Senior Analyst – Threat and Incident Response
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Senior Analyst, Threat & Incident Response is responsible for triaging, managing and investigating incidents which will include ensuring that appropriate advice is sent out to affected parties, to warn them and inform them on how to mitigate the threat.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Strong experience in incident response.
- Experience with network and system security analysis.
- Experience in computer network defence and operating in a hostile environment.
- A sound understanding of cyber threats and the threat landscape.
- Experience with the interpretation and application of threat intelligence.
- A solid understanding of security controls and how to mitigate threats.
- Sound knowledge of STIX and TAXII standards.
- Experience in penetration testing.
- An understanding of digital forensics.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
- Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a government security clearance.
- Police vetting.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Areas of Success
- Directing the development and maintenance of the incident management systems.
- Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, and establishing processes to review and enhance services and activities.
- Represent New Zealand as the expert on incident management at international cyber security conferences.
- Inform responses to inquiries from the media on cyber security events/issues.
- Engage and develop direct collegial relationships with other international CERTs staff to ensure the exchange of information.
- Developing and maintaining the serious cyber incident response process and associated procedures.
- Managing the interface between classified and unclassified environments.
- Providing advisories on threats and vulnerabilities the public and other stakeholders on threats.
Responsible for planning and coordinating all the activities required to manage and analyse incidents, including serious national Incidents, including:
- Triage and response to incidents.
- Interpreting threat intelligence.
- Incident referral (Domestic & International).
- Prepare, document and maintain incident reports and investigative plans.
Serious cyber incident response and coordination, including:
- Leading the unit’s response, and thereby being instrumental in the coordination of New Zealand’s overall response to serious cyber incidents.
- Conducting and Supporting briefings to senior executives.
- Communicating with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Holding the lead coordination role for New Zealand’s response for shift-based periods.
Stakeholder Management
- Relationships are established, maintained and enhanced with relevant clients and stakeholders.
- Transfers knowledge and learning to the team and wider organisation.
- Timeliness of delivery is effectively managed to meet business and stakeholder needs.
- Issues and risks are identified and managed.
- Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in any external interactions.
Coaching and mentoring
Contributes to a high-performing team that is capable of delivering innovative advice, products and services to support MBIE’s strategic direction.
Wellbeing, health & safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry
The Senior Analyst position reports into the Manager Threat and Incident response within CERT NZ (Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand), Business & Consumer branch. The branch sits within the Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
