Senior Security Analyst

Silver Fern Farms:

New Zealand's leading marketer, processor and exporter of premium quality lamb, beef, venison, and associated products. Silver Fern Farms are a large global business, with over 6,000 employees globally, seven offshore offices, 14 processing sites in New Zealand and exporting to over 60 countries.

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means and how we can create it and the impact in can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

Te Tūranga | About the role:

Silver Fern Farms has invested heavily in building a robust security foundation across the business. As the security posture of SFF continues to grow with future focused work, they are recruiting a Security Analyst to:

• Maintaining the SFF security toolsets and monitor key security metrics
• Be involved in assessing third party risk management and solution threat modelling
• Investigate and respond to security incidents and events
• Extend the continuous improvement programme of work
• Facilitate activity between external partners and internal teams to build and maintain secure solutions

This role may require after hours or weekend work, and some nationwide travel.

Ideally this role would be based from one of our major Hub locations - Dunedin, Christchurch, or Auckland. There may be an opportunity for an ideal candidate who is based elsewhere to be considered if they could deliver the role exceptionally well and were willing to meet the travel requirements.

What makes a good Security Analyst?

You understand the importance of following process and routine, but also, you work to understand the source and reason for those processes. You’ll have an instinct for when something is wrong and have the confidence to speak up when these instincts kick in.
Ideally, you’ll have operational experience, come from a technical background and have a broad cyber security skill set.
Additionally, you’re someone who understands the impact that your work has on your colleagues working within SFF.

You’ll bring a:

• Deep interest in general security and cyber security in particular
• Curiosity to discover “rabbit holes” and tenacity to find where they go
• Monitor the never-ending task of vulnerability assessment and management
• Have a continuous learning mindset

What’s in it for you?

Working for a large enterprise environment that operating nationally, you’ll join a highly skilled technology team and work very closely with key decision makers within the business, as well as external consultants, providers, and industry specialists while utilising industry leading security tools.

Additionally, employees of Silver Fern Farms enjoy benefits such as:

• Discounts on Silver Fern Farms products
• Discounted Medical, Trauma, and Life Insurance
• Staff clothing allowance

Tono Mai | To Apply:

Applications for this position close on Sunday 13 April, although we will begin reviewing applications as we receive them. submit your application through our Careers website.

A full position description is available on request, please contact Mat Baird, Talent lead on 0273527741 mat.baird@silverfernfarms.co.nz

Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.