Digital Solutions Developer at Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections), Wellington (Te Whanganui a Tara)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Opportunity be part of a future facing team on a Digital transformation journey
• Be a key contributor to the I&T Cloud vision and strategy
• Bring your Digital development expertise to the fore

The Department of Corrections is a huge and vibrantly interesting place to work. One of the largest Crown agencies, with a highly secure national presence, managing people in the best and sometime most difficult circumstances. Beyond just running a prison network safely, we are about changing lives and positively influencing the future of the people in our care. There is no better place to see a segment of New Zealand, and to have the opportunity to positively help the group of people that we manage, than here at the Department.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Do you want to be part of a future thinking team moving to the next generation digital platform then we have a job for you?  We are looking for a Digital Solution Developer who will directly contribute to our vision and strategy of providing a multi-channel hybrid cloud ecosystem that will provide the next level of agility to respond to business needs and demands.

You will be key to ensuring that solutions, designs and implementation are suitable to support our organisational functions where your skills and knowledge will be utilised to the full.

Mōu | So what will make you successful?

You will bring detailed understanding of modern digital development platforms that scale enterprise wide. You will have a good knowledge of multi-tier, micro-services and service-oriented architectures with solid hands-on analysis, development and deployment experience.

You must have a minimum of 8 years' experience developing bespoke software solutions with full lifecycle proficiency in analysis and design, development, test, deployment and support.

Working in a team-oriented collaborative environment, you will be well versed in Agile methodologies, with strong UX and design thinking experience, being able to map business processes and align the solution to the business needs.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to interface with the business are a must.  Solid technical knowledge of the following will be a significant advantage for the right candidate.

• ServiceNow
• Oracle Application Express
• PL/SQL
• JavaScript
• REST Web Services
• Azure
• Mobile App Development

What's on offer?

Along with the opportunity to work within a large, complex and very interesting and exciting IT environment, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary, development opportunities, and an engaging team that is focussed on looking at new solutions and innovative ways of doing things.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The mid point of the salary range is $113,596 and the full range is $96,557 - $136,316. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Kano ārai mate KOWHEORI-19 | COVID-19 vaccinations 

As part of our COVID-19 response, all people working at Ara Poutama Aotearoa are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access our workplaces.   This is to ensure we continue to do all we can to keep everyone safe from the impacts of COVID-19, now and into the future.

Ko wai mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu. 

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://careers.corrections.govt.nz/strategy).

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values. 

It is an exciting time to join us and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau.  All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered. 

Applications close 9pm, Sunday, 22 May 2022.

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at careers@corrections.govt.nz.