Senior DataOps Engineer at Te Whatu Ora, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Flexible

Service: BI & Data Warehousing

Contract: Permanent, full time

Salary: $103,999 - $138,665 (midpoint $115,554)

• Be part of the national transformation in Health
• Opportunity to thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Flexible working fully supported to balance your workplace and lifestyle

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

It's not very often something happens that's big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the motu. That's what we're talking about here. The provision of health services in Aotearoa, and how they are delivered, is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of health services in Aotearoa for generations to come and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our whānau. Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system. Join us in this mahi... 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

As a full-time Senior DataOps Engineer you will be responsible for the support and maintenance of the Data Warehouse services for the cloud data pipelines, technologies, platforms and tools.

In this role you will be part of a rostered team, that ensures Data Pipeline support over the hours of 7am to 7pm, with a flexible roster of start and finish times.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Enabling our customers to access and use the National Collections Snowflake data warehouse solution in the most efficient way.
• Provide support, training and advice on BIDW solutions to Te Whatu Ora and its clients – ensuring that strategies, policies and solutions are aligned to professional standards and best practice.
• Enable and support improvement to the current systems and processes by looking for and implementing innovative and practical solutions

Additionally, you will share accountability for leading, supporting and advising health and disability sector transformation through the use of data, digital services and technology.

Mōu | About you

As someone who has worked with Data Warehouse solutions for a minimum of 5 years you will be familiar with supporting new technology projects and be engaged in the initial set up of new cloud tools. You will be able to provide support and guidance to our incident support liaison, working collaboratively with our technical partners to resolve any incidents in the most efficient way.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience:

• Experience with Cloud data warehouse technologies, using Snowflake or similar Cloud based data warehouse tools

• Ability to analyse and interpret complex issues and information and present clearly to enable effective decisions
• Experience in performing root cause analysis to answer specific technical and business questions and identify opportunities for improvement

This role requires and/or would benefit from the following

• An understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn and grow 

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us

Te Whatu Ora is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and that means people from all the communities we serve being represented in our workforce. We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We particularly welcome applications from Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Te painga o te mahi tahi me matou | Benefits

This is a truly rewarding role where you will come to work each day making a difference, leading change, and creating capabilities across our health service. Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working, offers learning and growth opportunities and gives all staff five weeks of annual leave per year.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

The applications closing date is midnight Wednesday 1st Februuary. If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to careers@health.govt.nz