Senior Systems Specialist

5 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

About the role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
The Electoral Commission has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Systems Specialist to join the Information Technology team on a permanent basis.
This is an exciting role that reports directly to the Chief Information Officer. It holds responsibility for supporting the continued delivery and improvement of IT Applications and Infrastructure.
About you | Mōhou ake
You will be an experienced IT professional who has the ability to quickly determine and understand the needs of internal customers. You will have a strong IT background which enables you to lead the analysis, design, specification, development and testing of changes. You will have a passion for all things IT and your ability to influence action and behavioral change will enable you to easily drive IT change and transformation.
What you'll be doing | He aha tāu e mahi ana
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and re-engineering
- Lead and participate in projects to action.
- Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for the Commission's IT systems
- Manage IT change and transformation projects
- Provide regular reports on project status, budget, risks and issues
- Provide the CISO and Applications Manager with high-quality information and expert technical advice for technical specification decision making.
- Contribute to the Commission's cyber-security programme
- Mentor and assist members of the team.
- Develop an understanding and recognise and act upon the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

What you'll need to succeed | Ko ngā mea ka hiahiatia e koe kia angitū
- A relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent experience in a similar role
- Demonstrated ability to translate organisational requirements into technical specifications.
- Solid understanding of best practice IT procurement and contract management processes within the Public Sector
- Strong technical leadership capability
- Familiarity with business process re-engineering concepts and techniques using new IT technology. 
- Understanding of relevant industry and public sector IT strategies and standards.
- Technical skills in a significant proportion of the following:

- Database Design and Management (Microsoft Access, Progress)
- Programming Languages (Python, Scripting Languages)
- Website Design (HTML, CSS)
- Data Analysis (Microsoft Excel, SQL)
- Infrastructure and Network
- Business and System Analysis
- System Design and Development
- Software Testing
- Agile product development

About the Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
The Electoral Commission wants every New Zealander to trust, value and take part in parliamentary elections.
Here's your chance to contribute to New Zealand's democracy as part of a small team of electoral experts who design, build and implement processes and systems for Parliamentary elections and referenda. It's an exciting and varied role within a team which is committed, supportive and hands-on.
Why join the Electoral Commission?
What's next? | He aha e whai ake nei
You must be legally allowed to work in New Zealand.
All new employees are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You may disclose your vaccination status to your manager on a voluntary basis.


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