ANS Requirements Specialist

About Airways
Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out .

About The Team
The Technology business unit is responsible for the effective delivery, management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigation services environment – engineering design, software design and development, technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation and maintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance program development, project management, and logistics support.

The Air Traffic Services Development (ATSD) unit provides safe and reliable Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems to our Service Delivery group. ATSD provides enhancement and problem fixing capability as well as operational support and adaptation.

About The Role
We have an opportunity for an additional ANS Requirements Specialist to join our Oceanic Systems team on a permanent full-time bases in our Oceanic Centre based opposite The Quad (Leonard Isitt Drive, Auckland Airport).

This role supports the Oceanic Systems Team Leader in the development and enhancement of the Oceanic Air Traffic Services operational systems. This will see you focus on improving service delivery by adapting to evolving customer and staff needs.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Testing and quality assurance. Conduct testing activities in alignment with Airway's testing framework, ensuring requirements are met and that systems are fit for purpose.
• Team support and collaboration. Assist the Oceanic Systems team, under the Team Leader's direction, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing.

About You
You'll hold strong organisational skills being renowned for your communication style, collaborative approach and your ability to build lasting relationships.

Additionally, You Will Have

• At least ten years' experience including solid requirements development and testing experience.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in business or related.
• ISTQB Foundations certified.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 suite including Outlook, Excel, Teams and SharePoint.
• Ability to work in ambiguity, with minimal supervision, to tight deadlines, showing resilience and agility, taking ownership and focusing on delivering successful outcomes.

Desirable

• Recent aviation knowledge or experience.
• Experience with requirements, test, and defect management toolsets.
• Good working knowledge of Oceanic Control System, Oceanic procedures and/or willingness to be trained in this area.
• Understanding of regulatory environment, New Zealand and international.

About Our Offering
Airways offers a competitive package inclusive of a solid base salary and a generous superannuation scheme with employer contributions of up to 11% of earnings (T&Cs). Additionally, we offer five (5) weeks annual leave, vast learning and career progression opportunities.

Airways is honestly a great place to work, with an international reputation for innovation and success. You'll work with some of the most experienced, talented, and dedicated engineers and technicians in the industry.

To Apply
If you are customer focused, attentive to detail and can appreciate the safety and quality requirements of the aviation industry, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the Airways careers site or Seek.

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction and related.

Application closing date is Monday, 17 November 2025.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.
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