Take the next step in your career with a bold move to a highly regarded, New Zealand-owned technology company. We offer a creative and stimulating work environment and value and respect inclusivity and diversity.
About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
Role Overview
You will be the principal architect embedded in a multi-year digital-transformation programme for a large international customer. Working with product squads and exec sponsors, you will blueprint, evangelise and govern Azure-first, micro-services-based solutions—while steering DevOps, application modernisation, security and cost-optimisation best practice.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute towards end-to-end Azure solution architecture (landing zones, micro-services, event streaming, data platforms) for mission-critical workloads.
• Define domain-driven designs, API contracts and integration patterns that enable high-throughput, high-availability and global scale.
• Promote DevOps, GitOps and IaC (Terraform/Bicep) pipelines; champion automated testing, blue/green deployments and FinOps disciplines.
• Facilitate architecture workshops with C-suite, product owners, delivery partners and offshore teams; provide technical governance through sprint reviews and release gates.
• Mentor senior engineers and junior architects; share patterns, code samples and POVs through Theta guilds and lunch-and-learns.

Skills and experience | Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako

Essential:

• Hands-on track-record designing cloud-native, micro-services or event-driven systems on Microsoft Azure for large enterprises (5k+ users, multi-region).
• Fluency in containerisation and modern API-management; comfortable guiding teams that use orchestration platforms without necessarily being the in-depth Kubernetes expert.
• Strong software-architecture background (DDD, REST/GraphQL, messaging), with solid grounding in infrastructure, networking and security.
• Outstanding client-facing skills—able to simplify complexity for non-technical execs and inspire engineering squads.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Zero-Trust security, DevSecOps and FinOps.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect or DevOps Expert; familiarity with AKS or other orchestrators advantageous but not mandatory.

About us | Mō mātou
We have 30 years of experience as a New Zealand-owned technology consultancy. We take pride in our multicultural and diverse team of circa 290 skilled professionals. Our offices are in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, and Christchurch.
Working with clients in both the public and private sectors, we strive to deliver innovative solutions and enable smarter outcomes. Our company attracts some of the brightest minds in the industry, as we foster a culture of excellence and continuous learning.

Our values are:

• Our people are our greatest asset.
• We conduct business ethically.
• Invention, imagination and creativity are the foundation for growth.
• We work with positive energy, enjoyment, humour and work/life balance.
• Excellence is our passion and we deliver what we promise – or more!
• We strive to take a pragmatic approach to all of our activities
• We value and appreciate our natural environment and seek to play our part to maintain it!

Benefits of working at Theta | Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki Theta
Theta offers a family friendly work environment with flexible work hours where practical; especially relevant for caregivers. We embrace gender equality and are committed to providing a supportive, diverse and inclusive work environment.
Theta is committed to giving back to the community and are avid supporters of Cure Kids. We compete in various adventure races and do many other things to raise money for Cure Kids. And we make time for the fun things in life!
We currently provide the following benefits to ensure your professional development and personal wellbeing:

• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• A competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
• Hybrid working model (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
• Fully subsidised medical insurance for employees
• Heavily discounted medical insurance for immediate family of employees
• Enhanced parental leave payment – salary top-ups plus return-to-work incentive
• Volunteer days
• Internal Referral Incentive
• Staff Assistance Programme
• Annual Flu injections
• Sick leave from your first day on board
• Remote working options where practical and mutually agreed
• Daily fresh fruit basket, coffee machine, wide selection of teas and biscuits in all of our offices.
• We are also an accredited employer with INZ

Please note, potential employees will be required to consent to a Ministry of Justice (and potentially a Credit check)
We are only accepting applications from those already residing in NZ with the relevant visas
Apply now | Tono ināianei
Ready to take your career to the next level? We would love to hear from you!