Technical Team Leader

Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki te Kuratini Tuwhera.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Are you a skilled technical leader ready to shape the future of digital learning? Open Polytechnic is seeking a Technical Team Leader to guide the development of our iQualify platform, ensuring it remains scalable, secure, and aligned with our strategic goals.

As the Technical Team Leader, you'll provide technical leadership across the iQualify platform, plan and implement the Teechnical roadmap to ensure the platform is secure, efficent and scaleable. You'll lead a team of Full Stack Leads, contribute to technical decision-making, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform supports learner success and organisational priorities.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, agile environment and is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

This position is permanent full-time position based at our campus in Lower Hutt, with some flexibility around working from home.

Key responsibilities include:

• Define and uphold the technical vision and architecture for the iQualify platform

• Lead the planning and delivery of the Technical Roadmap to ensure the platform is stable, secure and scaleable.

• Guide and mentor the Full Stack Leads and Developer team

• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions

• Promote best practices in development, testing, and DevOps

• Drive innovation through proof-of-concepts and emerging technologies

• Ensure compliance with data protection, accessibility, and security standards

• Support incident response and risk mitigation efforts

Ngā pūkenga mo te tūnga | What you will bring to the role

The position description sets out in detail the experience, skills and competencies you will bring to this role, with the following deemed critical to your successful performance of role accountabilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

• 5-7 years of experience in software development and technical leadership

• Strong background in full-stack development, cloud platforms, and modern web technologies

• Experience with agile methodologies and DevOps practices

• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

• Commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous learning

Mō mātou | About us

The Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

We offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

Ngā hua o tō tomo mai ki a mātou | Why you should join our team

We offer our people free education when undertaking Open Polytechnic courses (50% off for whanau), free car parking on campus, flexible working options (including some working from home), subsidised school holiday programmes for your children, free fitness classes, and an on-site café.

We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all our people.

Tono mai | Apply now

Applications must be submitted online via our career's website. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the role. Applications close 11pm 7 September 2025.

Noho ora mai. Tēnā koe.