Senior OT Systems & Communications Engineer

Northpower; Whangarei; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Life and medical insurance benefits

Wellbeing programmes

Impactful infrastructure projects

Job summary

Northpower in Whangārei, New Zealand, seeks a Systems & Communications Engineer to lead design, architecture, and lifecycle management of critical OT communications networks that support the electricity network and renewables.

You will work with OT and control systems leaders to deliver strategic improvements, capital projects, and technical standards, ensuring reliability, security, and high performance across business-critical networks.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in Operational Technology, Telecommunications, Industrial Networking, or Communications Engineering.
• Experience designing and implementing critical communications networks.
• Cisco networking knowledge and strong technical troubleshooting ability.
• Experience in utilities, industrial automation, telecommunications, or critical infrastructure environments is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering responsibility for the OT communications network across design, implementation, commissioning, support, and continuous improvement.
• Design, implement, commission, and support communications and networking infrastructure.
• Develop network architecture, technical standards, and strategic roadmaps.
• Execute communications projects supporting operational technology and renewable energy initiatives.
• Configure and maintain industrial networking, telecommunications, and field communications equipment.
• Identify and implement improvements to resilience, cybersecurity, and operational performance.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and technical leadership across the organisation.

Skills

Cisco networking

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting

OT networking

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical or related)

Job description

Northpower in Whangārei, New Zealand, seeks a Systems & Communications Engineer to lead design, architecture, and lifecycle management of critical OT communications networks that support the electricity network and renewables.

You will work with OT and control systems leaders to deliver strategic improvements, capital projects, and technical standards, ensuring reliability, security, and high performance across business-critical networks.