Onsite IT Systems Engineer - NZ Manufacturing

InvestedintheMission

Auckland

On-site

NZD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Rocket Lab is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to join the Auckland production complex. You will implement, administer, and operate the company's diverse platform environments including VMware, Kubernetes, Linux and Windows Server.

The role emphasizes automation, secure infrastructure, and cross-functional collaboration with IT, engineering and business teams. You will lead deployments, perform upgrades, and contribute to continuous improvement to ensure reliable operations in a fast-paced

Qualifications

5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent (9+ total years).
In-depth knowledge of Windows Server Administration (AD, GPO, PKI, DNS/DHCP).
Experience with AWS and/or O365 & Azure environments.
Experience with Kubernetes, VMware, Linux, Configuration Management, Automation, IaC.
Experience with server/storage hardware, backups, NetApp, Pure Storage, hyperconverged infra, VOIP systems.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise to deliver and support IT systems through cloud infrastructure management and project delivery.
Perform upgrades and maintenance with a focus on reliability and security.
Lead planning and deployment for infrastructure projects.
Collaborate with IT, engineering, and business teams.
Create and sustain automated software delivery, OS deployment, and configuration management processes.
Ensure successful upgrades or migrations through changes.
Troubleshoot software/hardware issues aligned with project tasks.
Conduct risk mitigation for new system software delivery and configuration management automation.
Create, test, and distribute OS packages, scripts, and configurations for the computing environment.