Senior Platform Engineer (Connected Aircraft)
Air New Zealand4 hours ago
Auckland, New ZealandSenior
Responsibilities
- Engineer and support secure Windows platforms, AWS and hybrid infrastructure for Connected Aircraft applications and ground systems.
- Provide Level 2 and Level 3 support for OEM Ground Support Equipment, including configuration, integration, troubleshooting and lifecycle management.
- Build and improve CI/CD, source control, automated testing 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 and reduce manual work.
- Own monitoring, observability, incident response, problem management and production readiness for 24/7 business-critical services.
- Lead testing, validation and production deployment of aircraft application and platform changes.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring and collaborate with Engineering, Digital and vendor partners to resolve complex issues.
Requirements
- Significant senior platform, infrastructure, cloud engineering or Site Reliability Engineering experience in enterprise environments.
- Strong hands-on Windows Server engineering and business-critical application support experience.
- Strong hands-on AWS infrastructure and secure cloud or hybrid architecture experience, including Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, AWS CloudFormation or equivalent.
- Strong security and identity infrastructure experience, including PKI, certificate lifecycle management, TLS, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, identity and access management and secure network connectivity.
- Strong scripting and automation skills with PowerShell, Python, Shell or similar technologies, plus CI/CD experience, preferably Azure DevOps.
- Strong networking fundamentals, including DNS, DHCP, firewalls, routing, load balancing and secure connectivity.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk and AWS services.
- Experience supporting business-critical systems in 24/7 environments, including incident response and root cause analysis.
- Linux administration and troubleshooting experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Microsoft Azure services experience, including 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.
Benefits
- Applications close on 18 October 2026 at 11:59pm.
- The role operates in a predominantly Windows-based environment with AWS and some Linux across private network and cloud environments.
- Participation in an on-call roster is required for 24/7 operations.
- Air New Zealand supports diversity, equity and inclusion and offers reasonable accommodations during recruitment where needed.
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.