Systems Engineer | Kaipūhanga Pūnaha

Statistics New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37.5-hour work week

Sick leave 15 days

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Health benefits

Corporate rates

Study assistance programmes

Active social club

Job summary

Stats NZ in Wellington is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to design, implement, and operate reliable, scalable infrastructure. The role focuses on IaC, distributed systems, and ensuring secure, well-governed services for both BAU and project work.

You will join Technology Services Analytics, reporting to the Manager – Technology Delivery, collaborating with analyst developers and engineers to deliver high-quality data and services while maintaining system integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Windows, IIS, SQL Server, and Active Directory/Entra.
• Proficiency with Terraform for IaC and scripting languages (Bash/PowerShell).
• Proficient in Python and code-analysis tools such as SonarQube.
• Experience with Grafana for monitoring and Databricks/R for data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, test, maintain, and monitor systems with minimal supervision.
• Provide operational support, define metrics, optimize services, and support capacity planning.
• Participate in system upgrades and migrations.
• Manage changes, incidents, service requests, and work items effectively.
• Balance cost, customer experience, reliability, scalability, and sustainability.
• Contribute to documentation and operational procedures.
• Follow governance, security, and operational standards.
• Build trusted relationships through clear, open communication.
• Audit systems to identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyse code using a code-analysis tool.
• Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and approaches.
• Continuously develop your own technical knowledge.

Skills

Distributed systems

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure automation

Tools

Terraform

Bash

PowerShell

Python

SonarQube

Grafana

Databricks

R

Windows/IIS/SQL Server

Active Directory / Entra

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 16th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

If you enjoy using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to create reliable cloud and on‑prem solutions, this is a great opportunity to bring your skills to meaningful work.

You might be an intermediate systems engineer who enjoys programming, or an analyst developer keen to build on your systems engineering experience.

We’d value your knowledge of:

• Complex distributed systems in always‑available environments
• Infrastructure cost controls, versioning, provisioning, security, governance, logging, monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting
• CI/CD automated pipelines
• Code analysis and patch management

You’ll be welcomed into Technology Services Analytics, reporting to the Manager – Technology Delivery. Together with analyst developers and systems engineers, you’ll help deliver safe, reliable, and scalable services, supporting both BAU and project work while protecting system and data integrity.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Install, configure, test, maintain, and monitor systems with minimal supervision
• Provide operational support, define metrics, optimise services, and support capacity planning
• Participate in system upgrades and migrations
• Manage changes, incidents, service requests, and work items effectively
• Balance cost, customer experience, reliability, scalability, and sustainability
• Contribute to documentation and operational procedures
• Follow governance, security, and operational standards
• Build trusted relationships through clear, open, and collaborative communication
• Audit systems to identify risks and opportunities
• Analyse code (using a code analysis tool)
• Evaluate and recommend tools, platforms, and approaches
• Continuously develop your own technical knowledge

You’ll have experience with:

• Microsoft Windows (multiple versions)
• Microsoft IIS
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra
• Terraform
• Bash, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
• Python
• SonaQube, or similar
• Grafana

Experience with any of the following may give you an edge:

• Containerisation technologies
• Databricks
• R

What you bring |Nōuterourou

We recognise that valuable skills can come from both paid and unpaid work. You might have gained experience in education, hospitality, technology, public service,the marae,or the arts. You might have experience from community involvement, volunteering, or whānau responsibilities. We welcome and value all forms of transferable skills. Please bring your full unique self to your application.

Forallour roles,we’relooking for people who:

• Act with integrity, take responsibility, and dowhat’sright even whenit’shard.
• Understand the ‘why’ behind their work and focus on delivering real value.
• Stay curious and open to learning, seeing challenges aschancesto grow.
• Build respectful and inclusive relationships, grounded in care for others.
• Work collaboratively across boundaries and contribute to collective outcomes.

Wedon’texpect you to know everything. What matters is your genuine interest, commitment, and readiness to grow with us. Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

Stats NZTataurangaAotearoa is the National Statistics Office, leading the way in data and insights. While this is our focus,it’sour people who are central to everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and experiences,recognisingthat our work is strengthened by the people behind it.

The data and insights we produce help shape decisions across government, communities, and businesses, and playsan important rolein telling the story of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our mahi supports informed decision making at both national and local levels, helping improve outcomes for people, the economy, and the environment.

We’reproud of the role we play in guiding and strengthening the data system, witha goalof deliveringhigh qualitydata withequitableaccess for all.

What’sin it for you? |Ngāhuakariroki akoe

Take a lookat our Stats NZ careers site to learn more about ourorganisationalvalues:Hepēwheaātātoutikanga mahi | The way we work.

Some key benefits include:

• 37.5hourswork week.
• 15dayssick leave allowance (to be used for yourself or people under your care).
• Funded counselling and coaching through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Visual and hearing health benefits
• Corporate rates for a variety of services and products.
• Studyassistanceprogrammes.
• An activesocialclubin each office.

Starting salary for this position:$84,027- $113,683+kiwisaver

Note torecruitmentagencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.