Lead Developer

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front‑line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well‑rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

Lead Developer – Appian!

• Based at Walton Leigh Building, Porirua CBD
• Police Employee
• Permanent – Full Time (On call component)
• JR

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Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

About the role

With a primary hub in Wellington, and a presence throughout the country, NZ Police ICT delivers new and enhanced solutions directly and through specialist vendor partnerships. We provide expert advice on how technology can be leveraged to support Police’s strategies and turn concepts into reality through collaborative development.

We are currently seeking a Lead Developer to drive the design, development, delivery, and maintenance of our low‑code platform Appian, used for operational workflows.

As the Lead Developer – Appian, you will work closely with product owners and solution architects to ensure our applications meet NZ Police standards. This includes the delivery of appropriate design documentation and the consideration of industry best practices.

The Lead Developer – Appian will also provide mentorship and guidance to other members of the product team and wider ICT community. This will include directing work and providing support and feedback for the low‑code developers in your team. You will promote software best practices by sharing your knowledge of low‑code delivery in the SDLC. You will be part of the wider Development Centre of Expertise and will support the progress and improvement of the development practice at NZ Police.

You will have strong Agile experience and be at the cutting edge of the Appian low‑code platform, ensuring we are utilising the latest features and best practices, while acting as a key advocate for its adoption.

This role will be working exclusively with the Appian platform so experience in this is desirable.

Key Accountabilities

What you’ll bring

Special requirements

Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre‑employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, use the provided URLs :

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note : Deadline for applications is 3 : 00 pm on 21 / 11 / 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for December 2025.

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