Senior HMC Engineer - Lead Cloud & Infra in NZ (Remote)

New Zealand Government; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Senior HMC Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise cloud environments. You will work with team leads and partners to design, implement, and optimise secure, high‑performing services that meet evolving community needs.

You bring 10+ years in ICT, with at least 7 in technical support and 3 in optimisation. A Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate certification or equivalent, plus ITIL, are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of ICT experience including at least 7 years in technical support and 3 years in optimisation/improvement of complex IT environments.
• Proven experience in technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and contributing to technical standards and processes.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, with postgraduate certification or equivalent extensive experience.
• Service management and ITIL certifications are highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal skills with stakeholders, vendors and teams, underpinned by integrity and cultural awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert oversight across enterprise-scale environments and ensure delivery of secure, resilient, high-performing cloud services.
• Lead solution design and implementation across projects, resolving high-level technical issues and guiding technical teams.
• Mentor engineers to uplift capability and promote best practices across the team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, team leads, and vendors to align technical standards with organisational goals and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team collaboration

IT service management

ITIL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Postgraduate certification

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Senior HMC Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise cloud environments. You will work with team leads and partners to design, implement, and optimise secure, high‑performing services that meet evolving community needs.

You bring 10+ years in ICT, with at least 7 in technical support and 3 in optimisation. A Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate certification or equivalent, plus ITIL, are highly desirable.