Security Risk & Compliance Specialist

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.We’re growing rapidly and with growth comes new markets, new partners, new security and risk threats, and new compliance obligations. We are looking for a Security Risk and Compliance Specialist who will thrive on the challenge of helping our diverse teams understand and manage their security risks, delivering meaningful security initiatives to keep us ahead of the curve.You’ll be working as part of a global team across the business to improve Xero’s security risk and compliance posture. Your goal is to help us reduce the risk of security incidents and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Xero’s security controls. You will be someone who has a strong interest or understanding of security concepts, infrastructure or application development and use this to develop an understanding of practicing good security architecture.New Security Specialists will undergo an initial multi-disciplined mentoring programme with the Team Lead in preparation for conducting discrete tasks as directed by the the Senior Security Architects. As you grow your skill set, you will conduct broader aspects of work and be integral in the team's new initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• An eagerness to delve deep into technical security aspects.
• Great technology fundamentals covering operating systems, cloud infrastructure, coding or a mix.
• Take ownership of problems and solve them.
• Strong empathy for the people we're here to support.
• Has good examples of past technology research and investigation.
• Has previously self-taught themselves an aspect of technology.
• Some familiarity of web services and web application development.
• Linux/UNIX knowledge is beneficial.
• Hands-on experience with AWS

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully.  At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.