Airways New Zealand Looking for Modern Desktop Engineer at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

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, Each Other, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

About The Role

We are looking for a Modern Desktop Engineer at any level (Systems, Senior, Principal) to join our talented and supportive infrastructure team based in Christchurch, and we encourage candidates with a range of experience and backgrounds within the desktop Engineer field to apply.

As the Modern Desktop Engineer, you will have ownership and contribute to the growth of Airways’ end user device capabilities while maintaining a safe and secure operating environment for all corporate staff. Establishing a comprehensive test environment and process for modern device management will be a crucial part of your responsibilities, ensuring that no changes are made to the production environment without thorough testing in a controlled environment.

You will play a key role in leading and supporting the infrastructure team in their day-to-day activities and project-related tasks, and responsible for ensuring the continuous availability, recoverability, and stability of all Airways’ end user computing devices throughout the organization. This position requires regular monitoring of errors and alerts related to Intune and modern application tooling. Additionally, you will provide support to senior engineering staff and offer coverage when necessary.

To Be Successful, You Will Need To Have

• 1- 10 years’ experience working in a modern desktop or systems support role with demonstratable or equivalent experience
• Previous experience with Microsoft Windows Operating Systems and Virtualised environments
• Proven experience with desktop applications (primarily Microsoft Office suite and cloud variants)
• Experience in maintaining system level Documentation, Data communications and LAN protocols
• Familiarity with ITIL standards and Processes
• Self-motivation to learn, work collaboratively and problem-solve
• A positive, thorough, patient, trust-worthy, and cooperative personality with a good sense of humour

Our Values

Airways is committed to reflecting the diversity of Aotearoa and creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can be their authentic self at work. To achieve this, we are working hard to gain our Rainbow Tick Accreditation to ensure Airways is a safe and welcoming workplace for all employees.

We make our recruitment decisions based on the candidate who is best able to perform the tasks required and encourage applications from diverse candidates.

What’s next?

Airways offers a competitive package and a great place to work, with free on-site car parking and an international reputation for innovation and success. You’ll work with some of the most experienced, talented, and dedicated engineers in the industry.

If this role sounds like you and you want to join us, register your interest today by applying online!

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment drug and alcohol screening, a criminal conviction check and reference checks.

Please note: Applications close Friday 30th June 2023, however all applications will be reviewed as they are received and progressed accordingly.

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