Principal Engineer: Cloud & AI Platform Leader
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Job summary
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the Engineering Chapter, shaping long-term technical direction across Azure and enterprise platforms. You will mentor teams, drive reliability, and influence platform tooling and developer experience while integrating AI-augmented engineering practices.
As a hands-on leader, you will work with Platform Leads and Product Owners to align technology roadmaps with digital services, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient
Qualifications
- Experience in senior technical leadership roles.
- Deep Cloud, AI, and developer platforms expertise.
- Growth mindset, with willingness to learn Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across complex, high-impact engineering challenges.
- Drive platform reliability across cloud environments.
- Significantly influence internal developer platforms and developer experience.
- Lead the evolution of AI-augmented engineering and scalable approaches.
- Champion Agile, DevOps, and continuous improvement practices.
- Mentor engineers and strengthen technical capability across teams.
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Job description
New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the Engineering Chapter, shaping long-term technical direction across Azure and enterprise platforms. You will mentor teams, drive reliability, and influence platform tooling and developer experience while integrating AI-augmented engineering practices.
As a hands-on leader, you will work with Platform Leads and Product Owners to align technology roadmaps with digital services, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient
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