Haere Mai!
We are the Kaitiaki / Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. We are proud of our Te Whāinga / Our purpose: Sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders. We invest government contributions to the NZ Super Fund, a global investment fund helping to ensure the country can pay for the growing cost of universal superannuation (New Zealand Superannuation) in the future. We also oversee the Elevate Fund, which invests in small, fast-growing New Zealand companies.
At the Guardians there’s an energy, passion and a shared commitment to excellence: in 2024 the NZ Super Fund was named the world’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund. The work is complex, innovative and intellectually stimulating. Sustainable finance, including a commitment to being net zero by 2050, is core to our Mātāpono / way of working.
Are you passionate about data infrastructure and eager to ensure seamless platform performance? Our Data Operations team is seeking dedicated professionals to support the ongoing health and optimisation of our Data Platform. This role is essential for maintaining our platform’s performance, security, and reliability.
About the position
As a key member of the Data Operations team, you will:
- Maintain Platform Health: Proactively address potential issues or bottlenecks to ensure optimal performance, availability, and reliability of the Data Platform.
- Enhance Security: Ensure data encryption, access controls, and authentication processes are consistently updated and robust.
- Collaborate with Cloud Operations: Work together to align and integrate data platform capabilities with cloud infrastructure and support internal team upskilling.
- Implement Enhancements: Drive platform performance improvements and expand capabilities through strategic enhancements.
- Support Development Teams: Facilitate the release of new changes through a defined release process, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruption.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert: Act as the go-to expert for Data Platform capabilities, providing guidance and resolving queries for the team.
- Monitor and Report: Implement monitoring tools and reporting systems to track platform performance, usage, health, cost-effectiveness, and user activity, identifying potential areas for improvement.
About you
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a data focused role.
- Analytical thinking and a measured, structured approach to problem solving, process design and execution.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly when liaising with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Capital markets domain knowledge is desirable, with asset management or buy-side domain knowledge preferred.
- Experience with automated build and release pipelines, particularly using TFS, Terraform and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
What we offer
- A dynamic, exciting place to work with a team united by our common purpose of sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders.
- Competitive remuneration package including base salary, discretionary bonus programme, and up to 8% KiwiSaver matching.
- World class professional development, career pathways and job rotation opportunities.
- Comprehensive leave and benefits programme including strong parental leave package and insurance cover.
- Flexible and accessible work environment that reflects our commitment to equity and an inclusive team.
How to apply:
We encourage and welcome applications from people with diverse experience, including applicants interested in discussing flexible work options and those with specific disability needs. As a proudly committed equal opportunity employer, we challenge discrimination and actively work to eliminate bias in our hiring practices. Diversity of experience and diversity of background help us to solve complex problems and deliver on our purpose.
We recognise the importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and invest in partnership with a range of Iwi/Māori organisations. We warmly welcome and value Mana Whenua who wish to work with us. We are committed to understanding Te Ao Māori and integrating it into our workplace culture, for the benefit of all future generations in Aotearoa.
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