Information security engineer: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Information security engineers plan, build and manage security technology to protect data and devices.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$101,000–$174,000 a year (up to $228,000)
- Training0-3 years
- IndustryInformation technology
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
1 information security engineer job on ManyJobs now
- Principal Security EngineerFoodstuffs · Mangere, Auckland
What you’d do
- plan and build security technology
- analyse system, network and data security
- find and fix computer security issues
- write security policies
- monitor networks for cyber attacks
- run cyber security training sessions
- write technical reports
- research new technology
Life on the job
Information security engineers:
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends or evenings
- usually work in offices, and may travel locally
- need to be accurate, responsible and identify and solve problems
How to get in
You usually need experience and a qualification to become an information security engineer.
You usually need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
You may need:
- experience in similar work
- a bachelor's degree in computer science or similar
- a Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity
- a Master of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
Also known as: IT and security engineer, security engineer, infrastructure security engineer, cyber security engineer, solutions engineer
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