Tait Communications

DIS Senior Systems Engineer

Tait Communications  •  Christchurch, NZ (Hybrid)  •  8 days ago
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Job Description

We Go Beyond for A Safer World

Te Tūranga - The Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our Digital & Infrastructure Services (DIS) team at Tait Communications. This is a handson technical role where you will design, build, and manage systems supporting both internal and external customers, with a strong focus on Linuxbased platforms, containerised deployments, and hybrid onprem / public cloud environments.

Ō pūkenga - About You

You are a technically strong systems engineer who enjoys solving complex problems. You have strong Linux and cloud experience, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for building wellarchitected, supportable systems.

You will also bring:

  • A tertiary qualification in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience;
  • Strong experience across current and legacy Linux and Windows systems in a mixed onprem, data centre, and public cloud environments;
  • Handson experience building and managing containerised platforms (Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes);
  • Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure;
  • Solid working knowledge of network switching, routing and firewalls across physical, virtual, and cloud environments;
  • Experience with automation and scripting tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Bash, or Python;
  • Knowledge of virtualisation platforms (KVM, VMware, Hyper-V);
  • An understanding of modern security practices and technologies;
  • Vendor certifications (e.g. AWS, Azure, Cisco, Aruba, Juniper) and strong solution design or presentation skills are desirable.

Ngā painga - what's in it for you?

We are an employer that is committed to making a difference for families and communities and supporting people to build rewarding careers. We achieve this through employing people who connect with our Values (Commitment to listen. Courage to Act and Integrity to Deliver) that underpin our way of working together. We are committed to investing in our people, developing both individuals and teams to support a high-performance culture.

  • We prioritise your wellbeing through health insurance after 12 months, annual flu vaccinations and extra sick leave in your first year.
  • We provide a comfortable work environment through modern office facilities with free onsite parking, gym, and café.
  • We recognise your commitment through long service benefits.
  • We balance work with fun through our active social club!

Ko wai mātou - About Us

For more than 50 years, Tait Communications has been designing, delivering, and supporting critical communications networks for public safety, transportation and utility customers around the world. Founded in Christchurch by Sir Angus Tait, we now have a network of customers and offices that spans the globe.

Our employees value being part of a creative team committed to providing technological solutions that make a real difference to the communities we support. By joining Tait, you'll be joining a community of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, who care deeply about their work and the genuine impact it has for our customers, and who support each other to grow and develop.

Ko koe pea tēnei? - Sound like your kind of role?

If you are looking to take that next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organisation, alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, please submit your application with CV and cover Letter by Wednesday 3rd June We look forward to hearing from you.

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and your CV will be held unless you contact us to requesting this to be removed:

For more information about the company, our products and solutions offered to our customers, please visit our website: www.taitcommunications.com

Tait Communications

About Tait Communications

Our clients protect communities, power cities, move citizens, harness resources and save lives all over the world. We work with them to create, support and unify the critical communication solutions they depend on to do their jobs.

Digital wireless communication forms the central nervous system of everything we do. Around this resilient, robust core we design, develop, manufacture, test, deploy, support and manage innovative communication environments for organizations that have to put their total trust in the systems and people they work with.

We’ve worked hard to develop genuine insight into our clients’ worlds, and have pursued engineering, operational and services excellence for more than 40 years. This understanding, and our belief in championing open-standards technology, means we can give our clients the best possible choice and value to achieve the human outcomes they’re driven by.

We’re not simply aligned with our clients; we’re devoted to their cause.

Tait Communications’ sole dividend receiving shareholder is a charitable trust which shares the company’s operating profits across several donation and investment streams responsible for research and development, regional reinvestment and education. This rare model means clients can rely on Tait Communications to be an independent long-term player in the critical communications industry and to continue to play its role of ‘open-standards champion’.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Christchurch, NZ
Year Founded
1969
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