Senior Platform Architect - Multi-Cloud & Automation

Air New Zealand Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Travel benefits

FlexiLeave

Learning culture and career growth

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Air New Zealand Limited in Auckland is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to shape the next generation of cloud-native platform engineering. You will lead architecture, set standards, and mentor teams across DevOps and SRE disciplines.

You will drive automation, IaC, observability, and secure, scalable services in multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure), collaborating with stakeholders to align technical direction with business goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software, cloud, or platform engineering with a proven ability to design and lead complex systems.
• Strong background in architecture and cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure), and deep knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineering standards and technical decisions across teams.
• Expertise in automation, observability, and security best practices.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming or scripting languages (Python, Java, Go, Bash, etc.).
• A strategic mindset with a passion for enabling others; you're a "force multiplier" who empowers development teams to move faster and smarter.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business priorities.

Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee the design and implementation of platform-wide services, frameworks, and standards.
• Provide deep technical leadership, mentoring engineers and empowering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing systems.
• Influence architectural decisions and set the direction for platform engineering across multiple domains.
• Lead initiatives that improve platform reliability, security, scalability, and performance.
• Champion automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and continuous delivery at an organisational level.
• Collaborate with SREs, Platform Engineers, Security, and Product teams to align technical direction with strategic objectives.
• Contribute to strategic planning and long-term platform vision, ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains future-ready.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Automation

Observability

Security

Python

Java

Go

Bash

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

Air New Zealand Limited in Auckland is seeking a Principal Platform Engineer to shape the next generation of cloud-native platform engineering. You will lead architecture, set standards, and mentor teams across DevOps and SRE disciplines.

You will drive automation, IaC, observability, and secure, scalable services in multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure), collaborating with stakeholders to align technical direction with business goals.