Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers. 

Mō te tūranga - About the role

The Senior Security Consultant plays a critical role in shaping and maintaining ANZ New Zealand’s cybersecurity posture. This role provides a strategic view of the organisation’s security landscape, ensuring that both existing operations and new initiatives align with our risk appetite and meet compliance obligations.

The position contributes to the development of security goals and best practices, with a particular focus on tooling, operational assurance, and regulatory standards. It supports change enablement by embedding security into transformation initiatives and ensuring alignment with internal policies and external frameworks.

This is a technically grounded role that involves close collaboration with stakeholders across the business. It combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, including assurance activities and project involvement, to ensure security is consistently understood, implemented, and valued throughout the organisation.

Role Type: Permanent, Full Time
Role Location: Auckland or Wellington

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Partner with project and change teams to provide thoughtful, risk-aware security advice on new initiatives, ensuring security is embedded from the outset.
• Engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to understand security needs, clarify risks, and support informed decision-making.
• Deliver end-to-end security consulting activities, from initial assessment through to recommendations and assurance, helping teams navigate complex security requirements.
• Stay across emerging threats and trends, translating insights into practical guidance and sharing knowledge with technology and business teams.
• Balance compliance and innovation, helping the organisation meet regulatory and contractual obligations while maintaining a strong, adaptable risk posture.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team culture, supporting peers, mentoring others, and continuously improving how security is delivered across the business.

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• A strong foundation in Information Technology and Architecture, with practical knowledge of networks, mobile applications, device security, and virtualised environments.
• Proven experience in security consulting, supporting change initiatives by embedding security into transformation from the outset.
• Sound understanding of cybersecurity principles and assurance practices, including alignment with standards, policies, and frameworks such as ISO27001/02, SOC, and NIST.
• Hands-on familiarity with security tools and technologies, including firewalls, IPS/IDS, WAF, and SIEM, applied across diverse environments.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI DSS, RBNZ/BS11, and APRA, with the ability to balance these with business needs.
• Experience in project delivery and risk management, including threat modelling, maintaining risk registers, and presenting mitigation strategies to senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate technical risks into accessible language and influence at all levels.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 98174.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Monday 23rd June, 11.59pm, (NZST)