarding data collection, use, and disposal in a national security context.
- Analytical Intuition: You have a familiarity with the intelligence cycle and modern investigative tools, or the aptitude to master them quickly.
- Problem‑solving mindset: use technology as a catalyst, delivering programmes and small‑scale projects on time.
- Strategic Judgement: You can balance the urgency of day-to-day "quick wins" with the necessity of long-term capability growth.
Don't tick every single box? Apply anyway! We know that the perfect candidate is rare. If you possess several of the strengths above and have a relentless curiosity and a willingness to learn the rest, we want to hear from you. We value potential and a growth mindset as much as existing expertise.
Working within the NZIC offers a professional experience unlike any other. Because we are a small, highly specialized community within a wider global alliance. you will have the opportunity to work on niche problems and access professional development that isn't available in the commercial sector. We are a people-first team that values your impact every single day.
Why work for us
Alongside getting to work with other talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:
- Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
- Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
- Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
- Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
Before you apply
Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.
You must:
- Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years OR hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years,
AND
- Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
- Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.
Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool
The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.
We’ll provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out our tips on applying and the security clearance process here.
You can also learn more about our work and understand our areas of focus by reading New Zealand's Security Threat Environment | New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.