Database Engineer

Job description

* Work anywhere in New Zealand
* Permanent, Full-time
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.
We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.
Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.
About the Role
As a Database Engineer, you'll be part of the Application Databases Team within the Digital Enablers & Integration Portfolio in our Digital Applications & Products directorate.

This team plays a vital role in supporting the digital backbone of our health services, managing more than 15,000 application databases across Aotearoa New Zealand that underpin critical hospital, corporate, and consumer systems.

You'll work alongside a talented group of Database Engineers and Senior Database Engineers to design, build, operate, and maintain a wide range of database solutions.

This role focuses on delivering high-quality technical support, troubleshooting complex issues, and ensuring our systems remain secure, stable, and compliant with national standards.
About the Team
You'll be joining a passionate and collaborative Application Databases Team within the Digital Enablers & Integration Portfolio, part of our Digital Applications & Products directorate.

Our team of Database Engineers and Senior Database Engineers plays a key role in supporting the databases that keep hospital systems, corporate applications, and digital health services running smoothly across Aotearoa New Zealand.

We're a supportive group who value teamwork, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

You'll be surrounded by skilled professionals who are always willing to help, share expertise, and find smarter ways to deliver reliable and secure database services that make a real impact on healthcare across the country.
About you
You're a proactive and detail-oriented Database Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and ensuring systems run at their best.

You bring hands-on experience with database administration, configuration, and support, ideally across one or more core database platforms.

You thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy sharing knowledge, and take pride in delivering reliable, secure, and high-quality solutions that make a real difference.
* ICT / Technology professional with at least 3 years of experience in deploying, configuring, and maintaining digital or IT services with a breadth of knowledge across a range of IT areas (e.g. service delivery, operations, design & architecture, requirements gathering, customer engagement and the optimisation and improvement of complex IT environments)
* Expertise in at least one of our core database server platforms.

and preferably at least one other database server platform.
* Minimum 3 years of experience in providing day-to-day technical support for end-users and/or IT systems ensuring service availability, stability, and compliance with technical standards.
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other relevant qualification, or equivalency in a related field is preferred.
* Post graduate certificates in database technologies is required.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.

It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
* We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us.

Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment.

If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
* We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal before 11:59pm on Wednesday 5th November.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Roshni George at roshni.george@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.

Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations