Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Mō mātou | About Us
Our Vision: Preventing Harm. Saving Lives. Securing our Future
We play a key role in the guardianship of New Zealand waterways. We're bringing together our aroha, work and skills to achieve our outcomes of sustainable supply chains and sectors, safe people and operations, secure ports and ships, and clean seas and waterways.
Our values are about who we are as individuals and the behaviours we expect from each other at Maritime NZ.
Care | Kia Tika - We care for each other and do the right thing
Connect | Kotahitanga - We unite in a common purpose
Courage | Kia Māia - We are brave, capable and confident
Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the team
The Information Service and Delivery team provides Maritime NZ with technology infrastructure and a secure environment which enables the knowledge of the organisation to be leveraged for the benefit of users.
The group plays a key role in setting the future direction for platforming business applications and technical infrastructure, effectively delivering the appropriate architecture through a combination of operational and project work.
Te tūnga | The role
The Data Engineer is responsible for managing the overall maintenance and support of Maritime NZ's data platforms, working with multiple teams and analysts to provide backend data that feeds into our Power BI platform.
Nōu te rourou | What you bring
- Extensive experience in data engineering, with a strong track record of implementing cloud-based data solutions
- Proven expertise in Snowflake, including:
- Understanding of Snowflake architecture (virtual warehouses, storage/compute separation, micro-partitioning)
- Building automated ingestion with Snowpipe and external stages
- Using Streams and Tasks for CDC (Change Data Capture) and automation
- Proficiency in SQL, data modelling (star/snowflake schema), and data warehousing best practices
- Hands-on experience with Power BI, including DAX, dataflows, and large dataset management
- Experience with data governance, privacy, and compliance in cloud data platforms is desirable
- Familiarity with spatial data tools (e.g., ArcGIS) and integrating geospatial datasets is desirable
Mōu | For you
Maritime NZ recognises and respects te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with Māori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging. We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our MNZ values.
Upon joining us you'll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection & Life Insurance. We also have two employee led networks; Women's Network or Rainbow Network, along with staff engagement groups such as Te Rōpū Māori that you may want to join. Check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here.
Salary range $117,555 to $143,316 depending on skills and experience + superannuation.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
We are unable to accept applications via email. Please click the apply button to submit your application.
We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. Please reach out to our recruitment team below if there is any support we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.
Applications for this role close 5.00pm Wednesday 18th June 2025. Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.
If you have any questions please e-mail careers@maritimenz.govt.nz