Senior Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer

Salary: $105,450 to $117,167 per annum

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The Council's Digital function plays a pivotal role in our organisation through its range of information and technology services, supporting the delivery of the Council's services to the community. There is virtually nothing that happens in our organisation without some IT touch.

About the team | Ko te rōpū nei

Our Digital Service Operations department is responsible for the strategic leadership of the Digital Service Operations and related programmes, across the Council IT Infrastructure and IT. Sitting within this unit is the newly created role of Senior Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer.

About the role | Ko te mahi nei

This key role will lead the delivery and management of Council’s infrastructure and cloud environments, ensuring they are reliable, secure and aligned with our strategic IT requirements.

This work looks like:

• Contributing to the development of platform, scripts and templates.
• Assisting with tool selection and facilitation of automation where possible.
• Deployment of the Council's computing strategy along with requisite management and monitoring.
• Assisting with all application deployment in all environments.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring at a senior level on information relating to Infrastructural and Cloud services.
• Working in collaboration with the other System engineers who look after our technical and security environments.

About you | Ko Koe Tēnei

Like our city, Christchurch City Council is growing and evolving. The last few years have given us the opportunity and motivation to start doing things differently and to grow Christchurch into the modern, vibrant city we love. With a new focus on treating data and information as an asset, and a more centralised approach to IT, we're making better use of it to help build our city. But we need your help.

As our Senior Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer, we’re seeking someone with the right qualifications and experience in:

• Systems engineering
• Strong knowledge of Azure public cloud and Windows Server operating environments
• Current experience working as an Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the ICT industry, with specialised experience in IT infrastructure or experience in a comparable senior role within the ICT industry

What's in it for you? He aha ngā hua ki a koe?

Working for the Christchurch City Council allows you to contribute directly to the community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents and visitors. You will also benefit from:

• Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements - WFH, adjustable start and finish times, option to purchase extra leave.
• Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation
• Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity, you think you have what it takes and want to get involved in shaping our City then please apply today.

Additional Information | Ko ētahi atu kōrero:

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• Hours of work - Monday to Friday
• Position - Fixed-term for 12-months. Full-time
• Location - This position is primarily based at Te Hononga Civic Office, 53 Hereford Street
• Salary - The salary band for this position goes from $105,450 to $117,167 per annum based on a 40 hour week. Starting salaries will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.
• Closing Date - Friday 4 September 2026, 11:55pm

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date. We are unable to accept applications via email.