Technology Services

Technology Services - Principal ICT Architect - Three Roles Available

Play your part in contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come
- Three new principal level roles in our ICT Architecture team
- Work alongside statistical experts to enable them to deliver nationally important work
- Reporting to our Head of ICT Architecture within our new ICT Architecture Team you will be a key contributor in developing and maintaining a strategically important whole-of-Stats integrated ICT architecture blueprint
- Work in our brand new 6-star green building in Wellington and / or work flexibly using our modern Microsoft 365 toolset

Mōu | For you

Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.

**Starting salary**: negotiable + superannuation
- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure), see careers site for other benefits and networks
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
- State or the art, brand new 6-star green building in Wellington

Te tūnga | The role

Reporting to the Head of ICT Architecture you will work across Stats NZ to develop and manage enterprise and domain level ICT architectures. As part of Stats ICT Architecture Team, you will be a key contributor in developing and maintaining a strategically important whole-of-Stats integrated ICT architecture blueprint.

You will work closely with Solutions Architects as they work with multi-disciplinary technology teams to deliver customer solutions. You will offer advice and guidance to ensure solutions are delivered that are consistent with the ICT architecture blueprint that:

- Will be used for future ICT investments to be aligned to and tested against;
- Aligns to, and enables, the Stats NZ Strategy; and
- Addresses the Stats NZ legacy system issues and provides a pathway to a simplified and cohesive set of ICT systems.

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

We encourage and consider transferable skills and experience gained from outside of work e.g., cultural, community work, sports, volunteering, or a comparable role in a different sector or industry.

We want to see the following in your cover letter and CV any information relating to:

- Why Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is the place for you, why us, and why Government?
- Any information about your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
- How you've demonstrated or encouraged diversity and inclusion in and/or outside of work.
- Examples of strong relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.
- Examples where you've demonstrated leadership, e.g. lifted others up, led by example, demonstrated problem solving, owned a project or piece of work, spoken up for yourself or others.
- Examples where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, reflected on your own and other's behaviours, attitudes or motivations to learn.
- 5+ years' experience working in the capacity of a senior ICT architect or equivalent in complex, large scale ICT environments
- Experience of managing, coaching, motivating, and developing a multi
- disciplinary workforce and harnessing the talents of employees at all levels.
- Understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, coaching and listening skills with the ability to build relationships, credibility and communicate within all levels of the organisation (internally and externally)

Ko mātou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of around 1400 people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistical outputs to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs and New Zealanders make every day. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Check out our careers site to find out more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.