Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

As our Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer, you’ll be a key contributor to the build, test and maintenance of our infrastructure, both on-premise and cloud. Your key focus will be the performance and enhancement of secure technology infrastructure and platforms across Orion. This role will use your range of skills, where you’ll have the ability to find your niche and the work you are passionate about.

About us

Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people.  We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.

We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.

The role

• Responsible for the delivery of secure reliable infrastructure solutions for both on-premise and cloud for our Corporate and Operating Technology environments
• Participate in and utilise the reference architecture for applications and platforms to create new solutions and enhancement of existing systems
• Identify opportunities for improving automated monitoring and resolution of issues with our customers in mind
• Undertake hands-on engineering to maintain and deliver infrastructure including Networking, Firewalls and Patching
• Maintain on-premise telephony system, working with support partners to ensure availability and quality of service
• Provide guidance, support and coaching to embed service excellence for our customers

About you

• Relevant degree, professional qualification or a depth of experience gained in a similar role within a complex environment
• Sound understanding of Microsoft operating systems, Azure, cybersecurity, Vmware and Network Attached Storage
• Experience with cloud platforms, services and toolsets
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Previous experience in automation and scripting
• Strong attention to detail, be self-motivated and enjoy working in a team

We offer

You’ll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
• Three days of “My Days” leave
• A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!

You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.

To apply

We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning.

Please reach out to us with any questions at zoe.dalton@oriongroup.co.nz. We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interviews. To learn more about us, check out our careers site to find out more about working Orion.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.