Kaiwhakawhanake Tatare | Senior Analyst Developer (Website, Silverstripe CMS, PHP)
Mōu | For you
Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
Starting salary: $95,000 to $130,000 + superannuation
Te tūnga | The role
The is a full-time position based in Wellington, working within our Technology Services delivery team. Our website publishes insights and data about New Zealand, and support others to use the data. It is a critical system for StatsNZ.
You will gain valuable experience working within an Agile delivery team. We have a great multicultural team, who are highly supportive of each other.
As a Senior Developer you will work both on projects and BAU support for production issues. Our platform supports the timely dissemination of information and data releases to other government agencies, wire service providers, business, academia, and the public. You will fix issues, implement enhancements, and manage deployment on the platform.
You will work closely with our business units, service providers, and our technology teams to propose and develop software solutions to enhance the environment and work processes following our SDLC, in-house standards, and best practice. You will provide mentoring and guidance to fellow team members within our delivery team.
You will be highly competent working in Silverstripe CMS using the PHP development framework and have strong testing and debugging skills.
Nōu te rourou | What you bring
Ideally, you will have a relevant tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience for the requirements of this role.
We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV any information relating to:
- Experience in developing applications in Silverstripe CMS, Common Web Platform, and the PHP development framework.
- An awareness of technologies used for cloud-based web applications, using SQL databases, backups
- Familiarity with modern software development approaches such as automated testing, test driven development (TDD), continuous integration, pair programming, code review and version control
- Understanding of common web security risks and the corresponding mitigations
- Your experience working under time pressure and to deadlines alongside strong attention to detail, a passion for quality and excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Knowledge / experience meeting NZ government web standards
- Knowledge in other technical stacks (e.g. python etc.) a plus
- Your knowledge and experience, or willingness to learn about Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori.
Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1600+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning.
Please reach out to arrange a kōrero (chat) before you apply if that is what you need from this process. Please contact ….
Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
