Principal Systems Engineer — Enterprise Platform Leader

Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer contribution to UniSaver

Holiday entitlement

Healthcare plan

recreation centre access

Staff discounts

On-campus crèche

Job summary

Massey University seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to shape and operate core enterprise systems including AI Platforms, Data Platform, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform, and Azure. You’ll lead design, security, performance and guardrails, while mentoring engineers and guiding governance to support teaching, research and operations.

Join a collaborative team delivering joined-up services across campuses, with opportunities to influence long-term technology direction and future AI use cases.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in IT or business management, or equivalent industry experience.
• Industry-recognised certification at senior practitioner level in systems or platform engineering, cloud, Microsoft 365, Linux or security.
• Minimum 6 years' experience in a senior or principal engineering role across enterprise platforms such as Microsoft 365, Linux, or equivalent enterprise services.
• A track record of designing, building and operating enterprise platforms at scale.
• Hands-on experience across several of: Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams), Entra ID / Active Directory, Power Platform, Azure or equivalent cloud services, databases and data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Linux and scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell), and Microsoft Purview or Defender.
• Advanced engineering capability across automation, scripting, monitoring, performance tuning, release practices and production support.
• Strong grasp of enterprise architecture and governance, including security, privacy, compliance, integration patterns and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical lifecycle of Massey's enterprise platforms, from design and build through to operation, improvement and retirement.
• Own platform foundations - configuration, access, monitoring, performance, cost, release, resilience and support.
• Set practical standards and guardrails that keep services secure, reliable, compliant and easy to support.
• Partner with technical and business stakeholders to enable trusted collaboration, automation, integration and AI services.
• Mentor colleagues and champion good practice in platform engineering, governance, automation and service reliability.
• Provide strategic technology leadership by defining and communicating a clear long-term direction, aligning investment and delivery priorities with organisational objectives, and ensuring technology decisions support future growth, innovation, and operational sustainability.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Linux Administration

Azure

Power Platform

Active Directory

PowerShell

Python

Bash Scripting

Security governance

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT or business management

Senior practitioner level certification in systems/platform engineering/cloud/Linux/security

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Entra ID

SharePoint Online

Job description

Massey University seeks a Principal Systems Engineer to shape and operate core enterprise systems including AI Platforms, Data Platform, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform, and Azure. You’ll lead design, security, performance and guardrails, while mentoring engineers and guiding governance to support teaching, research and operations.

Join a collaborative team delivering joined-up services across campuses, with opportunities to influence long-term technology direction and future AI use cases.