Lifecycle Manager at DEFEND

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Wellington
Type: Full-time
Level: not_specified
Posted: Aug 19, 2026

Description

DEFEND is seeking a Lifecycle Manager responsible for leading security platform upgrades, migrations, and deployments across various customer environments. This role involves owning release management, change governance, and stakeholder coordination to ensure successful product delivery. The manager will drive lifecycle governance, lead compliance activities, manage vendor engagements, build customer relationships, and support datacenter and field delivery activities.

Required Skills

Network Security
Release Management
Change Governance
Stakeholder Engagement
Compliance Activities

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: Strong project or service delivery experience within network security
Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives
Experience with release / change management and stakeholder engagement
Strong comms skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences
Experience with vendors, licensing, procurement and lifecycle management
Preferred Qualifications: Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership.
Lead security platform upgrades, migrations, deployments and lifecycle initiatives across multiple customer environments during and after business hours
Own release management and change governance, ensuring changes are planned, tested and delivered successfully through to closeout
Manage CAB approvals, customer testing, communications and execution activities across complex stakeholder groups
Drive lifecycle governance, including EOL/EOS planning, platform currency, CVE remediation and technical debt reduction
Lead compliance activities, including NZISM assessments, remediation planning and risk management
Manage vendor engagement, licensing, procurement and commercial activities supporting lifecycle delivery
Build trusted relationships with customers, vendors and engineering teams while leading lifecycle escalations
Support datacentre and field delivery activities including logistics, installations and deployments