Systems Administrator - Wellington

iPayroll is extremely proud to be a pioneer in cloud-based payroll solutions here in New Zealand.

With the advancement of technology many things have changed over the years but one thing that has not changed is our commitment to deliver a quality cloud-based payroll solution.

To achieve that, we have put together a great team where people learn and grow whilst they develop product to keep us ahead of the game and best of all, they have fun doing it.

We currently have an opening for a hands-on System Engineer to provide expert support to our small but busy team of happy, opinionated (in the best way) growing, motivated individuals who are committed to working together to deliver new and exciting things!

This person will be a key member of the team based at our head office in Wellington. The successful candidate will need to be experienced with a variety of technology to help support our team to guarantee availability, performance, security and recoverability.

This role covers key work areas such as IT Maintenance and Upgrades, Security, Systems Troubleshooting and Configuration, and End User Support to ensure the iPayroll infrastructure is well maintained, supported and progressive.

Send us your CV if you have:

• Good general ICT knowledge and trouble shooting / problem solving skills
• A personable and patient nature (you will at times be assisting non-technical staff)
• 3+ years system administration on Windows, and Linux operating systems
• Understanding of networking both in Corporate and Cloud Environments
• Excellent understanding of Windows 10/11, & Linux administration
• Encryption fundamentals, and how these are applied within Financial Information management systems
• Experience with hardware and networking equipment maintenance and patching
• Excellent time management and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and communication skills
• Good at the detail and documentation

 Bonus points for:

• Awareness of ISO27001 standards, controls and how these are commonly applied to Financial Organisations
• A smile and a good sense of humour
  We deliver products that are used by thousands of businesses across New Zealand and Australia, and hundreds of thousands of people. Your support of our people and internal infrastructure will allow our team to continue to do that with as little interruption as possible.

Finally, why us?

We might be a small team, but we have a big heart and a big client base. This January we clocked over 10,000 customers across New Zealand and Australia, something we are very proud of. We are also New Zealand’s leading PAYE intermediary processing gross payrolls of over $4.5 billion per year paying many thousands of employees.

We are constantly looking at ways to improve and protect the service that we offer our clients and as such, our Technology team are involved in a variety of different projects and pieces of work and often have several balls in the air. You will find yourself sharing knowledge with a team that likes to listen and likes to grow. We encourage our team to learn from each other and to take advantage of the onsite training we have available to help everyone develop their skills.

We also don’t have layers and layers of management; we very much work together as a team and the Managing Director works in the business and is always open to ideas from those that actually do the doing. Ours is a business where your voice can and will be heard.