Senior Wintel Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui.
- Manage and maintain a current and highly reliable global ICT platform.
- Help develop strategy, design and collaborate on Infrastructure services.
- Full time - semi regular work from home and flexible hours negotiable - Wellington

Do you have excellent technical skills coupled with strong leadership and communication abilities?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for a Senior WINTEL Infrastructure Engineer to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s ICT Infrastructure team.

The Infrastructure team is responsible for supporting on-premise infrastructure in four physical New Zealand based Data Centres and in over sixty Embassy’s and High Commissions around the world. In addition, the Ministry has been working to build its cloud presence in Azure and the team will soon be taking over this support as well.

You will be jointly responsible for supporting our WINTEL services and other infrastructure related services, and will work to help the team build up its cloud support capability.

This role will appeal to you if you have a passion for technology and take pride in managing and maintaining robust and reliable infrastructure services. These services are critical to the smooth day-to-day running of MFAT’s ICT services.

The role offers leadership opportunities and you will work with a group of dedicated, professional engineers who have significant experience delivering quality services with a focus on the customer. You will be working within the wider Infrastructure Team who actively support each other.

The full salary range for this role from 3 April 2024 is for this role is $104,670 to $141,612 total remuneration, inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution. We expect to appoint around the midpoint $123,141 - give or take depending on your level of experience.

**Please note**: You must be happy to participate on a roster to be on-call on weekends and at nights.

For more detail you can view a copy of the position description here.

Mā‎ wai te mahi nei? - Who are we looking for?

We are keen to hear from you if you’re an experienced Senior WINTEL Systems Engineer with the following skills and experience:

- At least 10 years’ experience in supporting WINTEL IT systems in an enterprise environment.
- In-depth skills and experience in all aspects of Microsoft Server, Active Directory (e.g. DNS, Group Policy, ADFS), SCCM and SCOM, as well as experience with other relevant technologies.
- Operational experience in supporting Microsoft Azure environments.
- Operational experience in providing and supporting cyber security (e.g. Risk analysis, vulnerability identification, incident response and investigations).

In addition, we will be looking for you to demonstrate the following attributes:

- A willingness to take personal ownership for the systems and services that you support.
- A great attitude, and a flexible and proactive approach.
- A courteous and confident communication style.
- A strong customer focus.
- An enthusiasm for working in a team environment where everyone is welcome, and their contributions and ideas are valued.
- Natural leadership skills including working with a wide range of technical and business stakeholders.

If you’re happiest when you have an opportunity to be a technical and strategic hands-on engineer working closely with others to make positive business impacts, then this role would suit you

Ideally you will also have a good understanding of tikanga (Māori customs and protocols), with the ability to weave te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) into your work.

If you are just starting on this journey that’s OK too - as long as you have a willingness to learn and a desire to develop your cultural capability. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, this is important to us and we offer training and support.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Aorere - Why MFAT?

We are committed to a focus on leadership, talent, training and development, and flexible work options. Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.

You can find out more about our staff networks and our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here

Mō mātou - About us

Our people represent New Zealand on and offshore, and in doing so make New Zealanders safer and more prosperous. By building connections with and influencing other countries and international institutions, we advance New Zealand’s interests and pursue New Zealand's values. We provide advice to the Government on the implications for New Zealand of what is happening in the world.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - To Apply/Interested?

To be considered for this position you must be a New Zealand Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a NZ Government National Security clearance


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