Healthcare Network Engineer - Secure IT Operations

New Zealand Government; Bay of Plenty; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Network Engineer to deliver reliable, secure, and high‑performing network services. The role involves deploying, configuring, maintaining, and supporting day‑to‑day operations in line with standards, while collaborating with senior engineers, project teams, and vendors.

You will contribute to national, regional, and local workflows, support continuous improvement, and uphold equity and safety in a future‑ready digital environment for communities

Qualifications

• 1–3 years as ICT professional deploying, configuring, and maintaining digital/IT services; at least 5 years supporting end-users.
• Proven experience deploying and configuring complex IT solutions, troubleshooting issues, managing incidents, and executing operational tasks.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalently practical experience).
• Postgraduate certification in digital infrastructure or networking systems desirable.
• Experience with Cisco; on-call roster beneficial.
• Service management ITIL certifications or strong understanding of service management practices.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain network services across platforms.
• Troubleshoot issues, implement solutions, and drive incident response.
• Support continuous improvement to ensure availability, stability, and security.
• Collaborate with vendors, project teams, and clinical/public stakeholders.
• Participate in on‑call rosters and after-hours work when required.

Skills

ICT professional

End-user support

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Postgraduate networking cert

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Cisco knowledge

ITIL knowledge

Networking systems

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Network Engineer to deliver reliable, secure, and high‑performing network services. The role involves deploying, configuring, maintaining, and supporting day‑to‑day operations in line with standards, while collaborating with senior engineers, project teams, and vendors.

You will contribute to national, regional, and local workflows, support continuous improvement, and uphold equity and safety in a future‑ready digital environment for communities