Site Reliability Engineer - Networks & Security

Posted 09 November 2021
Salary$120,000-$135,000
LocationAuckland
Job type Permanent
Reference404071

Job description

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
An organisation that is well known to all Kiwis and offers a first-class working environment.  People here are passionate about what they do and you will get to work with super smart and talented colleagues.  The work done here goes towards helping the lives of a huge number of New Zealanders.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Reporting to the Network & Security Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining and implementing network & security solutions that meet the company's security, availability and capacity requirements. This role will support the cybersecurity capability in the areas of network architecture, security operations, threat intelligence and incident response.  You will collaborate closely with other members of the Security and Risk teams to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and are compliant with applicable regulations and standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Support the production environment and resolve issues
  • Ensure all production networks have necessary monitoring in place to ensure reliable delivery of services to customers
  • Ensure production networks are adequately sized to meet agreed business expectations
  • Ensure all production systems and networks comply with BCP guidelines and adequate capacity planning is in place to scale to meet growth
  • Work with the QA and Development managers to ensure all non-production networks are fit for purpose & are available to meet project demands and production support requirements without delay.
  • Work closely with the IT team to improve end-to-end automation of provisioning and eliminate repetitive manual tasks
  • Work closely with other Security and Risk team members to both proactively monitor threat intelligence sources and reactively respond to incidents
  • Assist with the day to day operations of the networks and related security systems, including upgrades and project-driven changes when required
  • Working closely with project teams to ensure end-to–end security design is provided satisfying the requirements of the business
  • Assist with reducing cyber risk in the areas of network architecture, security operations, threat intelligence and incident response
  • Respond to security incidents at a technical level as directed by the authorised incident coordinator
  • Design and implement overlay network components capable of leveraging underlay networks to support dynamic workloads as required
ABOUT YOU?
  • Experience with and some knowledge of hosting provider network systems
  • Exposure to incident response situations
  • Development using Python and Shell Scripting
  • Virtualization - VMWare and AWS
  • Agile and DevOps engineering practices and CICD tools
  • Experience (5 plus years) in operating network and security technologies.
  • Exposure to the handling and responding of Internet security attacks/incidents
  • Experience with automated CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with the operation of large-scale network topologies.
  • Experience of containerization and container hosting solutions such as Kubernetes
  • Experience with DevOps practices & tools.
  • Understanding of security principles associated with networks, proxies, internet, firewalls, routers & VPNs.
  • Limited understanding of current legislation and governing network security standards

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
This organisation offers the chance to work in a fast paced, diverse and collaborative team.  Benefits include:

  • Health & life insurance
  • Additional annual leave and volunteer days
  • Wellness benefit
  • Flexible working arrangements

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
Don't wait for the new year for a new role, apply for this exciting opportunity today!  Or for more information contact Lisa Cooley on 021 029 81422 or lcooley@brightspark.io