Senior Network Engineer

Convergence Partners; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Convergence Partners in Hamilton, New Zealand, is seeking a senior network engineer to lead the design and operation of our Azure, AWS and on‑prem infrastructure. You will troubleshoot complex issues, mentor engineers, and participate in early design discussions to align technical outcomes with business goals.

The role emphasizes translating technical risk for stakeholders and shaping resilient network solutions within a growing product and corporate environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in network engineering or related roles in corporate, MSP, or large infra environments.
• Strong hands-on Azure and AWS experience with VPCs, EC2, S3, ELB, VPN, and routing.
• Solid fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLAN, BGP, OSPF and security concepts.
• Windows Server/Active Directory familiarity; IaC, automation and version control (Git, DevOps).
• Certifications (Azure/AWS) and ITIL knowledge seen as plus, not a gatekeeper.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and troubleshoot network architecture across Azure, AWS and on‑prem.
• Lead triage and resolution of incidents; scope work packages and projects.
• Coach and mentor engineers; provide feedback to help the team grow.
• Shape designs early in projects and influence stakeholders to align with business needs.
• Translate technical risk into business language and push back when needed.

Skills

AWS

Azure

Network engineering

Windows Server

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Fortinet

Job description

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Convergence Partners - Hamilton, North Island

Our client is a New Zealand founded business that's grown into a genuine international player, with its own product engineering and R&D function sitting alongside a busy corporate environment that's actively evolving. Their product side is pushing further into AWS and they have a real appetite to invest in the people running it.

You’ll be the senior technical voice in the Network and Operations team, working across a Microsoft and Azure corporate environment and an AWS based product environment, with AWS influence growing every year. You'll design and troubleshoot infrastructure, and act as the natural escalation point when problems get technically or politically difficult.

The role

• Designing, implementing and troubleshooting network architecture across Azure, AWS and on premise infrastructure: firewalls, routers, switches, load balancers, VPNs and the Fortinet stack (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer).
• Leading triage and resolution of network incidents, and scoping work packages and projects.
• Coaching and mentoring engineers, giving feedback that helps the team grow, not just closing your own tickets.
• Joining design conversations early enough to influence them, not just implement the outcome.
• Translating technical risk into business language for non-technical stakeholders, and pushing back when a request doesn't match the actual business need.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years in network engineering, administration or support, ideally including time in a large corporate, managed services or infrastructure provider environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, ELB, VPN, Transit Gateway, Route 53 or equivalent).
• Solid grounding in TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLAN, VPN, BGP, OSPF, and network security fundamentals (firewalls, encryption, authentication and authorisation).
• Comfort with Windows Server and Active Directory environments, plus exposure to infrastructure as code, automation and version control (git, Azure DevOps).
• Genuine curiosity. You keep learning, and you're comfortable with ambiguity and constant context switching across varied issues and projects.
• Azure/AWS certifications and ITIL knowledge are a plus, not a gatekeeper.

You'll get broad technical exposure across Microsoft, Azure and AWS, close collaboration with R&D, and enough variety that no two weeks look the same.

If you’re a strong senior network engineer looking for more than another ticket queue, somewhere your judgement on business risk and your ability to influence stakeholders matters as much as your technical skills, we’d like to hear from you.

We are only considering applicants who have the right to work and live in New Zealand indefinitely.