Senior Systems Security Engineer

About the role

The University of Auckland is building a new Health Data Management team within its Cybersecurity group. As a Senior Systems Security Engineer you will design, implement and govern security controls that protect sensitive health information across cloud and on‑premise systems.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain technical security controls to ensure compliance with health‑information frameworks.
• Partner with product owners and engineering teams to assess risks, develop mitigation strategies and improve system resilience.
• Conduct security assessments, validate controls and produce clear risk and assurance documentation.
• Develop and refine security standards, governance processes and compliance practices aligned to recognised health security frameworks.
• Leverage security tooling to monitor compliance, identify risks and increase visibility across the university’s digital environment.
• Drive continuous improvement of security practices, technical controls and engineering processes.

Required profile

• Experienced security engineer with a background in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with health‑data security frameworks such as HISF, DHSF, HITRUST CSF or ISO 27001.
• Hands‑on experience across operating systems, infrastructure, networks and enterprise platforms.
• Ability to design, validate and continuously improve technical controls.
• Passion for security engineering, governance and building secure‑by‑design solutions.

Required skills

• HISF (Health Information Security Framework)
• Digital Health Security Framework (DHSF)
• HITRUST CSF
• ISO 27001
• Cloud and on‑premise environments
• Operating systems, infrastructure, networks, enterprise platforms

What we offer

• Full‑time permanent role (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary range $110,700 – $149,800 per annum
• Opportunity to work on critical health‑data security projects within a leading university.