Senior Systems Engineer, Middleware

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand NZ Qualifications Authority Full time
Senior Systems Engineer, Middleware - Permanent

We're looking for an experienced person who is still keen to learn and grow; that can work as part of a bigger team and is calm under pressure.

You will be able to build rapport easily with members of our Development and Testing teams and also be able to explain technical issues in easy to understand terms to our customers.

Whakatairangatia ngā kete o te mātauranga ki te ao mārama E te tai whakarunga, e te tai whakararo - nau piki mai, nau kake mai ki te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

May the baskets of knowledge (education) be brought into the world of light. We welcome one and all to join us at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
About the role

The Information Systems (IS) business unit is responsible providing ICT support, development, asset management and professional services to all of NZQA.

The Senior Systems Engineer, Middleware role supports the Team Leader Middleware & Databases and the wider Systems team:

  • Responding to system generated alerts
  • Project Work (Agile Methodology)
  • Troubleshooting Production Issues
  • Managing multiple environments such as test and development


They play a key role in keeping our systems running efficiently and if incidents do occur they lean on their strong problem solving skills in troubleshooting and resolving issues including thinking of creative ways to prevent future incidents.

Key responsibilities (see attached Job Description for further information)

  • Environments Management
  • Professional Excellence
  • Organisational Alignment
  • Teamwork
Skills and experience

  • 5+ Years relevant technical experience
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships
  • Prioritisation
  • Ability to mentor junior staff
  • Proficient in Docker/AWS/Ansible
  • Good knowledge of Tomcat/Apache servers
  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite eg. Jira, BitBucket, Confluence
About us

What we can offer:

  • A supportive team / whanau environment
  • A role with lots of variety
  • Development and career progression opportunities
  • To find out more click here NZQA Staff Benefits
If you would like to discuss further, please call Tom Bran on
Applications close at 5.00 pm on 24 February 2023.

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