IT Specialists Graduate

About IBM New Zealand

For over 80 years, IBM New Zealand has been working to solve some of the biggest issues facing Australia and New Zealand. Today IBM is helping doctors diagnose diseases, predict the latest fashion trends and create better services for citizens. This is IBM today, this is #anewIBM. As one of the world's largest technology consulting companies and with offices across Australia, IBM is the perfect place to start your career. 

Your role

Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of e-business. Global Technology Services (GTS) provides future-ready IT infrastructure and outsourcing to our clients. GTS encompasses several areas of focus, including Infrastructure Services Delivery, Client Management, Service Lines (Sales) and Technical Support Services (TSS).

Responsibilities:

• Technical Support Specialist or Systems Support Specialist
• Systems Administrator - Linux
• Unix Systems Administrator

Graduate Program Offerings:

• Targeted training
• Rotation program
• 6 monthly assessment and performance feedback
• Formal Mentoring program
• Structured skills and career development
• Monthly professional development forum
• Recognition event for top-performing Graduates
• Peer support through the Graduate Network

Training & development

IBM New Zealand understands that great employees are passionate about what they do and feel empowered to explore and try new things. The IBMers have access to countless educational resources and are encouraged to continue learning about the businesses and invest time into areas they find interesting and exciting. Read more.

Benefits

Employee benefits offered by IBM: 

• A health benefits portfolio that provides strong support for employee well-being and preventive care, comprehensive coverage to meet a range of medical situations, and solid protection against the cost of serious injury or illness.
• Income protection in case of serious illness, injury or death, including life insurance and disability benefits.
• A retirement program that helps build future financial security through retirement savings and other capital accumulation programs.
• Opportunity to follow leisure pursuits through vacation, personal leave and holiday plans.
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Career progression

IBM New Zealand offers transparent career frameworks for associates, professionals, and executives. These frameworks provide clarity on career pathways and consistent performance and promotion expectations. They empower professionals to discover and identify their next career moves by providing resources to support career growth. Read more.

To learn more about careers at IBM New Zealand, watch this video.

Work life balance

Here are some work-life balance benefits for employees of IBM:

• Vacation & Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
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Culture & vibe

IBM New Zealand’s greatest asset is the IBMer. They believe the strength lies in the diversity of the employees IBM encourages creative pursuits and passions outside of work because when IBMers can explore their curiosity, it gives all of them a new outlook on the world and its possibilities for emerging tech. Together, IBM can drive progress through meaningful innovation and action. Read more.

About you

To succeed in this role, they are looking for: 

• Relevant experience and knowledge of technical infrastructures such as network, server or storage technologies
• Work or university experience in infrastructure installation, implementation, design, or support; project management or leadership experience; sales experience; or systems support.
• MS Office Experience and Lotus Notes
• Understanding of Infrastructure environments, platforms installation and configuration.
• Experience in working in a project team environment, ideally in IT infrastructure
• Strong presentation skills
• Outstanding customer relationship skills
• Clear and articulate verbal and written communication.
• A high degree of analytical ability & creativity in resolving problems
• Team player
• Leadership
• Ability to multi-task and think on your feet
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Automation with Ansible knowledge
• Knowledge of Redhat Linux

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Graduates must be Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens
• Have at least a credit average at university.
• A tertiary degree from an AU/NZ University
• Have no more than 2 years (full-time) of relevant work experience
• Must be able to travel

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from IBM New Zealand opens again.