Cloud Systems Engineer

This is a newly created role, reporting to the Head of Infrastructure and Security, designed to keep pace with our growth and ongoing digital transformation. As a Cloud Systems Engineer, you’ll be hands-on with the tech that keeps our business moving - managing, optimising, and evolving our cloud and network infrastructure to deliver performance, security, and reliability.

You’ll play a key role in supporting cloud migrations, fine-tuning Azure services, and implementing automation to make things smarter and more efficient.

As a Cloud System Engineer, you can expect to:

• Keeping our cloud and network environments running smoothly – monitoring, troubleshooting, backing up, and recovering when needed.
• Helping plan and deliver migrations to Microsoft Azure and managing hybrid environments to keep everything connected.
• Configuring and maintaining Azure services (VMs, networking, storage, backups) to support core business applications.
• Supporting SD-WAN across multiple sites and keeping it optimised.
• Managing identity, access, and security policies in Azure to make sure we stay compliant and resilient.
• Staying ahead of issues – monitoring performance, applying patches, and proactively resolving problems.
• Looking for ways to make our infrastructure run faster, smarter, and more cost-effectively.
• Sharing knowledge, documenting processes, and collaborating with IT teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Getting involved in continuous improvement and other projects that come your way.

What we look for in the successful candidate:

• Solid experience in IT infrastructure – servers, networking, and cloud environments.
• Practical, hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud operations.
• Strong knowledge of SD-WAN and enterprise networking.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills that keep things moving.
• Familiarity with identity and access management (Azure AD, MFA, Conditional Access).
• Scripting/automation chops (PowerShell, orchestration tools).
• Clear communicator with strong documentation and collaboration skills.
• A degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Bonus points for industry certifications (Azure Administrator, Solutions Architect, Cisco, Fortinet, VMware SD-WAN, ITIL v4).
  

What's in it for me?

Within the Avanti Finance Group, you can look forward to flexible and hybrid working as we offer up to two days working from home following your initial training period. We give back to our communities through our support of Duffy Books, and by offering an Annual Volunteer Day for you to use for a purpose that's close to your heart. We believe in celebrating diversity, and we also celebrate talent and development by working with you through an established capability framework that puts you in the driving seat of your development while achieving business goals. You won't find a gender pay gap here, as we have great remuneration packages but as we all know there's more to an awesome job than the money. If you are happy and fulfilling your potential, while feeling supported, valued and empowered, then that’s a win for us! Fresh fruit, Healthy Food Guide Memberships, and increased Kiwisaver match is there for you to feel good from the inside out.