Platform & Cloud Strategy Executive

Rothley

Wellington

On-site

NZD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Ministry of Education in Wellington seeks a General Manager, Platforms to lead the organisation's digital and data platforms. You will shape the platform strategy, oversee cloud operations, and ensure secure, scalable platforms aligned with priorities.

As a senior leader, you will steer a large multidisciplinary team and collaborate with Practice Centres to deliver platform improvements. You will drive governance, investment planning and a modern data platform strategy, leveraging emerging

Qualifications

Experience leading platform, cloud operations, or infrastructure teams in large organisations.
Proven track record in managing large-scale platform environments and incident management.
Ability to develop platform strategies and roadmaps aligned with organisational priorities.
Strong governance and investment planning capabilities.

Responsibilities

Oversee, maintain and optimise the Ministry's digital and data platforms to be reliable, secure, scalable, and compliant.
Define and maintain platform strategy and roadmap; influence investment decisions.
Lead cloud platform operations, infrastructure management, monitoring, and incident response.
Build and develop a large multidisciplinary team; foster a high-performing, collaborative culture.