Senior Applications Developer at New Zealand Customs Service, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Applications Developer to join the Information Services team. This opportunity reports to the Product Manager (Information & Data) is a permanent full-time role based in our Wellington Customhouse.

At Customs we're always looking at how we can use information to make our services the best they can be. As such Customs has a dedicated team to import data from a variety of sources into an Enterprise data warehouse. The warehouse is used to provide reports from the usual Management reports to Business Intelligence to dash boarding and assisting our data analytics team.

The purpose of this role is to provide a higher level of technical leadership, both within a particular product team and in a collaborative fashion across all towers and product teams.

We're doing a whole lot more to help protect and promote New Zealand, and need an Applications Developer with a good knowledge of warehousing and ETL technologies.

To be successful as a Senior Applications Developer the appointee requires the following knowledge, experience, skills and personal attributes:

• The proven ability to work well in and across multiple teams in a highly collaborative manner;
• The ability to support, mentor, influence and lead people;
• The ability to work flexibly, delivering change and support across multiple products and services;
• Able to adapt to and learn new technologies and methodologies as required;
• Five plus years of relevant experience of development in a data warehouse environment;
• Good knowledge of relevant software development topics, primarily ETL development, databases, and methodologies but also other related areas (integration technologies, scripting, etc.);
• Good knowledge of the Cognos toolsets is desirable;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to deliver quality outcomes, even when under pressure.

To Apply:

To join Customs in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or NZ permanent resident* and be able to obtain and retain Confidential security clearance.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

COVID-19 Vaccination requirement: All employees are required to be vaccinated in line with our Vaccination Policy. New employees will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination prior to commencing employment. 

To express your interest on line please apply now by submitting a CV and Cover Letter that demonstrates your ability to meet the competencies required for the role as outlined in the position description. If you have any questions about the role please contact John Priest at john.priest@customs.govt.nz or on 029-462 0127.

Applications close 11pm, Sunday 10 July 2022.

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role. We also offer flexible working arrangements. 

Our Benefits

• Learning and development opportunities
• Free in-house gym access (Wellington)
• Flexible working arrangements.