Platform Specialist - Fixed Term - Wellington

## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Work proactively with leaders and a wide range of stakeholders
• Fixed term position until 30 June 2028
• Salary range $120,335 - $133,706, dependent on skills and experienceWork with modern technology in a high stakes problem space, in a large organisation. Use your background in platform management or product ownership.
• Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role
• This Platform Specialist is responsible for managing the product lifecycle of key applications in our mobility response system. You will lead a team of external development and testing suppliers to support and develop three applications. You will be responsible for the ongoing BAU support by managing the product backlog, prioritising maintenance, production issues, and minor enhancements. When required, you will also support production incidents and contribute towards major enhancements and projects. You will collaborate with internal technical teams, business stakeholders and frontline operational crews to enhance and update the system.
• Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you'll bring to the role :
• Hit the ground running using your experience managing and leading technical teams. The role requires working closely with end users, business units and technical stakeholders, as well as engaging with external suppliers, you will have a strength in working with external vendors to manage product development. It will be an advantage to have exposure to geospatial products or records management.
• To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will :
• Experience providing technical support to a wide range of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability in establishing and maintaining collaborative and effective relationships
• Demonstrates a high quality "service ethos"; and values responding efficiently to customer needs
• Experience determining which features should be prioritized for development in the backlog
• Proven ability to manage successful delivery with suppliers
• The salary range for this role is $120,335 - $133,706, dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.
• We Do the Right Thing - Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support - Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve - Auahatanga
• Ko te tono mai - How to apply
• : Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website. If you have any specific questions about this role, please email : Please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted. We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
• Applications close Thursday 2nd October 2025.
• Please note : Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.
• | Location : | Wellington - Wairarapa |

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