Senior Cloud Engineer at Land Information New Zealand, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

At Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, our key role is to ensure New Zealanders have accurate information about where people and places are, that people have confidence in their property rights and that Crown property is well managed for future generations.

From the best way to develop farmland, build a new suburb, manage a high-country farm or navigate on land or at sea, our work and location information help people make better decisions and create economic, social, environmental and cultural value for New Zealand.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

You are a rock star cloud engineer specialising in AWS and have AWS Professional and Specialty certifications under your belt. You are passionate about AWS and want to evangelise about it both within Toitū Te Whenua and within other AWS communities in New Zealand and the public sector.

You will be designing, building, operating and securing the common infrastructure used by our DevOps teams to launch their products on AWS to the world. You will also be negotiating work with vendors who deliver products or services on our AWS platform and monitoring their performance and delivery.

You will be an AWS guru within Toitū Te Whenua and the DevOps teams will look towards you and your team for AWS expertise and guidance. You will drive the AWS Community of Practice (CoP) within Toitū Te Whenua and will represent Toitū Te Whenua and New Zealand in various external AWS communities. You will be the point of contact for Toitū Te Whenua for the AWS account team, Technical Account Manager and Solution Architects.

Salary band is 21: $112,849-$152,677.  

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience:

• You are capable of working within a team of AWS, Azure and network engineers to design and deliver infrastructure, integration and application solutions around AWS while addressing a variety of technical needs & issues including:
  • automation/self-service
  • security concerns around identity & access
  • data privacy and protection
  • CI/CD and security practices
  • High availability, scalability and/or resilience
  • Monitoring, self-healing, and cost postures

• You have well demonstrated experience as a software or infrastructure engineer on the design, build and run phases of a complex AWS environment

• You have a can-do customer focused attitude

• You have AWS Professional level and Specialty level certifications

• You want to grow your personal brand by becoming the face of AWS at Toitū Te Whenua, in the New Zealand public sector and in other AWS communities.

Toitū Te Whenua offers an environment with lots of opportunities to be involved in challenging and highly visible technical work that impacts positively on New Zealand's future.  Our Digital Delivery group is taking on exciting revolutionary projects including a rebuild of a System of National Importance which will run on the AWS platform.

We embrace diversity, have a strong focus on personal development, and offer flexible working arrangements to ensure our people have a work-life balance. We have an active social club, a branch of Toastmasters that meets onsite and a collaborative team culture.

Toitū Te Whenua is highly active in the AWS community in Wellington with representation on both the committee of the AWS Users Group New Zealand and the AWS Public Sector Cloud Alliance for Australia and New Zealand and we expect you to continue this tradition.

Tono mai - How to Apply

To apply, please click “Apply Online.” You'll be taken through to our Toitū Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description. You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV/Cover Letter.

Applications close-14th April 23

If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitū Te Whenua, please email opportunities@linz.govt.nz and our Recruitment Team will be in touch with you.

Following a Health & Safety Risk Assessment undertaken by Toitū Te Whenua, it will be a requirement of this position to hold a valid “My Vaccine Pass” from your agreed starting date with Toitū Te Whenua. Please only apply for this position if you are able to or intend on meeting this requirement.

“My Vaccine Pass” is an official record of your COVID-19 vaccination status for use in Aotearoa New Zealand. For more information: My Vaccine Pass | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz)

As an organisation Toitū Te Whenua embraces diversity, encourages work life balance and we have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.