Technical Delivery Manager

Police; Porirua; Hybrid; NZD 142,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Police is seeking a Technical Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of large-scale infrastructure and data center initiatives across Porirua and Wellington. You will coordinate across data centres, networks, cloud services, and server platforms to ensure delivery aligns with enterprise standards and strategic direction.

This 2-year fixed-term role offers wide stakeholder engagement, budget oversight, and governance reporting to executives while shaping the Police ICT environment for

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise data centers and supporting infrastructure.
• Hybrid cloud and cloud interconnect technologies experience.
• WAN/LAN, wireless and network security knowledge.
• Hyper-converged infrastructure experience.
• IT compute, virtualization and server technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of large-scale infrastructure and tech initiatives.
• Coordinate workstreams across data centres, networks, cloud services, server platforms, storage and databases.
• Develop and manage delivery plans, schedules, budgets and risks.
• Oversee implementation, transition and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and strategic direction.
• Manage delivery partners and vendors to contractual obligations.
• Provide governance reporting and executive updates.
• Support evolution and modernization of Police ICT infrastructure services.

Skills

Data center infra

Hybrid cloud

WAN

LAN & network security

Server platforms & virtualization

Databases & data integration

Containerisation

Project management

Delivery governance

Education

Relevant ICT/Engineering qualification

Tools

Delivery management software

Cloud interconnect tools

Job description

Career Opportunities: Technical Delivery Manager (6023958)

Requisition ID6023958-Posted11/08/2026-Wellington-Fixed Term FT

Technical Delivery Manager – Infrastructure & Data Centers

(2-year Fixed Term)

• Based at Porirua
• Grade 21
• Police Employee
• Permanent/Fixed term
• NAV
• JR - 6023958

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

New Zealand Police is committed to ensuring everyone is safe and feels safe. With around 15,000 staff serving communities across Aotearoa, we provide a 24/7 service, responding to over 1.2 million events each year while preventing crime, reducing harm, and supporting victims.

Our vision is for New Zealand to be the safest country in the world. Guided by our goals of Service, Safety and Trust, we work with communities, iwi and agencies to build safer communities, uphold the law, and strengthen public confidence.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the delivery of large-scale infrastructure and technology initiatives.
• Coordinate technical workstreams across data centres, networks, cloud services, server platforms, storage and database environments.
• Develop and manage delivery plans, schedules, resource requirements, risks, dependencies and budgets.
• Manage implementation, transition and operational readiness activities.
• Work with architects and engineering teams to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and strategic direction.
• Manage delivery partners and technology vendors aligned to contractual obligations.
• Provide governance reporting, delivery assurance and executive-level updates.
• Support the ongoing evolution and modernisation of Police ICT infrastructure services.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours,your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

• Enterprise data center environments and supporting infrastructure.
• Hybrid cloud and cloud interconnect technologies.
• Wide Area Networks (WAN) and telecommunications services.
• Local Area Networks (LAN), wireless and network security technologies.
• Structured cabling and physical IT infrastructure.
• Hyper-converged IT infrastructure platforms.
• IT compute, virtualisation and server technologies.
• Application hosting and containerisation platforms.
• Databases and data integration services.
• Project management frameworks and delivery management software

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary – External only

This position is covered by a collective agreement, and salary will commence between $142,124 and $146,849 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 26/08/2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for 28th & 31st August