Senior Consultant Network

**General information**: - Location - Christchurch, Wellington - Expertise - Consulting, Networks - Job Level - Experienced - Employment Type - Permanent full-time - Close Date - 21-Jun-2025 - Ref # - 60978 **Description & Requirements**: **Spark NZ** - As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark's purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. We provide mobile, broadband, and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses. - We operate in an exciting and constantly evolving industry, where the pace of change brings new and unique challenges every day, so we operate using Agile ways of working to allow us to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. Agile replaces the traditional hierarchical organisational structure to produce a transparent, collaborative environment with highly productive teams who are empowered to deliver better outcomes for our customers, communities, and all of New Zealand. **About the Role**: - As a Senior Consultant Network & Security in our Professional Service unit, you will provide specialist advice, technical direction, and consultancy across various customer projects. In addition, you will be responsible for analysing, designing, and implementing network and security solutions while working on assigned projects to meet client needs. **Day to day you will be involved in**: - Partnering with the sales teams on pre-sales opportunities by providing technical expertise and guidance. - Working with customers, project managers, engineering teams, and other members of the professional services team to design and deliver network and security solutions. - Proactively investing time to research, learn, and upskill on technical solutions - enabling high-quality delivery and supporting your career development. - Collaborating with fellow professional services team members to seek support, expand your knowledge, and share your skills and insights. **What experience you'll bring?** - Experience in contributing to and writing technical proposals and design documentation to a high standard. - Experience in providing expert specialist advice, technical direction, and consultancy to clients internally and externally. - Experience with network security products from one or more of the following vendors: Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, Check Point, Netskope, Palo Alto, Juniper, Radware and Microsoft. - A high degree of technical proficiency and experience with designing and implementing enterprise network and security solutions that include: data centre networks, campus and branch LAN & Wi-Fi, WAN & SD-WAN, NG-Firewall, SASE/SSE, DDoS Protection, Azure and AWS solutions. - Experience with one or more of the following security technologies would be beneficial: WAF, IPS, DDoS Protection, SIEM, EDR/XDR, and I&AM. - Experience with automation and scripting is desirable. Proficiency in automation-focused scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Powershell, Unix-Shell Script) and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) are desired. - Vendor security certifications from Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, Check Point or Netskope are desirable. **WHY CHOOSE US**: **Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai** - At Spark, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more inclusive culture. Our vision is for diversity and inclusion to be "how things are done at Spark", embedded into our day-to-day activities, standards, and business practices. We want you to feel totally comfortable bringing your whole self to work regardless of your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, or ability. **Sustainability: Toitū** - Sustainability is a key focus for us. We are dedicated to supporting Aotearoa New Zealand's recovery and economic transformation. The principle of equity is at the very heart of our approach, and we remain committed to working in partnership to make a positive contribution to digital equity in line with our focus on Diversity and Inclusion. **Benefits: Awhina** - Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. As a valued employee of Spark, we've got our people covered with a range of leading benefits including: - **Wellbeing** - Comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection. Access to wellbeing coaches, EAP and in-house Specialist Clinical support through our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness programme. - **Hybrid ways of working** - for most teams at Spark this means being in the office for 4 days a week, and 1 day being flexible. - **Leave** - in addition to four weeks annual leave, we offer purchased leave, enhanced parental leave support and study leave. - **Spark Credit** - we provide permanent employees with $120 monthly Spark credit to use on any of our amazing products. - **Spark Share scheme** - periodically we offer the opportunity to buy into our share scheme. - **Career development** - access to an internal marketplace that conne