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Ministry of Social Development Looking for Systems Engineer at Wellington Central, Wellington Full Time
About us
The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
Systems Engineer – 18 months fixed term
The opportunity
Working in an Agile environment we are continuing our journey and are actively promoting agility right throughout the Ministry of Social Development.
To enable the Ministry to better help New Zealanders who need our support, we are experiencing rapid growth in our IT area to ensure solutions can be delivered to our front line and our clients quickly.
We have a wide variety of work in a fast-paced environment, and exciting opportunities to be a motivational force that empowers our teams to meet delivery goals and increase product capabilities and services to our clients.
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity in our Auckland office for an experienced/senior System Engineer looking for a permanent role.
What we are looking for
You will need substantial experience in Linux Systems Administration, preferably in large scale environments, along with strong relationship management skills.
This transformational environment can be both dynamic and challenging, therefore we are looking for highly skilled professionals who
- Thrive in the fast-paced, changing nature of our work
- Wholeheartedly embrace the Agile way of working and model the right behaviour for your peers and colleagues
- Can deliver requirements to include users and user rationale balanced against business outcomes
- Have a pragmatic approach to the task at hand and can collaborate and deliver continuous improvement
- Have experience coaching and mentoring other Systems Engineers
Your responsibilities will be a mix of
- Doing your part to configure and run the Ministry’s enterprise Linux systems
- Working with rich and varied set of technologies with virtual server configurations
- Working with virtualisation technologies supporting Red Hat operating systems
- Working closely with other Systems Engineers providing coaching and mentoring where needed
- Working closely with wider operations groups, including in-house Middleware and Database administrators, and our environments teams, incident, problem and change management, as well as external vendors and service providers
- Maintaining policies and standards within the managed environment
- Building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships
- After-hours on-call and scheduled work
If you have previous experience in the any of following areas, please highlight this in your application
- Virtualisation or Containerisation
- Red Hat Enterprise
- Logical Volume Managers in multiple platforms (Linux, Windows)
- Networking/SAN
- Monitoring and integration knowledge
- Configuration Management tools, for example: Satellite and Puppet
- Automation tools, for example: Ansible, Jenkins
- Delivery platforms, for example: Docker
- Deploying and supporting cloud-based service offerings
- Provisioning environments
We will start shortlisting process prior to role closing.
Position Description
Salary range: $98,348.00 – $120,203.00
How to apply
To apply, click the ‘Apply Now’ button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected]
Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.
Closing date: Sunday the 6th November 2022
Joining us
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If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
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