Systems Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the high performing IT team at Waipa District Council. Full time, permanentTe Awamutu based but with hybrid flexible working available - Cambridge Office, Te Awamutu Office and from homeLocal Government opportunityThe Waipa district is a vibrant and highly developed area with an excellent central location. The district has a growing reputation as the 'Home of Champions' - with high performance sports Rowing New Zealand, Cycling New Zealand, Canoe Racing New Zealand and Triathlon New Zealand making Cambridge their home. We're in a massive growth phase and this is an exciting opportunity to join a successful, innovative and dynamic Council focused on its communities. We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Information Services Team. You will be responsible for administering Councils Information Technology Infrastructure, security and client device management. Proactively identifying and investigating technical problems and assisting with the implementation of preventative measures. Resolving technical ticket escalations from the Service Desk team as well as providing accurate technical documentation, advice and engineering knowledge to projects and change management activities. Our ideal candidate will hold a relevant IT degree level qualification and have at least 5 years of practical Systems Engineering experience within a medium/ large scale IT environment. You will be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge of Microsoft enterprise products including Identity and Access, Teams collaboration, Azure, O365 and Intune. Experience with Cisco Meraki and SOPHOS MDR products would be an advantage. Our IT team are considered a key business partner working closely with internal customers to drive and deliver solution-focused outcomes. You will be joining a team who are dedicated to providing a quality service to their users; if your technical nous, strong attention to detail and fantastic people skills would complement this service then you could be just who we are looking for!So, what next… If you are looking for a new challenge and think Waipa could be the next career move for you, either contact David Dugmore - HR Business Partner (******) for a confidential chat OR click 'Apply' to submit an application with us - we look forward to hearing from you soon! Applications