Senior Systems Engineer

The role | Te tūnga     Join our Technology Services - Outputs Technical Delivery team as a Senior Systems Engineer in this permanent Wellington-based role, reporting to the Technology Delivery Manager. You'll play a key role in designing, implementing, administering and continuously improving the critical infrastructure platforms and services that support our business operations and public-facing systems. Working across a complex hybrid environment, you'll be responsible for ensuring enterprise systems are secure, available, resilient and high performing. You'll lead technical design activities, support cloud and on-premises platforms, drive automation and operational improvements, and contribute to strategic technology initiatives that enable reliable digital services. This role also provides the opportunity to mentor others, champion best practice in infrastructure and security, and influence the future direction of our technology services. You'll be an experienced infrastructure professional with strong expertise across hybrid infrastructure, cloud technologies, automation, server platforms and security practices, along with a passion for delivering reliable and secure technology services. Ideally, You'll Have Proven experience designing, operating and supporting highly available, secure and scalable enterprise systems.Strong experience managing hybrid infrastructure environments, including Microsoft Azure and on-premises platforms.Expertise across Windows and Linux server technologies, virtualisation and infrastructure services.Experience with automation, CI/CD pipelines, source control and continuous improvement practices.Strong security capability, including vulnerability management, system hardening, monitoring and incident response.Advanced IIS administration skills, including website deployment, SSL certificate management, performance tuning and security configuration.Excellent problem-solving skills, sound technical judgement, and the ability to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative approach and a willingness to share knowledge and mentor others. If you're motivated by supporting critical public-facing services and want to help deliver secure, resilient and future-focused infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you. What you bring | Nōu te rourou     We recognise that valuable skills can come from both paid and unpaid work. You might have gained experience in education, hospitality, technology, public service, the marae, or the arts. You might have experience from community involvement, volunteering, or whānau responsibilities. We welcome and value all forms of transferable skills. Please bring your full unique self to your application.   For all our roles, we’re looking for people who:   Act with integrity, take responsibility, and do what’s right even when it’s hard.   Understand the ‘why’ behind their work and focus on delivering real value.   Stay curious and open to learning, seeing challenges as chances to grow.   Build respectful and inclusive relationships, grounded in care for others.   Work collaboratively across boundaries and contribute to collective outcomes.   We don’t expect you to know everything. What matters is your genuine interest, commitment, and readiness to grow with us. Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.   About Us | Ko mātou     Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is the National Statistics Office, leading the way in data and insights. While this is our focus, it’s our people who are central to everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, recognising that our work is strengthened by the people behind it.   The data and insights we produce help shape decisions across government, communities, and businesses, and plays an important role in telling the story of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our mahi supports informed decision making at both national and local levels, helping improve outcomes for people, the economy, and the environment.   We’re proud of the role we play in guiding and strengthening the data system, with a goal of delivering high quality data with equitable access for all.   What’s in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe    Take a look at our Stats NZ careers site to learn more about our organisational values: He pēwhea ā tātou tikanga mahi | The way we work.   Some key benefits include:   37.5 hours work week.   15 days sick leave allowance (to be used for yourself or people under your care).   3 extra days off (taken during end-of-year office closure).   Annual flu vaccines.   Funded counselling and coaching through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).   Visual and hearing health benefits  Corporate rates for a variety of services and products.   Study assistance programmes.   Rōpū Waiata – weekly cross agency connection.   An active social club in each office.   Starting salary for this position: $97,270- $114,436 + kiwisaver    How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono      Sound like you? Click ’Apply now’ to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.   Our process is to screen applications as we receive them, so we move to interview stage quickly.  You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video.   Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.   Please reach out to  recruitment@stats.govt.nz  if you have any pātai / questions.    Note to recruitment agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.