Job Description
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Salary range $114,291 – $139,689
We're looking for a technical expert with a passion for data and digital services to join our newly established Online Channel team. This pivotal role will help shape the future of our online services and data systems.
What we do
At the Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) we work with government agencies to draft and publish legislation for New Zealand. If the Government wants to create, remove, or update a law, we draft the Government Bill that gets debated and voted on at Parliament, and we then publish the resulting law on the NZ Legislation website. Ultimately, we serve the people of New Zealand by working hard to produce law that is easy to find, use, and understand.
The PCO's digital services are in an exciting period of growth and change. We are redeveloping the NZ Legislation website, adopting agile working processes, and exploring the use of AI and other emerging technologies – all towards the kaupapa of improving access to NZ legislation.
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About the role
This is an exciting new role at the PCO and you'll be joining the new Online Channel team in the Access and Digital Services group.
Reporting to the Online Channel Manager, you'll apply your technical expertise and passion for digital innovation to lead the development of our digital services. You'll work closely with vendors, government agencies and end users, to deliver impactful digital services and data solutions. As Technical Lead you'll:
- manage the technical systems that drive PCO's online services
- collaborate with the Product Manager Online Channel to manage the development mahi of our vendor
- define user stories, prioritise the backlog, set acceptance criteria for features and bug fixes, and conduct user acceptance testing
- configure pipelines for gathering data from external agencies to deliver PCO's new secondary legislation service, and provide technical advice on data aggregation
- oversee testing, release and performance of our data aggregation technology, Supplejack, and related systems
- develop technology roadmaps and lead R&D for online services including data modeling, search and emerging technologies
- maintain technical documentation for all system components
- coordinate the development of public APIs and data services
- ensure that PCO's online channels meet high standards for performance, reliability and security
- respond to incidents and guide root cause analysis and resolution.
What you'll bring
- a passion for open access information, data services and digital services
- proven experience leading technical development of data-driven websites
- proficient in XML, REST, Ruby on Rails (or equivalent), with the ability to script in JavaScript or Python
- familiarity with ETL pipelines, content management systems, AWS infrastructure, APIs and authentication is an advantage
- strong business analysis capabilities, including requirements gathering and user story development
- excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship building skills
- detail orientated with sound judgment and a continuous improvement mindset
- familiarity with legislative technology, legal or publishing sectors is an advantage.
Our culture
Located across the road from Parliament, PCO offers you a fascinating insight into Aotearoa's legislation. This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional and highly respected organisation. Our small size allows you to be exposed to broad opportunities and grow your skills along the way. We value our people and provide a flexible and supportive environment.
We offer a range of resources to support your wellbeing such as 5 weeks' annual leave, access to fitness opportunities such as the Parliament gym, discounted health insurance, annual vision and hearing test reimbursement, in-house te reo classes, and more.
Applications
For more information about working at the PCO, as well as the job description, please visit our careers page www.pco.govt.nz/careers-at-the-pco.
All applications must be completed through this listing on Seek and include a cover letter telling us why you are suitable for the role, and a CV.
Enquiries can be emailed to: recruitment@pco.govt.nz.
Applications close: 5pm Thursday 10 July 2025.