Network and Security Engineer - Wellington - 63274 - Spark

General information

Location

Wellington

Expertise

Networks

Job Level

Experienced

Employment Type

Permanent full-time

Close Date

13-Feb-2026

Ref #

63274

Description & Requirements

Spark NZ

As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark's purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. We provide mobile, broadband, and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses.

We operate in an exciting and constantly evolving industry, where the pace of change brings new and unique challenges every day, so we operate using Agile ways of working to allow us to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. Agile replaces the traditional hierarchical organisational structure to produce a transparent, collaborative environment with highly productive teams who are empowered to deliver better outcomes for our customers, communities, and all of New Zealand.

About the Role:

Network and security engineer to implement and maintain Cisco Nexus Spine and leaf switching plus Fortinet firewalls within our data centres. Independently perform assignments in the design, detailed configuration, integration and support of existing and future technologies within assigned technical area of expertise. Perform problem diagnosis, initiate problem resolution and provide ongoing life-cycle support for technology deployments and upgrades

Day to day you will be involved in:

Datacentre Implementation

· Implement and maintain Cisco Nexus Spine and Leaf switching technologies, plus network monitoring across data centre networks

· Independently perform assignments in the design, detailed configuration, integration and support of existing and future technologies within assigned technical area of expertise.

· Perform problem diagnosis, initiate problem resolution and provide ongoing life-cycle support for technology deployments and upgrades

Delivery & Documentation

· Create and maintain detailed design documents, diagrams, engineering specifications, configuration, technical implementation plans, trouble shooting and support guides, systems metrics and over project information.

· Ensure that build activities are completed per engineering diagrams and in alignment with architecture and security standards.

Leadership and Partnerships

· Manage effective relationships and work in partnership with leadership, team members, vendors, and contractors to deliver robust technical solutions that are stable, secure, scalable and manageable.

· Provide technical subject matter expertise in designing and implementing stable, secure and manageable solutions.

Project Support

· Utilise performance data and historical metrics to effectively: plan for growth, plan upgrades, migrations, optimizations and new implementations; identify and resolve efficiency issues; and improve overall functionality.

· Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team

What experience you'll bring?

· Extensive experience in Cisco Nexus dashboard, and Nexus spine and leaf configuration

· Experience with Fortinet firewalls and other security vendors

· design environment gained in an ISP or telco or major enterprise environment

· A minimum of 5-10 years in the IT Network Infrastructure field, focussing on design and operations

· Strong understanding of IT operations and project engineering

WHY CHOOSE US:

These are exciting times in the data centre enterprise networking world at Spark. Spark is making a radical shift from being the national telecommunications provider to being a ground-breaker in mobile and internet technologies. As one of New Zealand’s largest employers, Spark strives to be the Customer Inspired industry leader in mobile technology. An innovative and dynamic organisation, life is never dull; there is always something new and exciting around the corner!

Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai

At Spark, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more inclusive culture.  Our vision is for diversity and inclusion to be "how things are done at Spark", embedded into our day-to-day activities, standards, and business practices.  We want you to feel totally comfortable bringing your whole self to work regardless of your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, or ability.

Sustainability: Toitū

Sustainability is a key focus for us.  We are dedicated to supporting Aotearoa New Zealand's recovery and economic transformation.  The principle of equity is at the very heart of our approach, and we remain committed to working in partnership to make a positive contribution to digital equity in line with our focus on Diversity and Inclusion.

Benefits: Awhina

Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. As a valued employee of Spark, we've got our people covered with a range of leading benefits including:

Wellbeing - Comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection.  Access to wellbeing coaches, EAP and in-house Specialist Clinical support through our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness programme.

Hybrid ways of working - for most teams at Spark this means being in the office for 4 days a week, and 1 day being flexible.

Leave - in addition to four weeks annual leave, we offer purchased leave, enhanced parental leave support and study leave.

Spark Credit – we provide permanent employees with $120 monthly Spark credit to use on any of our amazing products.

Spark Share scheme – periodically we offer the opportunity to buy into our share scheme.

Career development – access to an internal marketplace that connects employees with experiential, on the job learning across Spark.

Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, citizenship, or a valid work visa (with at least 18 months remaining).

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