Senior Data Warehouse Platform Engineer Role

**Role**:Senior Data Warehouse Platform Engineer
**Reports to**:Systems Lead, Technology and Digital Channels
**Location**:Wellington
**Job type**:Fixed term to 30th June 2026

**Are you an experienced Platform, Site Reliability or DevOps Engineer, comfortable supporting, troubleshooting, maintaining and enhancing complex Data Warehouse solutions.

Your significant experience working with business and technology stakeholders, analysts, developers, testers and vendors on Data Warehouse initiatives will see you advising and supporting the technology and data engineering teams of a large and complex organisation.

You will also be:

- Improving outcomes for children, young people and families
- Being part of the Oranga Tamariki Technology and Channels team as we continue to mature our cloud capabilities and adopt leading edge technologies.
- Working with our technology vendor partners to execute and deliver technology services to our staff, enabling them to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and families.

**Mo m tou | About us**

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do. In our work, we aim to demonstrate these values:

- We put **Tamariki** first
- We believe **Aroha** is vital
- We respect the **Mana** of people
- We are **Tika** and **Pono**:

- We value **Whakapapa**:

- We recognise that **Oranga** is a journey

We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapu, iwi and M ori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

**Mo te kapa**|**About the team**

Technology and Digital Channels (ICT) is responsible for the Ministry's technology strategy, systems and services. It is an exciting time for the group as we continue to mature our cloud and cybersecurity capabilities, continuously optimising consumption patterns and adopting leading edge technologies.

Our operating model is founded on three main principles:

- User-centricity is paramount, with a focus on the front-line and the wider sector.
- We will be cloud-first and asset-light, choosing to buy as-a-service offerings from third party suppliers, rather than own technology assets.

Our systems and processes will be agile and enabling, to deliver changes faster, reduce complexity and simplify system interactions.

**Mo te tunga**| About the**role**

Oranga Tamariki has recently migrated from a legacy Data Warehouse solution to a modern cloud based Databricks environment that leverages Power BI as our primary reporting and analytics tool, with SFTP and Eightwire for data sharing.

The Senior Datawarehouse Platform Engineer is responsible for the overall technical support, enhancement and maintenance of the Data Warehouse cloud platform. Additionally, the role is responsible for ensuring these platforms align with technical governance, commercial, financial and assurance processes, as well as with approved technology strategy.

This is a highly skilled and specialist technical role with strong data and Data Warehouse experience and has a wide span of influence. You will provide technical leadership for the design and management of large and complex Data Warehouse work initiatives.

**Ng pumanawatanga ou | What you will bring**

Key requirements of the role include:

- Significant experience as a Platform, Site Reliability or DevOps Engineer in complex, preferably cloud based, environments
- Strong database experience in platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, SQL Server, or MongoDB
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines in AzureDevOps or GitHub actions
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation or Bicep
- Familiar with analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau or SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

**Nou te rourou | What's in it for you**

**Me pehea te tuku tono | How to Apply**
- If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol._