Network and Security Engineer

Job ID:

- 2470
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- Expertise:

- Information Technology
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- Location:

- Christchurch, Dunedin
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- Employment Type:

- Fixed Term
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- 01/11/2024, 23:55PM

**Te Tūranga | About the role**:
Silver Fern Farms are delivering a once-in-a-generation technology transformation. This transformation, called ourPlatforms internally, is a series of programmes that will improve and modernise most areas of our business, creating value for our people, suppliers, and customers by updating the way we work, and the tools, systems and platforms we use.

Central to the success of this transformation is our Infrastructure team, who deliver modern cloud platform and physical infrastructure services to the business. We are recruiting a Network and Security Engineer who will join the Infrastructure team to bring further expertise in the NetSec space with particular focus on cloud networking technologies.

As our Network and Security Engineer, you will have a passion for, and technical understanding of, IT networks and security, can consider business needs while delivering solutions, and maintain a ‘future focused’ mindset throughout. You’ll be an accomplished technical expert capable of establishing and sustaining relationships with a diverse array of IT collaborators and working within a large, complex environment.

This position is on a two-year fixed term length, and can be based in either Christchurch or Dunedin.

**Ōu Pūkenga | About You**:
You’ll have extensive previous experience in a similar role, coupled with an interest in developing yourself to keep up with new and relevant technologies. You’ll have a broad generalist understanding across a number of technologies, and a particularly deep understanding in Cloud Networking, being able to configure and support solutions for a complex environment. Ideally your experience focuses on:

- Planning, deploying, monitoring and maintaining secure network infrastructures, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
- Configuring virtual networks, subnets, and load balancers across a cloud platform.
- Diagnosing and resolving complex LAN/WAN/WiFi network issues using troubleshooting methodologies and tools.
- Network monitoring and performance optimization
- Configuring and managing firewall policies & managing switch configuration to enforce network security policies
- Working with major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and understanding their Network and Security offerings and capabilities.

You’ll also have a good understanding of:

- Hybrid cloud solutions that integrate on-premises infrastructure with public or private cloud environments
- Cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance requirements
- Information and data security/privacy principles and practices.

**Te Ahurea | Why work at Silver Fern Farms?**

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means and how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

We offer subsidised health and life insurance, discounted offerings with major retailers, the opportunity to continuously learn and develop and we support a work life balance with our flexible work policy.

**Tono Mai | To Apply**:

- Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us._