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As a Systems Engineer, your role is to provide network engineering support to the NZ Army's Communication Information Systems fleet.
You will initially receive a Diploma in Information and Communication Technology and later work towards a Bachelor with a double major in Networking and Security. This study is full time and funded by the Army, so you will still earn while you learn.
Service Army Specialisation Intelligence, IT and Communications Location Palmerston North Christchurch Starting Trade Training $64,177 About the role For future intakes, you will join the Army as an IT Specialist, before branching into a specific trade towards the end of Signals Corps training: Either Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare Operator, Information Management Specialist, Information Systems Operator or Radio Frequency Technician.
As a Systems Engineer, your role is to provide technical engineering support to the NZ Army's Communication Information Systems (CIS) fleet. You will work in a team environment, often in high-pressure situations. You will ensure integral communication systems are established and maintained to support our personnel in achieving their tasks.
During your training, you will learn everything required to provide a range of services to keep channels of communication open. Working with local area networks and managing routing, encryption, and communication links, you will be able to engineer, diagnose, and repair cabling and other Army communications equipment.
Job on base Your day-to-day activities will involve working as a member in a Communications Access Node (CAN) Detachment. This will see you plan, install, configure, and engineer networked communications systems.
As well as your day-to-day Systems Engineering tasks, you will also conduct training to stay proficient in soldiering skills such as physical fitness, weapon handling, first aid, and general teamwork.
Job on deployment Deployments of NZ Army personnel will almost always require our own communication networks. As such, Systems Engineers will deploy on a variety of overseas missions and exercises. These can range from short-duration missions to establish or upgrade equipment to six-month deployments in support of sustained operations.
Whilst deployed, Systems Engineers will provide technical engineering support to the NZ Army's deployed Communication Information Systems fleet. This includes but is not limited to switching, routing, encryption, and communication links management.
Career progression and training Your trade training includes a mixture of Army courses, on-the-job training, and tertiary study, spanning over an approximate nine-year period. Courses to progress your career will vary in content. Trade-specific coursing will focus on your individual technical skills as a Systems Engineer.
Promotion coursing will focus on your personal communication, decision-making, and leadership ability. Further coursing will develop your ability to make technical and tactical decisions so that you can provide the right communications solutions at the right time, to the right people.
Your training will include tertiary study at Universal College of Learning (UCOL) in Palmerston North. This will be towards a Bachelor of Information & Communications Technology (BICT), with a double major in Networking and Security.
Your initial posting location will be to Linton Military Camp, Palmerston North. As your career progresses, job opportunities in Auckland, Waiouru, Wellington, and Christchurch can become available.
Upon successful enlistment into the Army, you will be posted to Waiouru Military Camp. Here you will do 16 weeks of basic military training to find out if you have what it takes to be in the Army.
Entry requirements You must be at least 18 years of age upon completion of recruit course (basic training). You must have been a NZ Citizen for a minimum of 10 years. Complete a 10-year background history check that can be checked with the New Zealand authorities to obtain high-level security clearance. You must be able to obtain a TSV security clearance. NCEA Level 2 certificate. Be medically fit for service. Meet the minimum entry fitness standards. Colour perception restrictions. There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required TSV security clearance for this trade.
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