Job Description
Who is VTS?
Vector is collaborating with AWS and other leading global technology firms right here in New Zealand to take on some of the world’s most significant energy challenges. In 2020, an alliance was formed between Vector and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to co-develop a cloud-native data platform: Diverge. This team has evolved to become Vector Technology Services (VTS), a subsidiary of Vector, New Zealand's largest distributor of electricity and gas.
Our mission: revolutionise how energy data is managed, accessed, and used—globally. Through strategic partnerships, global collaboration, and transformative technology, we create a new energy future that champions:
• Decarbonisation
• Decentralisation
• Democratisation
• Digitalisation
About the opportunity
This is more than a development role—it’s a chance to lead technical outcomes that accelerate energy transformation. As a Tech Lead in our high-performing engineering team, you’ll:
• Guide architecture, design, and implementation with support from Principal Engineers and/or Implementation Architect.
• Provide coaching and technical leadership across engineering practices
• Inspire developers by sharing knowledge and facilitating engineering excellence
• Collaborate with AWS and global stakeholders to build cloud-native platforms
• Ensure code quality, scalability, and security in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment
Who are we looking for?’
We’re after a seasoned Java engineer and proactive problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and is energised by global impact.
• 10+ years of Java and Spring Boot expertise
• Experience designing modern full-stack platforms
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring ability
• Deep experience with AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, IAM, etc.)
• Advocate of Agile practices (Scrum), DevOps, and CI/CD
• Committed to TDD/BDD and automated testing methodologies
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes across teams
Why Join VTS?
At VTS, we offer more than just a job—we provide opportunities to work on impactful projects, collaborate with leading technology firms, and contribute to shaping the future of energy. Whether you're driven by global-scale challenges, the chance to leave a lasting legacy in New Zealand, or the opportunity to grow in an innovative and transformative sector, VTS is the place to build your career.
What We Offer:
- Career Growth – A well defined Engineering Progression Scheme.
- Engineer-Led Culture – We embrace eXtreme Programming (XP) techniques such as Test-Driven Development (TDD) and pair programming.
- Meaningful Work – Tackle complex, real-world challenges that drive innovation.
- Stable Teams – Join product-focused teams committed to long-term success.
- Flexibility – Enjoy hybrid work options, with the ability to work from home a couple of days a week, plus flexible start and finish times.
- Wellbeing Support – Access health and wellbeing initiatives designed to support you.
- Market leading & family-friendly Benefits – Enjoy perks that recognize the importance of family.
The Diverge Platform:
- Is a customisable managed software-as-a-service platform; for energy data ingestion, processing, insights generation and data delivery.
- Is cloud native, composed entirely of AWS serverless services which bring cloud native scalability, reliability and resilience to this mission critical enterprise system.
- Is deployed and managed through infrastructure-as-code, automated software release and service orchestration.
- Performs streaming data processing in state, temporal sequence and data dependency aware pipelines.
Apply with us today!
Interviews may be held as applications are received, so don’t hesitate to apply.
Vector engages a workforce made up of people and teams with diverse skills, values, backgrounds and experiences. We respect and value people who are different from each other, including gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, race and religion. We are proud of what we have achieved so far:
• First corporate Living Wage Accredited employer
• First Accessibility Tick employer
• Rainbow Tick accredited
If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please do get in touch with us on 09 213 0268.
