Senior Cloud And Platform Engineer

Are you inspired by protecting New Zealand?

Looking for a role where your expertise will be highly valued?

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.

About us

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the heart of Aotearoa New Zealand's cyber defence. We fulfil the cyber security responsibilities of the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, and provide cyber security services to all New Zealanders - from individuals and small businesses and organisations up to large enterprises, government, and critical national infrastructure.

The role

We have an opportunity for a Senior Cloud / Platform Engineer Level 3 to join our team at the Frontline of National Cyber Defence Engineering.

We're looking for an experienced Cloud / Platform engineer to design, build, and manage our enterprise Cloud and Linux platforms. In this critical role, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing GCSB's capability to detect, disrupt, and deter sophisticated cyber threats facing New Zealand—contributing to the security of our nation.

Our work may be classified, but the secret to our success isn't - it's our people. Our engineers are the backbone of ground breaking cyber security solutions that have earned national acclaim, including the

• Public Service Commission's Spirit of Service Award for Service Excellence, the Prime Minister's Award, and the
• iSANZ Award for Best New Zealand Security Product or Service.

This is your opportunity to be part of a high performing team of CND Systems Engineers. The mission is vital and the challenge is unlike anything else.

Your key responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Design, build and manage enterprise Cloud and Linux platforms as the Subject Matter Experience

Champion industry best practices and frameworks into engineered solutions

Coach and Mentor Engineers

Relationship Management & Stakeholder Engagement

Why work for us

Alongside getting to work with other talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include :

Medical insurance and vision care packages

Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver

Generous leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave

Childcare allowance for your pre-schoolers

Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community

Great work-life balance

Who we're looking for

You'll be instrumental in delivering enterprise systems by being the subject matter expert, applying industry best practices and frameworks, driving automation initiatives, mentoring team members, and supporting end-to-end project execution and day-to-day operations.

To achieve this, you will be proactive and enthusiastic with strong relationship management skills and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence.

You will ideally bring :

5+ years' experience in designing, implementing and managing Cloud platforms and enterprise Linux systems at scale

Experience in applying industry best practices and frameworks such as TOGAF, SDLC, ITIL, NZISM in delivering sustainable engineered solutions

Experience with DevOps practices and GitOps automation technologies, including Git Repos, CI / CD, Infrastructure-as-Code and Containerisation

Technical leadership experience in medium to large cloud and platform engineering projects

Ability to coach and mentor engineers

The appointment range for this role is $120,359 - $128,383.

Before you apply

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must :

Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years

OR

Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years

Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance

Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance :

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

We'll provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out our Myth Busting booklet : .

Job Details

Reference #

Location(s)

Wellington

Salary

Band I $120,358 (90%) - $153,791 (115%)

Midpoint of the salary range (100%) reflects full competence in the role

Closes on

07 Dec

Work type(s)

Permanent full-time

Job level(s)

Experienced

Expertise

Cyber Security, Technical Engineering, Information Technology