Kaihoahoa Otinga Cloud Cloud Solutions Architect

Kaihoahoa Otinga Cloud Cloud Solutions Architect
- Full-time

**Company Description**:
We believe that if we want to be a world class Kiwi Company, we shouldn’t just employ people, divide them into functional departments and tell them what to do. Instead, we defined a purpose - to solve what matters for our customers and their moving world - and go about achieving this by setting clear goals and expectations and embracing diversity of thought.

At Z, Customer Experience is at the heart of everything we do - our strategy, capability development and investment decisions. We're creating and continually developing products and digital channels our customers will love and that make their lives easier.

We love to support and develop our people and due to an internal promotion we are excited to welcome another Kaihoahoa Otinga Cloud Cloud Solutions Architect to our Digital team This role is all about ensuring the cloud supports the ambitions of Z and we take a cloud first approach.

It is a broad role and will see you work across our Digital team to firstly build your knowledge of our digital landscape and then provide your technical expertise and recommendations seeing these from planning to implementation.

Have a passion for cloud based technology and customer focused solutions? We would love to kōrero

**This role can be located in either Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland or Whanganui a Tara Wellington.**

**You will have the opportunity to**
- Push the boundaries of our cloud adoption and continually evolve our capabilities
- Own the responsibility of cloud governance and the risk management processes
- Continually push the art of the possible for our employee's digital experience utilising Microsoft 365 tools and services
- Create and own the cloud adoption framework and lead the adoption process of this developing new ideas and improvements
- Lead the technical solutions and work with partners and internal stakeholders to integrate digital services
- Build digital capabilities using communities of practice to build our cloud superpowers

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll bring to Z**
- Extensive cloud technology experience in Azure and DevSecOps with an infrastructure lens
- High degree of familiarity with industry trends and emerging technologies relating to Azure and M365
- Demonstrated experience leading technical partners and internal teams to deliver successful outcomes
- Strong knowledge of the Microsoft 365 suite
- Exceptional communication and relationship building skills
- A relentless commitment to a great customer experience
- Business orientated thought leadership and strong commercial acumen
- Leadership exposure, bring others on the journey and provide guidance

And of course, you’ll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

**Additional Information**:
**What we can offer you**
- A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive (bonus) plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
- The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
- A chance to build your own capability through learning from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
- Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The base salary range for this role is $141,100 to $166,000 per annum, plus 15% bonus based on company performance, a 5% KiwiSaver employer contribution and health insurance through Southern Cross.

**Why Z?**

Z is a dynamic and innovative Kiwi company that provides energy solutions for today while working on playing our part in Aotearoa’s shift towards a low-carbon future - a transition that we’re passionate about.

Being proudly Kiwi, we’re up for challenging the status quo, stand-up for what we believe is right and most importantly, we back our team to bring their true selves to work every day. Our flexible working approach and Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations - backed by our strong company values, Stand Up Tū Kaha, Speak Out Tū Maia, Side by Side Tū Kotahi - have created an open and inclusive workplace that promotes personal development, and is underpinned by a desire for our people and our communities to succeed.

We’re distinctive in our approach and if you’re up for a challenge, we’d love you to be part of it. If this sounds like a place you believe you can add value and grow your own capabil