Looking for a role where your skills and experience will be highly valued? Our Technology and Data Directorate supports and delivers technology and data solutions for GCSB, NZSIS and the wider security and intelligence sector. What better way to make use of your skills than contributing to the security of Aotearoa New Zealand.
About the role:
Join our Mission Capabilities Unit - you can work from Wellington, Blenheim or Auckland.
You'll be part of the Developer Experience (DevX) team, whose mission is to give the NZ intelligence community the tools they need to work quickly and securely. In this role you'll design, build and maintain two critical applications that support security vetting and intelligence investigation workflows.
What you'll bring:
You will be someone who is experienced working with containers, Kubernetes, and Linux, but would be comfortable working on other things such as:
Database fundamentals in one or more of ElasticSearch, Redis, MariaDB, and Postgres
Monitoring tools, e.g. Prometheus, Splunk
Desirable extra experience to have:
Confidence working with Windows and other Microsoft technologies
Experience with RedHat OpenShift
Experience with Appian
Proficiency with automation tools, e.g. Terraform, Ansible
Proficiency with data flow tools, e.g. Kafka, NiFi
As a seasoned Systems Engineer with a cando attitude and a genuine passion for technology, you'll join a collaborative, diverse team of customerfocused engineers who love sharing knowledge and helping each other grow.
If you're eager to bring your expertise to a role that makes a real impact on New Zealand's security - and you're ready to learn new skills along the way-apply now and become part of our missiondriven community.
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: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool
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: https://beyondordinary.nzic.govt.nz/mythbusting.
You can also learn more about our work and understand our areas of focus by reading New Zealand's Security Threat Environment \| New Zealand Security Intelligence Service