Technical Team Leader

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.

At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand's security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.

The role

Are you a leader who's passionate about supporting resilient services in a datacentre environment? Do you feel like you could be doing more with your skills? Are you interested in being part of an organisation that is committed to the well-being of New Zealand? Are you keen to lead a team of highly skilled technologists to carry out a role vital to our nation's security?

If the answer to these questions is yes, you need to seriously consider working with us at our Marlborough, Wellington or Auckland facilities. As you will gather from the possible locations, your responsibilities are spread around the country and supporting your team remotely will always be a requirement.

What you'll bring to the position:

• Experience in datacentre infrastructure engineering.
• The ability to lead a technical team to achieve their goals.
• A capability for managing complex service and lifecycle maintenance needs in a highly secure environment.

Perhaps you might also be able to tick some of the following

• Setting and maintenance of infrastructure engineering standards
• Directing the development and maintenance of datacentre capabilities and projects.
• Technical design and documentation

You will work closely with vendors and industry partners, partner agencies and NZIC staff as part of providing best in class services.

It sounds like quite a mixture, doesn't it? You're right, it is. This is a job where the opportunities to be involved in, and learn about, a wide range of technologies is wide open. We're not looking for the right skill set so much as the right person.

Why work for us

Alongside getting to work alongside our talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:

• Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
• Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
• Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
• Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
• Onsite free gym (Wellington only)
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
• Flexible working options, and great work-life balance

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

If you would like more information about this position, please visit our website.