SIGINT Policy Specialist

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.

At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealands security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.

Why work for us

Alongside getting to work with our talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:

• Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
• Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
• Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
• Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
• Onsite free gym
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
• Great work-life balance

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join a talented, highly motivated team as a SIGINT Policy Specialist.

This role will suit a highly motivated individual who wants to further develop and broaden their skills in policy development, analysis and advice, in a dynamic environment. It will be particularly suited to someone who is looking to apply their operational knowledge and broaden their professional intelligence experience.

Come and join our team that is responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining SIGINT policy, procedures and guidance
• Providing specialist policy advice and education on SIGINT policy matters
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders across GCSB and the intelligence community
• Engaging with counterparts to maintain awareness of partner policies and standards

To be successful you will have:

• experience as an intelligence or policy professional or working with/using intelligence
• ideally have a background in Signals Intelligence
• an appreciation of intelligence security policies, standards and practices, and ideally intelligence reporting standards, policies and practices
• an understanding of government legal and compliance frameworks - doctrine, policies and guidance
• an aptitude for both creative and analytical thinking when problem-solving, and the ability to apply intellectual rigour to issues under consideration

Working in a unique and supportive environment, you will have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of customers and partners. Youll bring sound judgement, flexibility and a sense of teamwork in a demanding and unpredictable work environment, which often involves complex problem resolution, and have an aptitude for attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.

The work is interesting and offers the professional and personal satisfaction of being challenging. If this sounds like you apply today!

Before you apply

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure youre eligible for employment.

You must:

• Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years

OR

Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years

• Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
  • Ordinarily, this means youll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

Well provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out our Myth Busting booklet: https://beyondordinary.nzic.govt.nz/mythbusting.