Team Lead External Applications

New Zealand Government; Wellington; In loco; NZD 109.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

New Zealand Government in Wellington seeks a Team Lead External Applications to guide the platforms and applications serving DOC's customers and communities. You’ll balance people leadership with technical strategy and drive secure, reliable digital services across Microsoft platforms, websites, and Dynamics ecosystem.

You will grow internal capability, engage with Māori partners, and deliver high-value outcomes while steering teams, prioritising roadmaps, and maintaining governance and security

Competenze

• Experience leading application development, digital platforms, or systems administration teams.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft platform technologies, enterprise apps, and Dynamics or SaaS solutions.
• Ability to balance business needs with technical sustainability and risk.
• Understanding of SDLC, DevOps, release management, and modern application support.
• Experience leading vendors and technology partners to deliver outcomes.
• Ability to build trust and influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams.
• Passion for developing people and building capability, with inclusive leadership.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and working with Māori and diverse perspectives.

Mansioni

• Lead development, configuration, support, and continuous improvement of external apps, websites, intranet, and Microsoft platform solutions.
• Drive platform strategy and roadmaps, prioritising enhancements and integrations.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of developers and system administrators.
• Ensure applications are secure, reliable, well-governed, and aligned with standards.
• Partner with stakeholders, vendors, and Māori to deliver high-quality digital services.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Microsoft platforms

Platform strategy

Stakeholder management

People development

Security & governance

Vendor management

Māori engagement

Strumenti

Dynamics 365

Web platforms

Descrizione del lavoro

Shape the digital experiences that connect people with nature, leading the platforms, people, and technology behind DOC's customer-facing services

• $108,946.00 - $150,000.00
• Permanent full time
• Wellington location preferred - open to Auckland

Our vision : Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa Mō te tūranga

About the role

Great conservation outcomes rely on great digital experiences. As Team Lead External Applications, you'll lead the team responsible for the platforms and applications that support DOC's customers, partners, and communities across Aotearoa. This is an opportunity to combine people leadership, technical expertise, and strategic thinking to ensure DOC's external applications, including the Microsoft platform, website, intranet, and Dynamics ecosystem, are reliable, secure, and continuously improving. You'll work closely with business leaders, product owners, architects, vendors, delivery teams, and Māori partners to deliver technology solutions that are fit for purpose, customer-focused, and aligned to DOC's long-term digital strategy. You'll also play a key role in growing internal capability and championing the smart use of modern, off-the-shelf platforms to deliver sustainable, high-value outcomes. The position will be focussed on :

• Leading the development, configuration, support, and continuous improvement of DOC's external applications, websites, intranet, and Microsoft platform solutions
• Driving platform strategy and roadmaps, prioritising enhancements, integrations, upgrades, and service improvements that deliver business value and customer outcomes
• Building and leading a high-performing team of developers and system administrators, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence
• Ensuring applications are secure, reliable, well-governed, and aligned with DOC's architecture, information management, and security standards
• Partnering with stakeholders, vendors, and Māori to deliver high-quality digital services that meet evolving organisational and customer needs

Skills and experience

• Proven experience leading application development, digital platform, or systems administration teams
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft platform technologies, enterprise applications, website platforms, Dynamics, or comparable SaaS solutions
• Experience balancing business needs, technical sustainability, risk, and value for money when making technology decisions
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, DevOps, release management, integration practices, and modern application support
• Experience leading vendors, suppliers, and technology partners to deliver successful outcomes
• The ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders across technical and non-technical environments
• A passion for developing people, building capability, and creating inclusive, high-performing teams
• An appreciation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and a commitment to working effectively with Māori and diverse perspectives

What’s in it for you?

DOC is committed to a culture where everyone can participate, thrive, and grow. We're driven by our values and behaviours, and are working towards being an organisation that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive by default. We also support flexible working arrangements for our kaimahi across Aotearoa, with options considered based on the role and in discussion with your leader.

Salary : $108,946.00 - $150,000.00, depending on skills and experience.

Eligibility : You must hold a valid NZ work visa that covers the duration of employment.

Applications close at 11 : 59 pm on Sunday, 15 November 2026.

Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role.

For further enquiries, please contact Emily Blokker, Senior Recruitment Advisor [e-mail]