Field Service Engineer (Electrical Practicing license)

IDEMIA Public Security; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA New Zealand is seeking a Field Support Engineer to maintain IDEMIA solutions and equipment at customer sites across Auckland and NZ. You will be the first technical contact for responding, investigating, and resolving issues under tight SLA pressure.

Responsibilities include proactive maintenance, root-cause analysis, integrating new releases with NZ/Australia software teams, liaising with customers to meet KPIs, and managing spare parts. On-call and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• NZ Customs, Aviation security, and police clearances as a minimum must always be valid.
• Electrical Practicing license (EST).
• Able to participate in on-call roster.
• Travel to various locations in NZ might be required.

Responsibilities

• Managing hardware and software related incidents within the agreed service levels.
• Proactively supports IDEMIA customers by performing daily administration tasks and regular system preventative maintenance.
• Troubleshoots and identifies root causes of software and hardware problems and resolves issues per IDEMIA standards.
• Work with Software Engineers in New Zealand/Australia to integrate new releases into the customer environment.
• Liaise with customers to ensure satisfaction and KPI targets are met.
• Complete reports accurately and in a timely manner (administrative reports, site inspections, installation reports, etc.).
• Manage spare parts stockholding, including ordering and maintaining stock levels.
• Conduct/participate in internal and external training as required.
• Be able to work outside of standard business hours as required.
• Other duties associated with technical responsibilities as requested.

Job description

Job description:

Purpose

The Field Support Engineer provides support on the day-to-day maintenance (proactive/reactive) of IDEMIA solutions and equipment typically installed at our customer premises.

The IDEMIA supplied systems run under tight SLA pressure, and the Field Support Engineer is the first technical point of contact for responding, investigating, and ultimately resolving issues on the ground.

Additional to the reactive resolution of impacted systems, the field technician also participates in the preventive maintenance of IDEMIA supplied systems/solutions in accordance with IDEMIA standards, policies and procedures.

Key Missions

• Responsible for managing hardware and software related incidents within the agreed service levels
• Proactively supports IDEMIA customers by performing daily administration tasks and regular system preventative maintenance
• In conjunction with System Administrators and Technical Supervisors, troubleshoots ultimately identifies the root cause of software and hardware problems and resolves the issue(s) in accordance with IDEMIA standards
• Work with Software Engineers in New Zealand/Australia to integrate new releases into the customer’s environment and resolve software related issues
• Liaise and meet with customers as requested to ensure that the customer is satisfied and KPI’s are always met.
• Complete all reports accurately and in a timely manner (Administrative reports, Maintenance site inspections, Installation reports, Customization documents, Document release forms and others as required)
• Manage spare parts stockholding, including ordering new stock, ensuring that adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Conduct/participate to internal and external training (as required)
• Be able to work outside of standard business hours (as required)
• Other duties (associated with your technical responsibilities) as requested

Profile & Other Information

• NZ Customs, Aviation security, and police clearances as a minimum must always be valid, noting there may be other clearances required
• Electrical Practicing license (EST).
• Able to participate in on-call roster.
• Travel to various locations in NZ might be required.