• Rotorua based
• Permanent, Full-time
  Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Network Engineer provides technical leadership across complex network environments, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions and services. This role is responsible for driving optimisation initiatives, improving service performance, and aligning technical outcomes with organisational standards and best practices. Working closely with the Team Lead, Engineers, Technical Leads, and vendors, the Senior Network Engineer contributes to technical planning, oversees implementation, and ensures effective issue resolution. A key aspect of this role is mentoring other engineers and shaping the development of technical standards and processes to support reliable, secure, and scalable network services.

You will be an experienced network professional with proven expertise in technical planning, solution delivery, and service optimisation. You’ll bring the ability to mentor and guide other engineers while contributing to the development of technical standards and processes. With strong problem-solving skills and a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes, you ensure network services remain secure, reliable, and aligned to evolving business needs. You will also have the following skills and experience to support your success in the role:

• Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
• CCNP certification or equivalent
• Excellent operational experience with Cisco switching and routing
• Strong Firewall skillet covering Checkpoint with Fortinet and Palo Alto beneficial
• Enthusiastic technology professional with proven experience in technical leadership and providing expert guidance and oversight across complex IT environments.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in day-to-day technical support roles ensuring service availability, stability, and compliance with technical standards.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the optimisation and improvement of complex IT environments, driving technical initiatives in line with organisational standards and best practices.
• Willingness to travel within the region, participate in an on-call roster and after hours work when required