Team Leader Infrastructure & Platforms

Job Type: Permanent | Full Time

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Job Category: IT

• Lead the secure, resilient infrastructure and platforms
• Meaningful mahi protecting Waitaha's environment and communities
• Permanent leadership role with real influence on our technology direction

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

As a regional council, we are responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work in partnership with mana whenua Ngāi Tahu to protect the health of our environment to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for our region.

The region’s evolving environmental and political context means we will continue to be agile and adaptive, as we respond to regulatory and environmental changes.

Our mahi (work) is organised around the delivery of our three core services:

• Environmental Regulation and Protection
• Community Preparedness and Response to Hazards
• Public Transport

Council plays an important role in responding to national legislation and policy changes – this mahi is part of our operating environment and is embedded in our everyday mahi. The current proposals from central government are significant, and Council is working through the opportunities and implications. However, our mahi must continue to deliver our three core services for our partners, communities and te taiao (environment).

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

You're an experienced technical leader who builds engaged, high-performing teams and brings calm, practical judgement to complex environments. You're as comfortable talking architecture with engineers as you are explaining risk to senior managers, and you lead in a way that reflects our values – people first, integrity, and a genuine can-do approach.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Lead and manage the full lifecycle of our infrastructure, cloud, platform and applications
• Deliver robust, scalable solutions across networks, cloud, security and IoT
• Lead our response to cybersecurity incidents and strengthen threat prevention
• Manage vendor relationships, licensing, contracts and SLA performance
• Oversee disaster recovery planning and business continuity resilience

For more information on this role, please refer to the job description at the bottom of the advert.

Mōu │ About You

You’re an experienced people leader with a strong technical background and the ability to translate complex technology concepts into practical business outcomes. You enjoy building capable teams, fostering trusted relationships and creating environments where people can thrive. You'll bring strategic thinking alongside a hands-on understanding of modern infrastructure and platform technologies. You're as comfortable talking architecture with engineers as you are explaining risk to senior managers, and you lead in a way that reflects our values – people first, integrity, and a genuine can-do approach.

• You lead by example, coaching and developing your people
• You communicate technical concepts clearly at every level
• You build strong, productive relationships with vendors and stakeholders
• You're confident with budgets, forecasting and resource planning
• You bring a continuous improvement mindset and Agile ways of working

Mātau ā-Wheako | Experience

You’ll have a tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience) along with:

• 10+ years in technical leadership roles managing technology solutions
• Advanced expertise across networking, security, cloud and IaaS/SaaS/PaaS
• Extensive vendor management, contract negotiation and SLA monitoring
• Working knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or ISO/IEC 27001
• Hands-on disaster recovery and business continuity experience

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha |

Working at Environment Canterbury

Our Mahi Is Underpinned By Our Values

• Kaitiakitanga (stewardship)
• Pononga (integrity)
• Manaakitanga (people first)
• Whanaungatanga (collaboration)
• Māiatanga (can do)

We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

Ko ētahi atu kōrero | Additional Information

For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Phil Moore, IT Services & Infrastructure Manager on 021306333.

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submitting your CV and cover letter. Applications close on Wednesday, 29 July and will be reviewed as they are received, so early applications are encouraged. Interviews may begin before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close the advertisement early.

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

Hours of work – Permanent full-time position - From time to time, as required, the role may require work outside of normal work hours for emergency and flood response and to represent Environment Canterbury at meetings and events with partners, other agencies, and the community.

Location  - This position is predominantly based at 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch

Salary  - The indictive salary range for role is $122,231 to $150,991 per annum depending on skills and experience. The specific salary will be discussed at interview stage.

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can