Systems Engineer at Civil Aviation Authority of NZ, Auckland

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.

The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.

Are you a System Engineer looking for a new challenge?  Do you enjoy working collaboratively with passionate and professional team? Interested in working in a unique workplace?  Then this is the job for you.

We are looking for an experienced and energetic System Engineer to work with great people in our Digital team to support the business in our day-to-day work and being involved in innovation projects from our Auckland Airport based workplace.

Working at our organisation you’ll contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.

About the role

The System Engineer will:

• Proactively monitor, maintain and manage Authority systems.
• Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes.
• Manage workload to complete. assigned tasks, and apply fixes to system vulnerabilities. 
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
• Support incident and security incident management.
• Work with vendors and others across the team to resolve problems.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a proactive person, with 4-5 years System Engineering experience, who likes to apply their skills and knowledge to improving digital services and experiences.

They will enjoy working within a team of system and software engineers, and across a diverse team of safety and security regulatory professionals against an aviation backdrop.

We are looking for someone seeking challenges.  With the next few years plans full of projects that improve our technology stack, and the tools our teams there are many opportunities to get stuck in and make a real tangible difference quickly.

About us

As a safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority exists to enable safe flight for social connections, and economic benefit for New Zealand. We believe in keeping people safe and secure in the air, enabling participation in the aviation system, and making a difference to New Zealand aviation. We achieve this through regulatory oversight of the aviation industry and frontline security at our airports.

The Authority embraces diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contribution.

The foundation for achieving this is our values, which guide how we work and the behaviours we expect from each other.

• Me mahi tahi – Collaboration

            We work together to achieve and succeed.

• Me mahi pono – Transparency
  We are open and honest communicators.
• Me mahi tika – Integrity
  We do the right thing.
• Me manaaki – Respect
  We treat all people with consideration and kindness.
• Kia tū rangatira ai – Professionalism
  We act in a way that brings credit to ourselves and our organisation.

Why join us?

We invest in our people by supporting development within the organisation. To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer flu vaccinations, contributions towards eyewear and a flexible working environment by arrangement.

What do you need?

Due to border restrictions, we are only able to consider applicants who are eligible to enter New Zealand or those currently residing in NZ or who have NZ Citizen or Permanent Residency status.

Covid-19 continues to present significant health, safety and wellbeing risks. This offer of employment is therefore conditional upon you being vaccinated against Covid-19 and maintaining full vaccination status throughout the course of your employment. 

Please take a look at the position description for this role to find out if you have the relevant skills and experience – and apply now! 
 
Applications close 28 August 2022