Senior Systems Administrator

5 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time NZ$50,000 - NZ$90,000 per year

Join the Electoral Commission in an energetic, progressive team in the role of IT Senior Systems Administrator.

This role offers; exposure, career progression and an opportunity to gain experience within a supportive team and environment.

This role is highly flexible and can be adjusted to suit the working requirements for the right candidate.

Administering and managing Service Management processes

  • Practical experience in service management processes including day-to-day operational priority management against agreed service levels
  • Creating and maintaining documentation for system configurations and end-user Knowledge Base articles

MS Cloud Services including

  • Office 365 administration - MS Teams, Email Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and OneNote
  • Azure Active Directory, IDAM/MFA, Azure Identity Services; MS Sentinel and Defender

Microsoft Endpoint device management - Intune/Auto Pilot

  • Device, policy and configuration management
  • Experience with packaging, managing, updating, and deploying applications

Cyber Security Operations

Operational appreciation towards supporting cyber security operations, including:

  • Vulnerability identification, incident response and investigations
  • Fine tuning of monitoring and configuration Azure Sentinel, Azure Defender

Goes without saying. must have:

  • A relevant tertiary qualification and at least 4 years' work experience
  • An enthusiasm for working in a supportive team environment where everyone's contributions and ideas are valued
  • High level of technical experience including multi-factor authentication, Microsoft windows 11 , Office365, Azure, InTune and Teams, Android and IOS, Active Directory, DNS and DHCP.
  • ITIL and Microsoft qualification is an advantage.
  • A great attitude, flexibility and proactive approach A courteous and confident communication style
  • Ability to work both in-person and remotely
  • A strong customer focus

About the Electoral Commission| Te Kaitiaki Take Kowhiri

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?

The Commission is building an inclusive strength focussed culture where diversity is encouraged and valued. We understand how important family is; therefore, we support a family-friendly atmosphere. You will join a team who are here for the right reasons, and we are passionate about what we do. We offer a competitive salary and flexible working conditions.

What's next?| He aha e whai ake nei

For more information or to apply for this role click apply now to be taken to our Careers Site. All applications must be made online through our careers site.

This role closes on Sunday 7 December.



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