Kaitohu Matua Senior Data Engineer

Our Te Raraunga, ngā Māramatanga me te Aroturukitanga | Data, Insights & Monitoring tīma is looking for a **Kaitohu Matua |**Senior Data Engineer** for 6 months. This role ensures that data and insights stakeholders have information at their fingers through supporting and implementing the creation and curation of authoritative data that follows ministry and government standard practice, and allows for integration of data from multiple domains and sources.

** Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity**

The Data & Insights team is looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join the Data & Insights Directorate. This role will support our data platform Te Kete Raraunga using the Microsoft stack.

Our Data Engineer will use their expertise to:

- Implement data transformation processes, including data cleansing, enrichment, and aggregation, to support analytics and reporting requirements.
- Build and upkeep of data infrastructure using Microsoft Technologies.
- Design, develop and implement scalable and efficient data models, data pipelines and integration strategies using Microsoft cloud-based technologies.
- Optimise database performance, monitoring pipeline performance and data processing whilst maintaining security and compliance requirements.
- Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of data pipelines, processes and solutions, maintaining collaborating with data analysts as required.

The likely appointment range is $104,317 - $115,907 based on skills and experience. The full grade for this role is $104,317 - $139,088 with a mid-point of $115,907. This will be pro-rated for the period of the fixed term.

For more information about the skills and experience required for this position, please see the job description below.

** Mōu | About you**

This is a unique opportunity to work with Māori data. To be successful in this role, you will have experience in data engineering environments and experience working with Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage and SQL server. You’ll understand data warehousing concepts and data model design, ETL and data integration processes and have relevant certification in Microsoft data technologies. You’ll be able to communicate complex data engineering concepts easily to a wide range of audiences, but particularly non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in hybrid agile environments is a plus.

** Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return**

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate kaimahi focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.

We offer flexible working options as well as training and development opportunities, including in te reo Māori.

** Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development**

Our vision is Thriving Whānau - _when whānau are thriving, so do their communities, hapū, iwi and all of Aotearoa_. This vision drives our efforts to build an Aotearoa New Zealand by _drawing strength from our past to build an Aotearoa New Zealand where whānau can all stand, thrive and belong._

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success. They do this by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create a future where all whānau can thrive.

Ka akiākina koe kia tukuna mai tō tononga i tēnei rangi tonu, kia whakapāngia rānei tētahi Ringa Taritari e kōrero ai mō ngā painga o tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tōna hāngai ki ō whāinga ā-umanga. Nau mai rā ko ngā tononga i te reo Māori, te reo Pākehā, te reorua rānei.

Ka aukati ngā tono hei te **Rātū, 11 Whiringa-ā-Rangi 2025** ā te 11.55pm | Applications close on **Tuesday, 11 November 2025** at 11.55pm.

**Job Details**:
Reference #
- 16036Posted on
- 07 Nov 2025Closes on
- 11 Nov 2025 23:55Location(s)
- WellingtonExpertise
- Information Technology, StrategyJob level(s)
- Senior AdvisorWork type(s)
- Fixed term full-time