Principal Systems Engineer - Enterprise Platform Leader
New Zealand Government
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Job summary
NZTA | Waka Kotahi is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across critical enterprise platforms, shaping secure, scalable and reliable solutions for NZTA's digital services. You will work across cloud and on-prem environments, influencing direction, resolving complex issues, and ensuring platforms are resilient and future-ready.
The role blends hands-on engineering with strategic influence, collaborating with Platform Leads, Product Owners and delivery teams to
Qualifications
- Proven experience in senior technical leadership roles.
- Strong infrastructure, systems engineering, and cloud expertise.
- Advanced problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
- Experience operating within large and complex technology environments.
- Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and continuous improvement practices.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of enterprise technology solutions.
- Drive platform reliability across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Provide leadership during complex incidents and critical outages.
- Champion Agile, DevOps, and continuous improvement practices.
- Influence technology roadmaps and engineering direction.
- Mentor engineers and strengthen technical capability.
- Collaborate across teams to deliver secure, scalable services.
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Job description
NZTA | Waka Kotahi is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership across critical enterprise platforms, shaping secure, scalable and reliable solutions for NZTA's digital services. You will work across cloud and on-prem environments, influencing direction, resolving complex issues, and ensuring platforms are resilient and future-ready.
The role blends hands-on engineering with strategic influence, collaborating with Platform Leads, Product Owners and delivery teams to
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