Technology Resilience Manager

New Zealand Government Joba; Auckland; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation with no employee-con

Flexible working options

Job summary

ACC in Auckland is seeking a Technology Resilience Manager to lead our resilience and disaster recovery programme across critical systems. You will influence senior leaders and engineers to strengthen recovery capabilities and risk management, supporting services that keep New Zealanders safe at work, at home and everywhere in between.

In this highly influential role you will set strategic direction, provide practical guidance, oversee testing of recovery plans and report on resilience posture

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operational resilience, backups, disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, cloud and networking technologies.
• Experience developing, governing and testing disaster recovery plans and recovery frameworks.
• Knowledge of industry frameworks such as NIST; experience integrating resilience and risk practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead ACC's technology resilience capability and recovery readiness.
• Develop and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Provide strategic guidance and assurance on resilience posture to senior leaders.
• Collaborate with technology leaders, engineers and business stakeholders.

Skills

Operational resilience

Disaster recovery

Business continuity

Infra & cloud

Agile & ITIL

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Te Tiriti commitment

Job description

Permanent | Auckland

Lead ACC's technology resilience and disaster recovery programme across critical systems.

Influence senior leaders and engineers to strengthen resilience, recovery and risk management.

Enjoy industry-leading benefits including 9% superannuation with no mandatory employee contribution.

About us

Mō mātou ACC is a trusted and high'performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future. You can find more about ACC and the work we do at www.acc.co.nz

About the role

As Technology Resilience Manager, you will lead ACC's technology resilience capability, ensuring our critical systems can withstand, adapt to and recover from disruption. This is a highly influential role where you'll provide strategic leadership, practical guidance and expert advice across technology resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity and recovery readiness. Working closely with technology leaders, engineering teams and business stakeholders, you'll strengthen preparedness, validate recovery capability through testing and provide assurance to senior leaders on ACC's resilience posture. Your work will directly support ACC's ability to deliver services that help keep Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

The appointing salary for this role is $117,787 to $152,430 based on experience.

ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

About you

• Proven experience leading operational resilience, backups, disaster recovery and business continuity activities within large enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, cloud and networking technologies.
• Experience developing, governing and testing disaster recovery plans and recovery frameworks.
• Knowledge of recognised industry frameworks such as NIST and experience integrating resilience, risk and recovery practices.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments and strong ITIL-based practices.
• Experience in adoption and maintaining risk registers.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship management skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability and experience managing complex technology risks.
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to build trusted relationships across business and technology teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application in organisational practices.

You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work.

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.