_{16th March, 2026}

Position Summary & Primary Objectives

This is a principal role for a proven cyber security subject matter expert.
The Senior Manager - Strategy & Risk role is responsible for growing the business and acting as a trusted cyber security advisor to senior stakeholders in New Zealand's largest organisations.

• The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking highly complex & sizable information security consultancy projects, being involved at all stages of the engagement lifecycle - from identifying and qualifying opportunities, to delivery, managing engagement commercials and closure - in addition to ongoing management of client relationships.
• The ideal candidate possesses hands-on expertise from IT Security teams in corporate or government environments, with an ability to articulate technical security risks into business risk and strategies.
• For the right candidate there is an opportunity to lead the design, execution of tabletop exercises. Your specialised knowledge will directly shape how organisations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents.

Ideal candidate:

• 6+ years in corporate/government IT security
• Hands-on incident response &/ or SOC leadership
• Proven ability to translate technical risks into business risks/strategy
• Experienced in frameworks NIST, C&A, Mitre Att&ck, ISM, ISO/IEC27001, risk assessment  or vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, security research
• CISSP/CISM/CISA certification (advantageous)

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to identify and manage cyber security risk
• Lead complex security projects from scoping to closure
• Deliver executive-ready reports with actionable recommendations
• Review, edit reports before sent to clients and act as a subject matter expert for more junior colleagues
• Ability to engage and build repour with clients
• Co-create innovative service offerings through strategic analysis
• Mentor individuals  and foster collaborative excellence
• People Leadership if required
• Support sales/solutions/marketing with security expertise

Join a collaborative, inclusive team where your expertise drives real impact.

CyberCX is the leading provider of professional cyber security and cloud services across Australia and New Zealand. With a workforce of over 1,400 professionals, we are a trusted partner to private and public sector organisations helping our customers confidently manage cyber risk, respond to incidents and build resilience in an increasingly complex and challenging threat environment.

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