10th October, 2025
About CyberCX
At Cyber CX, we are driven by our purpose to secure the world, we are the protectors and defenders of our customers and communities. We fearlessly share our opinion and expertise.
Led by industry experts and delivered by cyber security specialists committed to their craft, CyberCX represents the region’s best cyber security talent, applying unmatched cyber security expertise to protect and defend both local and international organisations from cyber threats.
Unimagined opportunity with our Security Testing & Assurance team
On our team, you get access to an unmatched range of customers, work on unique projects and do it while working alongside some of the best in the industry.
If you’re keen to get out from behind a desk, we also test hardware (think ATMs, medical devices, satellites, and various operational technology) and we put our customers to the test with social engineering, red teaming, and physical penetration testing.
We celebrate our craft (think Hack of the Month), share our discoveries (internal conferences where we share our research) and you’ve probably seen our team at local meet ups and cons because we support and encourage them to get involved.
How you will make an impact
Deliver application, network, systems, and infrastructure penetration tests for customers.
Day-to-day you will:
- Prepare high quality reports detailing security issues, making recommendations, and identifying solutions
- Build and promote strong, long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of customers, and identify and explore opportunities within existing and new customers
- Engage with Customer Sales and Customer Solutions team in a pre-sales capacity to assist with scoping, costing, proposals, RFQs and tenders
- Lead discussions with customers including kick-off meetings, regular updates, and present back on testing performed, key results, recommendations, and the next steps
- Ensure that KPIs around client expectation management, delivery deadlines, quality of work and deliverables etc are met, including conducting quality management
- Share knowledge with, coach and mentor others in STA to enable learning, development, and capability uplift and to build a high performing team
Skills & Qualifications - Tertiary qualification in information systems, software development or a similar field, or equivalent industry experience
- Penetration testing certifications such as SANS, OSCP, CREST CCT (Applications or Infrastructure) or other (preferred but not essential)
- 4+ years as a security testing practitioner / cyber practitioner
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to build sustainable, scalable solutions and processes to meet complex operational problems
- Skilled in responding to setbacks in an agile and resilient manner
If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we would still encourage you to apply. You could be just the right person for this role and CyberCX. How we appreciate youThe successful candidate will be offered a comprehensive salary package with access to great employee advantages such as:
- Flexible hybrid working environment, a blend of office and WFH as it suits you and your team
- Fully subsidised Southern Cross Health Insurance (Wellbeing 2 plan) for yourself and available discounts for dependants
- Tools of the trade. Laptop, mobile device, and plan
- Birthday leave (yes please!), Mental Wellness day, Volunteer leave and 20 weeks’ primary carer parental leave
- Corporate discounts on a huge variety of retail stores, health clubs and virtual gym classes through our partners
- Corporate memberships. Access resources, events, publications, and courses through groups such as CIS, CompTIA and Tech Women
- Plenty of CyberCX merch to choose from
New Zealand Citizenship, Permanent Residency or Residency without working restrictions is a requirement of this role.
Due to the sensitive nature of our work, CyberCX requires all employees to undergo a National Police Check / applicable background check.
Where appropriate, the CCX Talent Team will work with our preferred panel of agencies. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited resumes that are submitted directly to hiring managers and not through our approved process.
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