Senior Software Engineer

About this role

Senior Software Engineer

Full time Permanent Position – 40 hours per week

Based in Wellington Central however flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in NZ

This is your opportunity to join our Information Services Software Engineering Team who are doing awesome things and making a real difference to education in New Zealand!

Whakatairangatia ngā kete o te mātauranga ki te ao mārama! E te tai whakarunga, e te tai whakararo – nau piki mai, nau kake mai ki te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

May the baskets of knowledge (education) be brought into the world of light. We welcome one and all to join us at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

About the role 

These roles will be contributing to the replacement/decommissioning legacy systems with modern architecture cloud-based solutions, project work such as digital assessments and upgrades to our qualifications framework, NCEA exam cycle processes, technical debt, operational support of the underlying business applications, integration of internal and external facing systems, and development of new initiatives.

About you!

Currently there are vacancies for Senior Software Engineers. These positions are across multiple projects and work streams.

You possess a strong desire to learn, have excellent problem solving, multi-tasking and context-switching abilities, and have solid proven experience in enterprise Java development.  Additionally, you will be well versed with all areas of the SDLC and had exposure to DevOps practices.

Skills and experience

• 5+ years' work experience in a JEE development environment, preferably gained on complex multi-tier web-based business applications.
• Core Java and Java enterprise (Must have solid proven experience)
• Spring (Spring Boot and common libraries), Hibernate, JPA, XML, SQL
• Web development and frameworks – JBoss, JSP, JavaScript (including common libraries), HTML/CSS
• API/REST development and integration
• Git, Gradle and Maven, Jenkins, command line scripting
• AWS experience, Docker and API development on ECS/Lambda a big bonus

We offer a fantastic team culture and environment, great technical challenges and career development, and the opportunity to be part of the transformation of one of the most important sectors in New Zealand.

Salary and other benefits:

• Salary range is $105,441 - $127,881 per annum.
• A supportive team / whanau environment
• A role with lots of variety
• We offer Life and Income Protection Insurance, School Holiday Childcare Subsidy, Health & Reimbursement, Annual Influenza vaccination….to find out more click here NZQA Staff Benefits

About us

NZQA is a te reo Māori learning organisation and is committed to equity and lifelong learning. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds that will enrich our understanding of the education system. We prioritise the importance of understanding tikanga in building a culturally responsive workplace.  NZQA is dedicated to providing a welcoming environment to Māori and Pacific staff and has active Māori and Pacific staff networks which contribute to NZQA's strategic action plans - Te Kōkiritanga and Takiala Pasifika.

Apply Now!

For more information about this role and NZQA please refer to the job description, NZQA's Customer Charter and Organisational Values. If you are applying/viewing through Seek, please click ‘apply now' to access these links.

If you would like to discuss further, please call Juan van den Anker on 027 4589 646.

Applications close at 5.00 pm on 19 September 2024. However, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted prior to the closing date for an initial exploratory interview.

NZQA is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer.