• Permanent - Full-Time  
• Fantastic new opportunity to join our Cloud Systems team 

Help shape the future of education

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga - Ministry of Education, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whānau.

We help shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary. We do this by building relationships and understanding the needs of those who receive our services.

We are making significant changes to how we deliver our mahi by doing the following:

• Taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Giving priority to regional and local voice
• Delivering greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support
• Improving feedback loops and information flows

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people across Aotearoa from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system.

About us

Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko - Infrastructure and Digital - Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga - Ministry of Education, leads inclusive, accessible and integrated national, digital and physical infrastructure and transport services to the education system.

You will join The Applications Support Services team which is part of our Operations and Infrastructure division. We provide technical support for business and corporate applications as well as specialist database advice.  This also incorporates assessing the support needs for new business applications and the monitoring of the applications infrastructure.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

In this role, you will ensure that our Cloud Systems operate in an efficient and effective manner thereby providing customers with a high level of cloud platform and application availability and performance.  You will join a cohesive and supportive team who is dedicated in doing the best mahi they can.

Mōhou ake | About you

Are you interested in working in an environment where;

•  you can build and maintain cloud systems to industry best standards?
•  you can deliver systems at scale that supports learning across Aotearoa?

 To be successful, you will ideally have:

• Prior experience in delivering maintainable infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge of the Azure ecosystem as well as good understanding and exposure of other Cloud Platforms (AWS)
• Proven experience in engaging successfully with internal clients
• Experience in working with vendors to lift the infrastructure
• Good understanding of DevOps best practices 
• Good Terraform and PowerShell coding skills
• Strong motivation in working collaboratively to contribute to what the team is trying to achieve
• Open to learning new platforms and technologies (You will be offered a wide range of training opportunities)
• A strong team orientated mindset

 Kua rite koe mō tÄ“nei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?

We need to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to building racial equity and excellence in the education sector.

We provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported. So, if working from home and/or having a flexible start and finish to the day will help with this, we can usually make it happen. We'd love to hear what this might look like for you, so feel free to outline this in your Cover Letter.

In your cover letter we'd like to know:

• about you, your values, your whakapapa
• your interest and motivations for this role
• the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

The Ministry invites applications from fully vaccinated people or people with a valid medical exemption (under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021). We will require evidence of your vaccination status, or your medical exemption, at the pre-employment stage of our recruitment process.

Please review the Job Description and if this opportunity interests you, and you meet the requirements, apply now using the â€˜Apply Online' button. 

For further information please contact Adeline Le Bris at tphm.recruitment@education.govt.nz.

Applications close midnight - Sunday 13th March 2022

Please note that we may progress suitable candidates to interview during that time. We also reserve the right to close our advert early if a successful candidate is found. Don't delay and apply now!