Senior Technology Resilience Architect

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Social Development seeks a Senior Technology Resilience Advisor to strengthen our technology resilience across critical services in New Zealand. Based in Auckland or Wellington, you will lead IT service continuity, disaster recovery, and risk management, guiding partners and internal teams to maintain secure, available services.

You will embed resilience-by-design in strategic initiatives, drive testing and recovery exercises, and report insights to enable informed decisions across

Qualifications

• Significant experience in technology resilience, IT service continuity management, disaster recovery, business continuity or operational resilience.
• Strong knowledge of resilience frameworks and standards such as ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ITIL, BCI GPG or CIMS.
• Experience facilitating recovery planning, exercising, testing and assurance activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across technical and business audiences.
• Experience identifying and managing technology risks and supporting organisational preparedness.
• Continuous improvement mindset and a practical, collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Experience in large, complex organisations and/or the public sector is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of MSD's technology resilience framework, policies and standards.
• Provide expert advice on technology resilience, disaster recovery, operational preparedness and risk management.
• Support criticality assessments and facilitate recovery planning activities, testing and simulations.
• Support supplier resilience assurance and continuity obligations across critical services.
• Partner with technology and business teams to embed resilience-by-design into strategic initiatives and processes.
• Support technology response and recovery during significant incidents and disruption events.
• Provide reporting, insights and recommendations to inform governance.

Skills

Technology resilience

IT Service Continuity

Disaster recovery

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Incident response

Resilience frameworks

Job description

Ministry of Social Development seeks a Senior Technology Resilience Advisor to strengthen our technology resilience across critical services in New Zealand. Based in Auckland or Wellington, you will lead IT service continuity, disaster recovery, and risk management, guiding partners and internal teams to maintain secure, available services.

You will embed resilience-by-design in strategic initiatives, drive testing and recovery exercises, and report insights to enable informed decisions across