IT Systems Engineer Verified today
About this role
Based onsite at Rocket Lab's Auckland Production Complex in Mt. Wellington, you will join a fast-paced, team-oriented manufacturing environment. You will be responsible for the implementation, administration, and operation of multiple platform and operating system environments: VMware, Kubernetes, Linux, and Windows Server and Client.
What you'll do
- Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to deliver and support IT systems through efficient management of cloud infrastructure and project delivery.
- Carry out upgrades, maintenance, and continuous improvement to provide reliable and secure infrastructure.
- Lead project planning and deployment for infrastructure projects.
- Create and sustain automated processes for software delivery, packaging, operating system deployment, and configuration management across the enterprise SCCM hierarchy.
- Troubleshoot user software and hardware problems in line with project tasks and policies.
- Perform site-specific risk mitigation activities as part of change and configuration management to ensure smooth implementation of new system software delivery and configuration management automation.
- Create, test, and distribute common operating systems, application packages, scripts, and batch programs for software delivery and configuration management.
- Work with a team of IT, engineering, and business professionals.
What you'll bring
- 2+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree, or 6+ total years with high school diploma or GED.
- In-depth knowledge of Windows Server Administration: Active Directory, Group Policy, Certificate Management (PKI), DNS, or DHCP.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS and/or O365 and Azure enterprise environments.
- Experience with one or more of: Kubernetes, VMware, Linux, Configuration Management, Automation, and/or Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience with one or more of: Server and Storage hardware, Backups, NetApp, Pure Storage, hyperconverged infrastructure, VOIP phone systems.
Nice to have
- Specialist qualifications in AWS, Azure, Microsoft or similar.
- Juniper or Cisco network switching, IPSEC, SSL VPNs, firewalls.
- Security frameworks and technology: ISO 27001, NIST 800-171, CMMC, CUI.
- Fortinet firewall setup, configuration, and management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Working conditions
This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.
Security and eligibility
For this New Zealand position, background checks will be undertaken prior to any employment offer. You must be eligible to access equipment and data regulated by the United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). You may be ineligible if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a NATO country, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.