Platform Lead: Core Housing & Digital Platforms

Kainga Ora; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks leave

Insurance benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Kainga Ora is seeking a Platform Lead for Core Housing and Digital Platforms in Auckland. You will own the platform lifecycle, lead Platform DevOps Engineers, and drive operational excellence, reliability, and long-term sustainability of core housing and digital services.

You will balance delivery priorities with platform stability, engage in technical decision-making, and develop a high-performing team to meet business goals.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of Platform/DevOps teams.
• Experience delivering secure, reliable, scalable platform services.
• Strong focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end platform lifecycle: delivery, ops, improvements.
• Lead and coach a team of Platform DevOps Engineers.
• Balance delivery priorities with stability and long-term platform health.
• Drive service reliability and ITSM practices across platforms.

Skills

Platform leadership

DevOps leadership

Platform operations

Tools

Platform technologies

Job description

Kainga Ora is seeking a Platform Lead for Core Housing and Digital Platforms in Auckland. You will own the platform lifecycle, lead Platform DevOps Engineers, and drive operational excellence, reliability, and long-term sustainability of core housing and digital services.

You will balance delivery priorities with platform stability, engage in technical decision-making, and develop a high-performing team to meet business goals.