PayPlus is a leading fintech company specialising in integrated payment solutions, enabling New Zealand businesses to accept Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay across POS, e-commerce, and cloud-based systems. The company delivers secure, real-time payment processing and system integration services across multiple industries including retail, tourism, and hospitality. 

With increasing transaction volumes and system integrations across POS, EFTPOS, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, PayPlus is expanding its cybersecurity capability to ensure robust protection of payment systems, customer data, and financial infrastructure.

We are seeking an ICT Security Specialist to design, implement, and manage security frameworks across our payment platforms, cloud infrastructure, and integrated systems.This role is critical to safeguarding financial transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining secure integrations with third-party platforms and payment providers. This is a permanent full-time position and you are required to work for at least 40 hours per week between Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Strategy

•           Design and implement enterprise-level cybersecurity frameworks across payment gateways, APIs, and cloud infrastructure

•           Develop secure system architecture for POS, EFTPOS, and e-commerce integrations

•           Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments for fintech environments

 

Cybersecurity Operations

•           Monitor, detect, and respond to security incidents across networks, systems, and payment platforms

•           Implement SIEM, IDS/IPS, and endpoint security solutions

•           Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing

 

Payment Security & Compliance

•           Ensure compliance with PCI-DSS and financial data protection standards

•           Secure transaction flows across Alipay, WeChat Pay, UnionPay integrations

•           Establish fraud detection and prevention mechanisms

 

Cloud & Infrastructure Security

•           Secure cloud-based environments and data pipelines (AWS/Azure or equivalent)

•           Manage encryption, identity access management (IAM), and key management systems

•           Ensure secure API integrations with POS, EFTPOS, and partner platforms

 

Governance, Risk & Compliance

•           Develop internal security policies, standards, and procedures

•           Conduct regular audits and security reviews

•           Ensure compliance with New Zealand data protection and financial regulations

 

Stakeholder & Technical Collaboration

•           Work closely with developers, integration engineers, and product teams

•           Provide security guidance during system design and deployment

•           Support incident response and post-incident analysis

 

Required Qualifications & Experience

•           At least a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field OR

•           Minimum 3+ years relevant experience in ICT security

•           Security tools: SIEM, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanners

•           Protocols: HTTPS, TLS, OAuth, API security frameworks

•           Standards: PCI-DSS, ISO 27001

•           Scripting / automation (Python, Bash, etc.) preferred