Network Engineer

Thriving together - mō te taiao, mō ngā tāngata.

Our environment and our people go hand-in-hand.

At Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council, our environment and our people go hand-in-hand. We're on a mission to ensure that both thrive – and digital infrastructure plays a key role in making that happen. We’re looking for a Network Engineer to take ownership of our core network and telephony systems, ensuring seamless, secure, and efficient service delivery across our organisation and partner councils. This is a vital hands-on technical role with scope for leadership in project delivery and network design. You'll help shape the stability, performance, and security of the systems that underpin all of our digital services.

Te āhuatunga a te tūranga | About the role

Reporting to the Chief Security Officer, you will be responsible for the provision and monitoring of our complex interconnected systems which form our network infrastructure. In this role, you will :

• Manage and optimise the day-to-day operation of networking devices like switches, firewalls, ONT’s and access points.
• Troubleshoot and resolve outages or performance issues across WAN, LAN, and VPN systems.
• Lead and contribute to network-related projects, including planning, implementation and documentation.
• Support VoIP and traditional telephony infrastructure, ensuring availability and quality of service.
• Provide specialist advice to internal teams and council partners on network design, security, and best practice.
• Maintain documentation and support continuity through robust change and configuration management.

pūmanawa | Your skills and experience

You will have excellent communication and customer service skills and at least 5 years’ relevant experience in the IT industry to ensure you have sound knowledge of server and desktop operation systems, routing and switching technologies.

You will also :

Ko wai mātou | Who we are

Kaimaihi at the heart - We are a values-driven organisation, that really cares about our people. Who you are is important to us and we welcome diversity as an opportunity to grow our teams and are keen to support people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions and abilities. We want Toi Moana to be a place where you bring your whole self to work.

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for land, air and water as well as public transport and economic development. A major focus of our work involves looking after the environment. We manage the effects of people's use of freshwater, land, air and coastal water. However, we also have a broader responsibility with others for the economic, social and cultural well-being of the regional community.

You’ll be joining the Operations & Security Team. We are a passionate team that works hard to ensure minimal disruption to everyday IT operations, managing core networks and keeping our IT infrastructure secure through digital security.

Highlights of working with us include :

This role can be located in either our Tauranga, Whakatāne or Rotorua office.

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