Senior Systems Engineer | Kaipuhanga Punaha Matamua
Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Role Overview:
Senior Systems Engineer role in a fun, tight-knit and collaborative team.
Provide expert consultancy service to business and projects in a multi-system environment.
Take a leadership role by mentoring, coaching, and peer reviewing other members in the team and the Systems Engineering & Design Guild.
Where attitude is as critical as technical ability.
Work flexibly - including family-friendly hours.
Christchurch based.
Mou | For you:
Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
Starting salary: $95,972 - $128,391 negotiable + KiwiSaver.
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, the Way We Work and our benefits.
Benefits:
Other benefits of joining our Stats whanau include:
Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments).
An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged.
Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa.
3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure).
City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles.
Te tunga | The role:
This role is a key part of the Processing Service Line in Technology Services at Stats NZ. We work on various systems which are used for processing our data.
Reporting to a Technology Delivery Manager you will work collaboratively with your multi-disciplinary technology team, business stakeholders and system engineers in other teams.
You will be supporting existing solutions and help deliver solutions that are consistent with the Stats NZ ICT architecture guidance.
We're looking for someone with:
Strong SQL Database Administration expertise.
Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering skills, including server provisioning, automation, server hardening, support and maintenance in a hybrid Azure/On-Prem environment.
Scripting Proficiency in languages like Python, PowerShell or Bash.
Cloud & DevOps Knowledge - Experience with Terraform, automation, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Cybersecurity Awareness - Understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
Familiarity with Tools - Experience with Active Directory, Group Policies, Azure DevOps, Git, Docker and/or Kubernetes.
Adaptability and Resilience - Ability to support a multi-located business with tenacity and a practical, solution-oriented approach.
Ko matou | About Us:
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Nou te rourou | What you bring:
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application. Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, tell us what attracted you to this role, and tell us what you would bring to Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply:
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to ****** if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
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