Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer
He korero mo matou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai – The wellbeing of our customers and communities
Ka ora te whenua – depends on us looking after our water sources.
Ka ora hoki te tangata – Because when the water is healthy the land and the people are nourished.
Watercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand supplying more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare; we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $2.5 million every day.
It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything that we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means that we are continuously focused on how we can reduce our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric cars, revegetation programmes and much, much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference.
He whakamarama mo te turanga mahi | About the role
Reporting to the Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for maintaining the health & performance of Watercare's on-premises & cloud infrastructure. We are looking for people with an eye for detail as this role has a strong focus on building, securing & maintaining IT services to high operational standards.
As our Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a key team member of the Digital Cloud & Infrastructure team, supporting infrastructure across physical data centres, Azure & AWS.
Key responsibilities will include:
Driving operational excellence through actively participating in projects and working groups as well as contributing towards the continuous improvement of operation processes and procedures.
Working closely & inclusively with direct team members & the wider Digital team as well as building relationships across the business, with a view of a positive customer experience and promoting a culture focused on ensuring customer needs are met.
Applying your technical expertise across Azure and AWS platforms to support cross-functional squad members and working towards a shared vision with all teams, collaborating and sharing knowledge.
Supporting a high-performance team culture, being part of an "on call" team process, which drives engagement of all team members to achieve business, personal and professional development objectives.
Nga pukenga e rapu nei matou | About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
Proven commercial experience managing a virtualised environment & applicable physical infrastructure, as well as experience configuring & managing Azure, AWS infrastructure.
Extensive experience in managing Microsoft core technologies and a strong operational experience in infrastructure core capabilities (backup, patching, monitoring).
Experience in managing SQL, PaaS or on-premises DB structures would be advantageous.
Tertiary level qualification in an appropriate discipline and have excellent communication skills (written and oral).
Relevant cloud certification in appropriate discipline is ideal but not essential as is experience in migration of infrastructure to cloud data centres.
Excellent organisational and communication skills.
Nga hua mou | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
Hybrid flexible working.
Training and development opportunities.
Life and income protection insurance plans.
Generous parental leave policy.
Employee discounts at a range of large retailers.
Modern offices in the heart of Newmarket with easy access to public transport.
Discounted Wilson parking.
Free on-site gym.
Me pehea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - www.careers.watercare.co.nz .
Job Details
Reference # 29379
Posted on 28 Mar 2023
Closes on 27 Apr 2023 12:00
Location(s): Newmarket
Expertise: Information Systems & Communication Technology
Job level(s): Experienced
Work type(s): Permanent full-time
More details (document): Cloud Infrastructure Engineer JD - Mar 2023.pdf
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