Tech Lead - AWS Integration Services

Why Work With Us?

At One New Zealand, we are not just envisioning the future; we are actively creating it. Our mission is to build a better-connected New Zealand (Aotearoa) by becoming the most AI-enabled telecommunications company worldwide. Our commitment extends beyond technology to investing deeply in our people, fostering their professional growth and leadership in a dynamic environment enriched by access to world-class learning and career development pathways.

Your Role

As the Tech Lead for AWS Integration Services, you will spearhead the design, architecture, and delivery of cloud-native integration solutions built on AWS technologies. Your leadership will guide the creation of seamless integration across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and third-party services through strategic APIs, event-driven architectures, and workflow orchestration frameworks. You will blend your hands-on engineering skills with strategic direction to uphold standards, ensure security, scalability, and resilience, and promote enterprise architectural alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of AWS-based integration services and domain-specific solutions.
• Define and enforce integration architecture patterns, standards, and reusable frameworks.
• Audit solution designs to verify compliance with enterprise integration principles.
• Direct technical strategies for complex integration projects and delivery cycles.
• Architect solutions ensuring scalability, performance, resilience, and operational excellence.
• Steer development and maintenance of AWS integration components such as Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, and DynamoDB.
• Champion the adoption of event-driven architectures and microservices integration patterns.
• Establish best practices in API lifecycle management, service orchestration, and asynchronous integrations.
• Set standards for CI/CD processes, deployment methods, release workflows, and operational governance.
• Ensure all integration services comply with security, compliance, and auditing mandates.
• Mentor and support integration engineers in AWS technologies and integration methodologies.
• Provide coaching through design, development, testing, and production support phases.
• Promote knowledge sharing, technical growth, and engineering excellence in the integration community.

Qualifications and Experience

• Over 8 years of experience in Integration, API Management, and Enterprise Application Integration.
• Strong background in designing and deploying AI-enhanced integration solutions on AWS leveraging services such as Amazon Bedrock, Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, Step Functions, and vector databases.
• Proficient in Python and Go programming languages, with a minimum of three years’ experience in Go.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership on cross-team and large-scale integration projects.
• Experience working with Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices, Serverless platforms, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps best practices.
• Deep understanding of enterprise integration governance, including standards and API lifecycle management.
• Practical use of AI-assisted tools such as Claude, CoPilot, and ChatGPT.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and effective communication skills.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, observability, and operations tools including AWS CloudWatch.
• Academic background including a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements supporting remote work and flexible hours promoting work-life balance and family commitments.
• Comprehensive Southern Cross health insurance fully covered for you and your family.
• Opportunity to purchase additional lifestyle leave for extended time off.
• Exclusive discounts on One New Zealand’s products and services.

Diversity and Inclusion

We proudly hold Rainbow Tick certification and embrace diversity in thought, background, and perspective. Joining our team means embarking on a meaningful journey that challenges and encourages you to contribute to something greater.