Infrastructure Lead

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau Full time

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.
At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand's security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.
Why work for us
Alongside getting to work with our talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:
Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
Onsite free gym
Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
Great work-life balance
The role
If you are looking for a role where you can lead a team responsible for the development of a system from design through to implementation and also provide hands-on technical work, then this is the role for you
We are seeking an Infrastructure Lead who is passionate about leading a team in the implementation of security in depth practices and researching innovative approaches to solving interesting technical challenges. You will also play a critical role in using your technical experience to deliver projects across a number of domains.
This role will see you lead the development and maintenance of infrastructure capabilities in support of GCSB's activities. Your people leadership skills will play a key part to your success in this role to ensure the technical health of the unit.
Key responsibilities
While the role is extremely varied, some of the key duties include:
Leading the development, implementation and support of infrastructure across a range of capabilities and technologies;
Working in a role across typical technological boundaries to implement new capabilities in support of GCSB operational activities; and
Providing technical leadership and direction to a team of engineers working to develop and implement capabilities that enable the conduct of operations at the heart of the New Zealand Intelligence Community.
If you want to love coming to work each day, let us help you become Beyond Ordinary.
**Appointing range**: $142,093 - $151,566.
Before you apply
Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.
**You must**:
Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years
OR
Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years
Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.
Job Details
Reference #
8783
Location(s)
Wellington
Salary
Band J $142,093 (90%) - $181,564(115%)
Midpoint of the salary range (100%) reflects full competence in the role
Closes on
29 Jun 2025 23:55
Work type(s)
Permanent full-time
Job level(s)
Experienced, Management
Expertise
Technical Engineering, Information Technology

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