Principal Engineer

Principal Engineer - Voice Networks
Keeping Police Communications Loud and Clear

• Based at Porirua
• Police Employee
• Permanent/Full time
• NAV
• JR

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga About the role

The ICT Communications team ensures we have fit-for-purpose collaboration and communications technology solutions that support the realisation of our strategic objectives and enable Our Business. This role is responsible for maintaining and producing designs product roadmaps and strategies for NZ Polices voice and telephony infrastructure including critical communication platforms and integrations with radio systems.

Reporting to the TPO Communications you will provide a range of solution design and technical leadership services to support and enable our operational and business partners across the organisation.

NZ Police is embarking on a programme to modernise and strengthen our voice and collaboration environment leveraging technologies such as Zetron ACOM Radio console Mitel MiCCe MX-One Collaborations devices Cisco CUCM and Cloud Contact Center platforms. Youll play a key role in designing integrating and supporting these systems to meet operational and organisational needs.

Key Accountabilities:

• Championing Voice Network Architecture and Design practices focusing on mission-critical telephony communications and dispatch solutions.
• Providing high-level technical leadership across Zetron ACOM Radio Console Mitel MiCCe MX-One Cisco CUCM and Cloud Contact Center platforms ensuring interoperability and resilience.
• Delivering effective voice network architecture and design through impact assessments option analysis high-level designs and assurance activities to inform decision-making.
• Developing and maintaining strategic voice architecture documentation including component models integration blueprints product roadmaps and standards.
• Collaborating with Service Providers and Network Operations teams on system lifecycle management capacity planning and complex fault resolution.
• Supporting Project Managers and business stakeholders to ensure proposed voice solutions align with NZ Polices technical strategy and operational needs.
• Contributing to a strong team culture by sharing knowledge mentoring others and promoting best practices in communications and collaboration systems design.

He aha taau e kawe mai What youll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills knowledge and experience relevant to the role we also place high importance on your state of mind the alignment of your values with ours your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams and the way that you lead yourself or others.

You bring proven expertise in voice networks and contact centre architecture with a structured approach to planning and delivery. Youre confident communicating across all levels from business stakeholders and architects to operational teams and vendors.

Key Skills:

• Extensive experience in the design and implementation of voice network and unified communications solutions (Zetron ACOM Radio Console Mitel MiCCe MX-One Cisco CUCM and Cloud Contact Center).
• Strong understanding of VoIP SIP call routing session border controllers and resilient telephony design with practical application across dispatch systems IP-based PBX platforms unified communications and cloud contact centre architectures.
• Experience in dispatch environments particularly those integrated with radio or emergency communications systems is a strong advantage.
• Experience designing and deploying voice solutions across on-premise and cloud environments is a strong advantage.
• Current or previous industry certifications in either Mitel Cisco CUCM Cloud Contact Center platforms or equivalent voice network architecture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly.

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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tātou About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals communities businesses and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the governments largest front-line response agency with around 15000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work youll be engaged in is real tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded experienced leader with opportunities across the range of work we support.

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Tono ināianei Apply now

If this position sounds like you click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process please copy and paste this URL: applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

If you are an internal applicant you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 3:00 pm on 11th november 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for late November 2025.

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