Chief Information Officer

Unicom New Zealand Limited; Auckland; In loco; NZD 159.000 - 223.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Unicom New Zealand Limited seeks a Chief Information Officer to lead the company’s IT strategy, cybersecurity and enterprise ICT capabilities from its Auckland base. The role focuses on cloud computing, data centres, storage, AI video analytics and managed IT services.

You will oversee budgets, vendor relationships and cross-functional teams, while guiding digital transformation across sectors including finance, aviation and government.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, information technology, telecommunications, electronic engineering, software engineering, information systems or a closely related discipline.
• At least 5 years of senior ICT management, ICT leadership or comparable technology-leadership experience covering enterprise infrastructure, cloud, data centre, storage, networking, cybersecurity or managed technology services.

Mansioni

• Develop and implement the company’s long-term IT strategy, digital transformation roadmap and annual technology budget.
• Oversee cloud platforms, data centre infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualisation, backup and disaster recovery systems.
• Establish the company’s cybersecurity strategy, including data protection, access control, risk assessment, compliance and incident response.
• Lead the integration of CCTV, IoT, cloud platforms, AI video analytics, telecommunications and intelligent building systems.
• Develop enterprise ICT solutions for clients across the financial, aviation, healthcare, education, government, energy and large commercial sectors.
• Lead and coordinate network engineers, system administrators, technical support staff and project delivery teams.
• Participate in major project solution design, technical reviews, tenders, client presentations and pre-sales activities.
• Manage strategic relationships with technology vendors, cloud providers, distributors and other business partners.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and investment opportunities, including private cloud, hybrid cloud, AI and software-defined data centres.
• Report regularly to the Managing Director on IT operations, cybersecurity, project risks, technology investment and digital development.

Conoscenze

Senior ICT leadership

Enterprise infrastructure

Cloud platforms

Cybersecurity

Budget management

Vendor relationships

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or higher in IT/CS/ENG

Strumenti

CCTV systems

IoT platforms

AI video analytics

Descrizione del lavoro

Chief Information Officer

Auckland City UNICOM NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

Posted 5 days ago

Job Description

Primary address of work: Auckland
Vacancy number: 1
Employment type: Permanent full time
Minimum hours per week: 30 Hours
Maximum hours per week: 40 Hours
Minimum hourly rate (low salary range): $102/hour
Maximum hourly rate (high salary range:) $107/hour
Pay frequent: Fortnightly

Company Overview

Unicom New Zealand Limited is a New Zealand-based telecommunications and ICT
solutions provider. We provide a wide range of services to residential, business, education,
corporate and government clients, including business broadband, voice solutions, mobile
services, IT care, cloud and hosting, network security, SD-WAN, CCTV, access control,
intercom, alarm systems and intelligent building solutions.
To support the next stage of the company's growth across enterprise ICT, cloud, cybersecurity, intelligent building and AI-enabled surveillance offerings, Unicom New Zealand is now recruiting an experienced Chief Information Officer to lead the group's technology strategy, internal ICT operations and enterprise solution capability.

Job Summary

The Chief Information Officer is responsible for developing and implementing Unicom New
Zealand’s overall information technology strategy. The role focuses on enterprise networking, cloudcomputing, data centres, storage, cybersecurity, AI video analytics and managed IT services.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Develop and implement the company’s long-term IT strategy, digital transformation roadmap andannual technology budget.
• 2. Oversee cloud platforms, data centre infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualisation, backup anddisaster recovery systems.
• 3. Establish the company’s cybersecurity strategy, including data protection, access control, riskassessment, compliance and incident response.
• 4. Lead the integration of CCTV, IoT, cloud platforms, AI video analytics, telecommunications andintelligent building systems.
• 5. Develop enterprise ICT solutions for clients across the financial, aviation, healthcare, education,government, energy and large commercial sectors.
• 6. Lead and coordinate network engineers, system administrators, technical support staff andproject delivery teams.
• 7. Participate in major project solution design, technical reviews, tenders, client presentations andpre-sales activities.
• 8. Manage strategic relationships with technology vendors, cloud providers, distributors and otherbusiness partners.
• 9. Evaluate emerging technologies and investment opportunities, including private cloud, hybridcloud, AI and software-defined data centres.
• 10. Report regularly to the Managing Director on IT operations, cybersecurity, project risks, technology investment and digital development.

Job requirement: applicant must meet following requirement to apply for this job

The successful candidate must have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification (Bachelor's degree or higher) in computer science, informationtechnology, telecommunications, electronic engineering, software engineering, information systemsor a closely related discipline; or
• At least 5 years of senior ICT management, ICT leadership or comparable technology-leadershipexperience covering enterprise infrastructure, cloud, data centre, storage, networking, cybersecurityor managed technology services.

The successful candidate should also have:

• An extended track record working in senior roles across the enterprise ICT industry, with demonstrable exposure to a broad range of infrastructure platforms including servers, enterprisestorage, hyperconverged infrastructure, network security, cloud and unified communications.
• Working knowledge of, and prior professional engagement with, technology platforms fromestablished tier-one enterprise ICT vendors
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technical, commercial or delivery teams at a regional-manager, general-manager or equivalent level, including scaling teams, setting individualperformance targets, conducting performance reviews and building high-performing organisations.
• Demonstrable experience delivering enterprise ICT solutions into customers in regulated or infrastructure-heavy sectors — such as banking and financial services, energy and utilities, government, telecommunications or large corporate customers.
• Ability to lead solution design, respond to enterprise tenders and represent the company atsenior technical review, architecture assessment and pre-sales presentation with enterpriseprospects.
• Experience managing technology and operational budgets, exercising P&L accountability atbusiness-unit level, controlling expense within an approved framework, and negotiating commercialterms with vendors and channel partners.
• Track record of reporting to executive leadership on operational performance, risk, project delivery and technology investment.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication is essential.