Senior Network Design Engineer

About us Our peoplemanage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air trafficcontrol, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspacedesign services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines,airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers andgoods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin allthat we do.We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in allthat we do. Our organisation is made up ofoperational business groups that are supported by governance and corporateservices functions. Our team members are located in offices, workshops, AirTraffic Control Towers and surveillance centres across Aotearoa. About the Team The Technology business unit is responsible for the effective delivery,management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigationservices environment – engineering design, software design and development,technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation andmaintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance programdevelopment, project management, and logistics support. As a safety critical, high availability, distributed system; air trafficmanagement system engineering is the top of the heap in terms of complexity.There is no down time, system must run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, evenduring system upgrades. This flows into the telecommunication network not being your standardcritical communications network and is equally complex to ensure the serviceswork as expected. The Network Design team is responsible for the procedures to architect,design, and delivery of projects for our critical network infrastructure. Thisincludes the responsibility for ensuring the technical knowledge is documented,maintained and accessible for the operations and support teams. Ensuring theongoing stability and availability of services. About the Role We are hiring an additional new, Network Design Engineer to join our Christchurch based campus on a permanent full-time basis. Our Network Design Engineers ensure the provision of safe air trafficsystems by providing networking expertise in the design, installation, modification,and improvement of standards for equipment used by Airways and our overseasclients. You will be a key member of the team and provide specialist network designand technical leadership with a major focus on shifting network operations frommanual, device-centric management to intent-driven, automated network services,leveraging network management platforms such as Nokia Network Services Platform(NSP). Additionally, you will lead the development and design of scalable,resilient, automated network solutions that align business intent with networkbehaviour. For a full list of tasks and responsibilities, please refer to the position description attached to the advert on our careers site. About you We are looking for someone who willexhibit pride and ownership for the availability and reliability of the networkto deliver the best network experience for our customers and assist with the mentoring andcoaching of other engineers to support the evolution of network automation throughintent-based networking. A relevant tertiary qualification ina technology related discipline (diploma or degree level) A minimum of 5 years of experience ina network technical design or operational role, in a complex critical infrastructureenvironment A safety mindset with being able to effectively assess andcommunicate risks Proven technical skills using variousvendor routing, switching platforms Expert knowledge of multicast across mixed vendor environments A passion for developing automation of network tasks and IntentBased Networking Proven high standard of clear design documentation Experience in security by design concepts A passion for excellence and attention to detail. About Our Offering Airways is a great place to work, with an international reputation for innovation and success. You'll work with some of the most experienced, talented, and dedicated engineers and technicians in the industry. solid base salary five (5) weeks annual leave enhanced parental leave offering vast learning opportunities continued professional development career progression opportunities Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered. This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction, and related checks. Application closing date is Wednesday, 19 August 2026. At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZskies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates. #J-18808-Ljbffr