Senior Systems Administrator and Cybersecurity Lead

Are you an experienced, practical and forward-thinking systems professional who enjoys taking ownership and improving the way technology supports a business?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Administrator and Cybersecurity Lead to join our small but established technology company in Hamilton East.

We are looking for someone with strong technical knowledge, sound judgement and at least 10 years of relevant experience. This role goes well beyond routine systems maintenance. You will have genuine responsibility for the security, reliability and future direction of our systems and infrastructure.

About the Role

We are seeking a self-motivated and highly experienced systems professional to take responsibility for our internal systems, cloud infrastructure, customer-hosting environments and cybersecurity practices.

You will be the trusted escalation point for complex systems and security issues and will work closely with company leadership, software engineers and project teams.

The ideal candidate will be technically capable, practical and commercially aware. You will understand that good technical decisions need to consider security, reliability, customer impact, cost and the wider needs of the business.

You will be someone who asks “why?” before “how?”, identifies risks early and is confident explaining technical issues and recommendations to both technical and non-technical people.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining internal systems, servers, networks and cloud infrastructure

• Overseeing customer-hosting environments

• Leading cybersecurity practices and security improvements

• Identifying and managing infrastructure and cybersecurity risks

• Managing system access, patching, hardening and vulnerability remediation

• Maintaining monitoring, logging and alerting systems

• Leading the response to significant systems or cybersecurity incidents

• Managing backups, disaster recovery and business continuity processes

• Planning and implementing system upgrades, migrations and infrastructure improvements

• Automating routine systems administration and deployment tasks

• Maintaining accurate technical and security documentation

• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to other team members

• Participating in strategic technology and business planning with the team

Desired Experience

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in systems administration, infrastructure engineering, cybersecurity, DevOps, site reliability engineering or a similar senior technical role

• A relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity or a related discipline, or equivalent extensive industry experience

• Strong experience administering Linux-based environments

• Experience managing cloud-hosted, virtualised or customer-facing systems

• Strong knowledge of networking, firewalls, DNS, TLS, VPNs and system security

• Experience with vulnerability management, system hardening and security patching

• Experience managing backups, recovery and disaster-recovery processes

• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and incident response

• Strong scripting or automation skills

• The ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Sound judgement and the ability to work independently

Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, infrastructure as code, containers, CI/CD, cybersecurity frameworks or security audits would be an advantage.

Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Microsoft, AWS, Red Hat, Cisco, CompTIA or ITIL would also be beneficial but are not essential.

What We Offer

• A senior role with genuine responsibility and influence

• A supportive and experienced small team

• Interesting and challenging work with major international customers

• Flexible working hours and a supportive work/life balance

• A mix of hands-on technical work and longer-term planning

• Opportunities for professional development

• An established office based at 291 Grey Street, Hamilton East

• Salary based on experience and qualifications

We are passionate about what we do and committed to providing reliable, secure and high-quality services to our customers.

If you are known for your sound judgement, attention to detail and ability to see how technology fits together to support business outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

Who Are We?

Veridian Software is a small but innovative technology company based in Hamilton East.

Over the past two decades, we have built a strong customer base in the specialist library and digital collections technology sector.

Our customers include Cornell, Columbia, Yale and Princeton Universities, the University of Hawaii, and the National Libraries of Singapore, New Zealand and Switzerland.

We are a small, supportive team, but the systems we build and manage support major customers and large digital collections around the world.

Website: www.veridiansoftware.com

How to Apply

If this opportunity aligns with your experience and interests, please submit your personalised cover letter and CV using the “Quick Apply” option.

We encourage you to show some personality in your application and tell us why this role and Veridian Software interest you.

Please note that generic applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Applicants must have New Zealand residency or a current legal right to work in New Zealand.

This advertisement may be withdrawn if the position is filled before the closing date. If you are interested, please do not delay your application.