Senior Platform Engineer (Connected Aircraft)
Air New Zealand6 hours ago
Auckland, New ZealandSenior
Responsibilities
- Engineer and support secure Windows platforms, AWS, and hybrid infrastructure for Connected Aircraft applications and associated ground systems.
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support for OEM Ground Support Equipment, including device configuration, application integration, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management.
- Build and improve CI/CD, source control, automated testing, Infrastructure as Code, and repeatable deployment practices.
- Maintain PKI, certificate lifecycle management, TLS, access controls, identity infrastructure, and secure connectivity.
- Develop PowerShell, Python, Shell, or similar automation to improve reliability, consistency, and supportability.
- Own monitoring, observability, incident response, problem management, and production readiness for business-critical 24/7 services.
- Lead testing, validation, and production deployment of aircraft application and platform changes.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring while collaborating with Engineering, Digital, and vendor partners.
Requirements
- Significant senior experience in platform, infrastructure, cloud engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering in enterprise environments.
- Strong hands-on Windows Server engineering and business-critical application support experience.
- Hands-on AWS infrastructure experience and secure cloud or hybrid architecture knowledge, including Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or equivalent Infrastructure as Code.
- Strong security and identity infrastructure experience with PKI, certificate lifecycle management, TLS, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, identity and access management, and secure network connectivity.
- Strong scripting and automation capability using PowerShell, Python, Shell, or similar technologies, plus CI/CD experience, preferably Azure DevOps.
- Strong networking fundamentals covering DNS, DHCP, firewalls, routing, load balancing, and secure connectivity, with monitoring and observability experience.
- Experience supporting business-critical systems in a 24/7 environment, including incident response, root cause analysis, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Linux administration and troubleshooting experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure services such as Entra ID, Enterprise Applications, and Intune is advantageous.
- Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.
- Relevant cloud, networking, or security certifications, including Cisco or equivalent network connectivity certifications, are advantageous.
- Solution Architecture or broader technical design experience is beneficial.
About Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand is the flag carrier airline of New Zealand, headquartered in Auckland, operating domestic and international passenger and cargo services across the Pacific, Asia, and North America. Publicly listed on the NZX and majority-owned by the New Zealand Government, it also runs the Airpoints loyalty program and ancillary travel services; the company traces its origins to 1940 (as TEAL) and adopted the Air New Zealand name in 1965.