Digital Solution Architect

Shape Aotearoa New Zealand’s digital future from the nation’s capital. Join Theta’s award-winning consultants and help ministries and large enterprises modernise, secure and simplify the services millions of New Zealanders rely on.

About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

Role Overview

Reporting to our Digital Practice Lead, you will own solution architecture for complex cloud, hybrid and integration projects centred on Microsoft Azure. You will work side-by-side with senior public-sector stakeholders—guiding them through NZISM, privacy-by-design and procurement frameworks—while still rolling up your sleeves to validate designs, set patterns and mentor teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor across ministries, Crown entities and tier-one corporates, translating business, regulatory and security needs into reference architectures.
• Produce functional and non-functional designs, architecture decision records and road-maps that align with NZ Government Digital Strategy, All-of-Government cloud-hosting standards and Well-Architected frameworks.
• Lead design reviews, risk assessments and assurance gates; resolve complex Azure and hybrid issues spanning identity, integration, data and security.
• Coordinate partner vendors and internal Theta squads to deliver end-to-end outcomes.
• Coach other architects and engineers; contribute reusable patterns and thought-leadership to our national Architecture Community of Practice.

Skills and experience | Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako

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Desirable :

About us | Mō mātou

We have 30 years of experience as a New Zealand-owned technology consultancy. We take pride in our multicultural and diverse team of circa 290 skilled professionals. Our offices are in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, and Christchurch.

Working with clients in both the public and private sectors, we strive to deliver innovative solutions and enable smarter outcomes. Our company attracts some of the brightest minds in the industry, as we foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

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Benefits of working at Theta | Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki Theta

Theta offers a family friendly work environment with flexible work hours where practical; especially relevant for caregivers. We embrace gender equality and are committed to providing a supportive, diverse and inclusive work environment.

Theta is committed to giving back to the community and are avid supporters of Cure Kids. We compete in various adventure races and do many other things to raise money for Cure Kids. And we make time for the fun things in life!

We currently provide the following benefits to ensure your professional development and personal wellbeing :

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Also essential : Potential employees will be required to consent to a Ministry of Justice and a Credit check

Note : We are only accepting applications from those already residing in NZ with the relevant visas

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