Senior Technical Lead (Database) - Digital Applications Products

Auckland based
Permanent, Full-time
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role

The Senior Technical Lead (Database) plays a key role in ensuring day-to-day technical decisions support both operational stability and project delivery. Operating across programmes and initiatives, the role provides deep technical expertise and guidance to ensure database solutions are scalable, efficient, and aligned with architectural standards and business needs. A key focus is on driving continuous improvement, embedding best practices, and ensuring technical decisions are robust, future-focused, and fit for purpose. This role works closely with architecture, delivery teams, and vendors to ensure high-quality outcomes that meet or exceed expectations.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Senior Technical Lead (Database) sits within the Digital Applications Products function under the wider Digital Services group. Reporting into the Platform Manager Application Databases, this team is focused on reducing duplication and improving alignment across application and product teams, with a strong emphasis on maintaining stability, security, and reliability. The function delivers standard change and supports minor change alongside the Digital Delivery function, prioritising reliability and consistency across services. Teams are structured around the applications and products they support, enabling standardised processes and nationally consistent outcomes. Organised into service portfolios and domains, this structure ensures delivery is aligned to clinical and operational needs while advancing national standardisation efforts.

About you

As an experienced technical leader, you'll bring expertise in database technologies and a strong track record of delivering scalable, high-quality solutions. You have experience in technical planning, mentoring engineers, and helping shape technical standards and processes. Comfortable working across teams and vendors, you focus on optimisation and continuous improvement. Experience in the health sector would be an advantage, but not essential. You will also have the following skills and experience to support your success in the role:

At least 7 years' experience in hands-on technical support roles, focused on maintaining service availability, stability, and adherence to technical standards.
Preferred minimum of 5 years of experience in the optimisation and improvement of complex IT environments, driving technical initiatives in line with organisational standards and best practices.
Experienced ICT professional with a strong track record in technical leadership and providing expert guidance across complex IT environments.
Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Tuesday 12th August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tegan Gutry at tegan.gutry@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.

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