Cloud Technical Lead

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is New Zealand's newest university and one of its most distinctive. Centred on students and grounded in knowledge that works, AUT is 5-star rated by QS, with more than 27,000 students and 4,000 staff based primarily across three Auckland campuses. It's a place of real opportunity, where the values of Pono, Tika and Aroha shape how talented, progressive people work together – and you'll feel that in the culture, in the collaboration and in the difference the work makes for students, communities and the world.

Our community is stronger because of the role Te Tiriti plays in how we operate, and because Māori and Pacific knowledge, leadership and contribution are central to who we are. We embrace diversity in all its forms and are proud to welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

AUT’s award-winning ICT Services are at the heart of the university’s digital future, delivering secure, reliable, and innovative technology services that support worldclass teaching, research, and student experiences. Spanning enterprise systems, digital platforms, infrastructure, data and analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and customer focused support, the directorate works in close partnership with academic and professional teams to drive meaningful change. With close to 150 staff, ICT Services are committed to contributing to AUT's undertaking of preparing future-ready graduates. They are responsible for the technology that supports educators, researchers and students, in New Zealand's only University of Technology. They offer talented technologists the opportunity to work at scale, and contribute to a values-led organisation that invests in its people, embraces innovation, and is shaping a more connected, future-focused AUT.

The Opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi

You will design, implement, maintain and troubleshoot Azure cloud services across networking, identity and access management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps and container platforms. You will also share your expertise, mentor junior engineers and help strengthen the team’s cloud engineering practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain and improve AUT’s Microsoft Azure environment.
• Maintain and improve Azure hub-and-spoke network architecture, applying Azure landing-zone principles and the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
• Develop and maintain Terraform IaC, including reusable modules for enterprise Azure environments.
• Manage secure Terraform remote state in Azure, including state locking, access controls and safe deployment practices.
• Configure Terraform providers, resource dependencies and environment-specific settings.
• Integrate Terraform with Azure DevOps Repos and Pipelines, supporting pull requests, code reviews, validation, plan and apply stages, approvals and controlled deployments.
• Support Azure identity and access management, governance and security controls.
• Manage and improve Azure DevOps agent pools and CI/CD capabilities.
• Support GitHub administration, integrations and development workflows.
• Support containerised workloads using Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Maintain Azure Container Registry (ACR), including image management and integration with deployment pipelines.
• Monitor cloud platform health, security, performance, reliability and cost.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues across the Azure environment.
• Develop technical standards, reusable patterns, automation and documentation.
• Review technical designs, Terraform code and implementation approaches.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and other team members.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of cloud engineering practices and platform services.

What we offer | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

At AUT you’ll be part of a values-led university with a strong, caring culture, flexible working, generous annual leave and support to thrive in your role and career. We provide the tools, trust, recognition frameworks and cultural capability development programmes to help you make a meaningful contribution. Learn more about ourcompetitive benefits tailored to all staff.

About you | Ko wai koe

As a professional staff member at AUT, you’ll help our university thrive by improving services, supporting students and staff and driving practical improvements across our campuses. We’re looking for people with energy, curiosity and openness to new ideas who bring a collaborative, adaptable approach and contribute to a positive workplace culture.

You’ll also bring cultural humility and respect for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Indigenous peoples and diverse communities. Experience supporting Indigenous, equity or inclusion-focused initiatives is highly valued.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Eight years’ experience across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.
• Five years’ relevant, hands-on experience in Azure cloud engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure or a related field.
• Confident working directly on technical tasks from design and implementation through to operation, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• A collaborative approach, sound judgement and a commitment to developing others.
• A commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and supportive of AUT’s Te Aronui journey.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

Along with your CV, please submit a cover letter which a) explains why this role (and AUT) is of interest, and b) addresses how you feel you meet some, or all, of the key criterialisted above.

Please note - all applications must be submitted through the online application process on AUT’s careers website.

Further Information | Pārongo Anō

• Start Date: To be agreed with the successful candidate
• Salary Ranges | Ngā Utu: $126,000 - $140,000 commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
• For further information: Contact Caroline Cranston, AUT Recruitment Consultant - [email protected]

Closing Date | Te rā aukati: 13 November 2026 at 5pm

Job Reference | Tohutoro Mahi: 96756

*Full-time denotes 37.5 hours per week