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At Mercury you're not just an employee, you're part of something bigger, and something great. Our team makes a real difference to New Zealand by doing new and exciting things with energy.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow : connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

We're looking for a Principal Platform Engineer to provide expert technical leadership and shape the future of Mercury's Technology platforms. This role is pivotal in enabling our technology teams to deliver faster, safer, and with greater confidence through modern platform engineering practices.

As a trusted technical leader, the Principal Platform Engineer plays a hands-on role in shaping and championing modern platform engineering practices - with a strong focus on mentoring and setting clear, effective standards. You'll lead high-impact initiatives from the front; collaborating with key stakeholders and driving outcomes with autonomy and confidence.

The Principal Platform Engineer is a key technical leadership role that ensures platform solutions and services :

• Are delivered in alignment with Technology needs and business unit expectations
• Enable development teams to work independently within defined guardrails
• Support cloud-native architecture principles and practices
• Are effective and efficient, protecting and optimising Technology investment

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Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

Every voice has its place - and together, we thrive. At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation.

We encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

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