Data Platform Lead: DevOps for Scale & Platform Excellence

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities

Wellington

On-site

NZD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

13 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Insurance package

Flexible working arrangements

Career development

Job summary

Kāinga Ora is looking for an experienced Platform Lead to take ownership of the performance, delivery, and continuous improvement of our Data technology platforms. As Platform Lead (Data) your role will be to champion modern platform engineering, automation, and DevOps best practices across Kāinga Ora.

In this permanent Wellington-based role, you will drive data platform excellence, lead platform engineering and DevOps teams, translate business strategy into roadmaps, and ensure secure,

Qualifications

Leadership in platform engineering and DevOps with delivery focus.
Experience leading platform engineering and DevOps teams.
Ability to translate business strategy into platform roadmaps and outcomes.
Strong stakeholder engagement and governance/compliance mindset.

Responsibilities

Drive data platform excellence across Kāinga Ora.
Ensure delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable services.
Lead platform engineering and DevOps teams to deliver value.
Translate strategy into roadmaps with clear delivery plans.
Manage priorities, risks, and dependencies with stakeholders.

Skills

Platform engineering leadership

DevOps leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Communication

Tools

Snowflake

Oracle

GIS

ITSM tooling

Job description

In this permanent Wellington-based role, you will drive data platform excellence, lead platform engineering and DevOps teams, translate business strategy into roadmaps, and ensure secure,

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