LIC have been providing innovative farming solutions for over 100 years, and today, we're proudly NZ's leading agri-tech and dairy herd improvement cooperative. We are a part of a wider NZ Inc. and play a key role in driving economic growth in NZ. We achieve this through our world-renowned genetics and technology products, which create more sustainable and profitable farms.

About the role

You're a part of the Technology Group and report to the Head of Product Engineering. The Technology Group is responsible for technology development and delivery for our internal and external value streams. LIC has a clear strategic imperative to empower our farmers, internal business units, and partners with data. Your role is to help us realise that aspiration by leading a team of Technical Leads, internal delivery teams, and external development partners to enable one of LIC’s key value streams via technology.

The role is accountable for

• The technology strategy, end-to-end architecture (both current and future state), and delivery for all product & system teams within the Genetics value stream. 
• Working with other Principal Technologists to form and participate in a community of practice focused on LIC-wide architecture and design standards. 
• Ensuring that Technical Leads and delivery teams are operating at peak efficiency; e.g. adhering to LIC’s architecture, development, and testing standards along with sustainability, security, and non-functional requirements; this includes adherence of teams to LIC’s Technology Principles and adoption of LIC’s Digital and Data Platform wherever possible

Additionally, the Principal Technologist is accountable for the ongoing operational stability and maturity of every technology product and system in the assigned value stream, including those not currently assigned to an active delivery team. This may involve engaging with external partners for support or ad-hoc development contracts as required.

You'll work closely with value stream owners, operations managers, delivery teams, engineering leads, other Principal Technologists and other key stakeholders across the business to ensure fit-for-purpose end-to-end solutions that drive value and propel LIC’s digital strategy forward.

This is a growing stream within LIC and eventually you'll lead a team of 2-3 Technical Leads.

About you

We are seeking someone with the following capabilities:

• Aligning value stream technology strategy with its business mission, strategy, and processes and documenting this using architectural models.
• Developing and communicating a multi-dimensional solution architecture to deliver agreed business outcomes.
• Designing systems to meet specified requirements and agreed system architectures.
• Influencing stakeholder attitudes, decisions, and actions for mutual benefit.
• Delivering management, technical, and administrative services to support and maintain live applications.
• Ensuring that services deliver agreed levels of availability and sustainability to meet the current and future needs of the business.
• Improving organisational performance by developing the performance of individuals and workgroups to meet agreed objectives with measurable results.
• Estimating the demand for people and skills and planning the supply needed to meet that demand.
• Supporting workgroups to implement principles and practices for effective teamwork across organisational boundaries and professional specialisms.

In return

In addition to a competitive salary, you'll receive extra leave days, flexible working options, discounted health, life, income and disability insurances, access to our employee shares scheme, wellbeing discounts, free onsite parking, an employee assistance programme, plus more!

This is a highly visible and pivotal role, where you'll have plenty of opportunity to achieve great results. You'll be joining a values-led, progressive organisation, where you'll play a role in driving the future of dairy in NZ.

Shaping the next generation of New Zealand's world leading dairy industry. It's in our nature. Is it in yours?