Systems Engineer

At The Treasury Te Tai Ōhanga we’re creating a better future for New Zealand and everyone who calls our amazing country home. We’re the Government’s economic and financial advisor, working hard to raise the standard of living for everyone in Aotearoa, now and in the future. Our talented people bring their diverse backgrounds and experiences to tackling New Zealand’s biggest and most inter-connected issues. Every day, they are influencing, advising, and supporting Ministers, Crown CEOs and Government decision-makers to shape our country’s collective tomorrow. The Enabling Services group supports this vision by providing strategic and operational services, including financial management, IT, governance, and organisational strategy. Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the Role We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our Enabling Services team on a permanent basis. In this role, your primary focus will be to manage, maintain and develop the Enabling Services platforms (virtual and public cloud) to enable our agencies to meet their strategic priorities. As an experienced Systems Engineer, you will have skills with Microsoft’s products, in particular Active Directory, Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Windows server, Veeam and Virtualisation. You will be comfortable managing server, storage, and virtualisation platforms, with experience in identity and access management, Group Policy, and PowerShell automation. The role also involves elements of network management and contributing to our cloud, security, and modern workplace initiatives. There are also opportunities to extend into other areas important to Enabling Services, such as disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and security. To be considered for this role you should have good technical, communication and interpersonal skills, with your experience ideally supported by relevant industry certifications: Experience with Windows server Experience with Microsoft 365 services Experience with Azure and Entra ID Experience with Hyper-V Experience with physical server hardware To succeed in this role, you will bring: A strong technical aptitude and demonstrated skill in performing technical problem determination and analysis Excellent written and verbal communication skills A computer science or ICT related university degree or equivalent industry qualifications or experience The ability to meet the criteria required to hold a New Zealand Government security clearance Ko ngā hua | What we Offer This is an important job and that’s why we’ll do all we can to support your success. Benefits of working at the The Treasury include: The opportunity to enhance your career path in computer systems infrastructure design and support Being part of a friendly and collaborative team providing leading edge information technology services to key government agencies Working closely with the Architecture team in developing and delivering new and innovative solutions for our agencies The opportunity to interact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders A supportive environment with a culture of knowledge sharing The opportunity to learn new technologies on the job and be involved in decision making, and project planning Five weeks annual leave Our numerous social events, sports teams and employee networks will enable you to connect and have fun Flexible work arrangements, along with a range of other health and wellbeing initiatives, will help you enjoy a positive work/life balance Kia Pono (Making a Difference) | Kia Whakamana (Enhancing Mana) | Kia Hono (Achieving Together) #J-18808-Ljbffr