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At Halter, we're unlocking the connection between humans and animals, starting with cows and then expanding to other animals. Driven to revolutionise farming, our world-first technology helps farmers break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming and empowers a more sustainable future for farmers, their cows and our land. Halter is giving farmers the freedom to spend more time with their families, the technology to increase production and meet the growing demand for food and the data to help them care for their cows, which we know is paramount for farmers.

Founded in 2016, Halter has developed a revolutionary farm management system. We fit our solar-powered GPS-enabled smart collars to each dairy cow. We then equip farmers with a simple App for managing their cows. This system enables farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cow’s health, feed and behaviour - all through their phones. Scaling rapidly onto farms across New Zealand, we have the privilege of working alongside exceptional farmers including some of the largest farms in the country. We care deeply for our farmers and their cows, with our customers heavily involved in product development and animal welfare core to our culture.

Our work is turning heads. In 2021, Halter won in two categories at the NZ Hi-Tech Awards and this year, we have been nominated for another two. Our Board comprises tier 1 Silicon Valley investors who have backed the world's best technology companies such as SpaceX, Tesla, Airbnb and Spotify. We’re also fortunate to have Rocket Lab CEO, Peter Beck, as an investor and Board member. We hire the world's best people and provide an epic environment for them to thrive. Our culture is distinctive; we care about high performance, and about each other, and we're obsessed with making a difference for our customers.

About the role

If you enjoy finding solutions to very difficult problems on a daily basis and touching almost every aspect of the business, you’ll love coming to work at Halter! We’re looking for an IT Administrator to join our team to support the EPIC people we have here. Cloud automation, hardware spec’ing and procurement, network design and implementation, and cybersecurity are all various parts of what you get to work on. 

We need someone who can quickly change gears and reprioritise based on what comes up throughout the day. You’ll have primary decision-making power in most respects, and we love to experiment with & challenge the status quo. We’re willing to train someone into this role for the right person, attitude is critical! 

What your day could look like

• Everything from setting up equipment for new starters to going onto farms and installing comms towers, and everything in between!
• Monitoring and maintaining networks and servers.
• Upgrading, installing and configuring new hardware and software for new employees
• Being responsible for the IT offboarding process of employees, hopefully not too many!
• Having a massive impact on the product we use internally every day, the network & associated devices
• Working with the other teams to help develop cross-functional solutions to various problems, e.g. Comms & Launch to streamline network gear provisioning, troubleshooting bugs in deployment pipelines, and more!
• Using your broad visibility across the company to recognise problems and find solutions that may otherwise go unnoticed. E.g. Recognizing wifi authentication issues that users may believe are limited to them or a small subset, discovering that a particular wifi AP is overloaded with heavy users and mitigating, etc.

What we’re looking for

• Up to 2 to 3 years experience in a similar role OR you’re coming fresh out of university!
• Working experience or a rich knowledge of IT systems, networks, and related technologies
• Demonstrated broad knowledge of various hardware and software
• A genuine willingness to help the rest of the team solve their issues, big or small. You go out of your way to build strong interpersonal relationships with the EPIC team at Halter
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, information systems, or similar would be preferred.
• Applicable professional qualifications, such as Microsoft, Oracle, or Cisco certification would be preferred
• Some experience in network architecture and provisioning, as well as *nix systems
• Some experience with Ansible, Terraform, the AWS ecosystem, git, and bash would be nice to have

Why our team loves working at Halter

• A genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.
• The excitement, risk, and reward of a high-growth technology scale-up.
• The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company growing successfully on the global stage.
• The opportunity to work with and grow alongside a dynamic, and highly talented team with diverse backgrounds.
• The opportunity to supercharge your career in a supportive and caring environment.
• Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
• State of the art, dog-friendly office that’s been thoughtfully designed right in the heart of Auckland city.
• Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
• Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave & unlimited paid annual leave.
• Importantly, we offer a competitive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.

Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!

If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch!

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