Network Security Engineer (Wellington)

About the role

The Ministry of Justice is seeking two enthusiastic Network Security Engineers to join the NetSecOps team in Wellington. You will support the ongoing transformation of our digital services, working on network, endpoint, and identity security across the public sector.

Key responsibilities

• Manage lifecycle activities for Network Security, Endpoint Security and Identity Security services.
• Provide second‑level network support to users across all sites nationwide.
• Perform initial incident triage, escalation of network faults, and act as “eyes on glass”.
• Travel to sites nationwide to install and configure network equipment.
• Deliver technical aspects of internal and external projects.

Required profile

• Passionate about modern cybersecurity practices and solutions.
• Interest in developing a broad cybersecurity career.
• Team‑oriented mindset, willing to support and rely on colleagues.
• Enjoy sharing technical expertise and exchanging ideas.
• Empathetic with the ability to relate to a wide range of people.

Required skills

• Fortinet FortiGate, FortiSwitch and FortiAP.
• Cisco Nexus.
• Microsoft Defender Suite.
• EntraIDM.

What we offer

• Annual salary between $88,455 and $113,639 NZD, based on experience.
• 4.4 weeks of holiday leave.
• Flexible work hours where possible.
• Access to an online professional development portal.
• Inclusive networks and a supportive workplace culture.