Technical Lead Auckland or Wellington

Position located in Auckland or Wellington

Career development and growth opportunities

Full Time - Permanent (40 Hours per week Monday Friday)

Position Description

He whakamārama mo te tūranga mahi About the role:

As a Technical Lead within the Infrastructure Services you will provide technical leadership across KiwiRails core infrastructure platforms.

You will design deliver and support secure reliable and scalable systems that enable critical operations across the organisation. The role leads the technical stream across projects while also supporting business-as-usual infrastructure services.

Working closely with Architecture Cybersecurity Applications vendors and operational teams you will ensure solutions align with KiwiRails ICT strategy and operational needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the technical delivery of infrastructure initiatives across projects and operational services
• Reviewing solution designs to ensure systems are secure resilient and cost-effective
• Removing technical roadblocks and guiding teams through complex infrastructure challenges
• Supporting infrastructure through the full lifecycle design build testing implementation and operational handover
• Championing best practice across automation monitoring cybersecurity and platform lifecycle management
• Embedding within project teams where needed to ensure successful delivery and transition to BAU support

This role combines hands-on engineering with strategic technical leadership supporting a strong One KiwiRail team approach.

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou What you will bring:

Experience and technical expertise

• 710 years experience in enterprise ICT infrastructure or platform engineering roles

• Hands-on experience managing enterprise platforms including VMware vSphere Hyper-V Microsoft Exchange Active Directory / Entra ID and core services such as DNS DHCP and NPS
• Experience with Citrix NetScaler / ADC including content switching rewrite and transform policies GSLB and Gateway
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server and/or Linux operating systems including configuration patching performance tuning and lifecycle management
• Familiarity with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Salt or System Center Orchestrator is advantageous
• Proven experience leading technical delivery across infrastructure projects
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud environments
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts including the OSI model routing and firewalls
• Knowledge of enterprise compute and storage platforms including physical servers and data centre infrastructure
• Experience delivering infrastructure across the full lifecycle design build testing implementation and transition to BAU support
• Experience with scripting and automation to improve efficiency and reliability
• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or ITIL or vendor certifications

Ways of working

• Communicates clearly with both technical and business teams
• Makes practical decisions in complex environments
• Customer-focused with strong commercial awareness
• Collaborative inclusive and safety-conscious
• Holds a current New Zealand Drivers Licence and can meet safety screening requirements

Nōu te rourou Whats in it for you:

• Competitive salary plus a 4% employer KiwiSaver contribution
• Staff-discounted Southern Cross medical insurance
• Discounts with a range of retail partners
• Discounted staff travel
• Access to the NZ Rail Staff Welfare Trust including holiday homes nationwide and support for optometry physio GP visits and prescriptions
• Opportunities for learning development and career progression within KiwiRail
• The chance to contribute to a network that supports New Zealands economy and communities

Kua rite kia rite Ready to Make a Difference

If youre ready to help strengthen the infrastructure platforms that support KiwiRails operations wed like to hear from you.

Apply today and join us in building Stronger Connections for a Better New Zealand.

Rā aukati Applications close: 22 March 2026

Applications will be reviewed after the advertising period has ended

Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen

Applicants must hold New Zealand residency or citizenship

KiwiRail is committed to an inclusive flexible and supportive workplace where everyone can feel valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds abilities and experiences because together we are stronger.