" \u003cdiv class=\"ja-job-details\"\u003e \u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003ePlatform Engineer\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e \u003cul class=\"classifications\"\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20502\"\u003e ICT, Digital \u0026amp; Technology \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20503\"\u003e Platform Engineer \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20504\"\u003e Auckland \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20505\"\u003e Contract \u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cp class=\"date-posted\"\u003e 16/10/2026 \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cul class=\"bullet-points\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e6 Months Contract Opportunity\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExcellent Company Culture\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHybrid Work Environment\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Opportunity\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn opportunity is available for a Platform Engineer to support the delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of AI enablement products and platforms. Working alongside business champions and technical teams, you will help turn prioritised AI opportunities into secure, reliable and scalable solutions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis role combines hands-on AI application development, secure platform engineering and cloud operations, with a focus on enabling the effective \u003cbr\u003eadoption of generative and agentic AI.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You\u0027ll Be Doing\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesign, develop and maintain AI use cases in collaboration with business stakeholders and technical teams.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupport and enhance AI enablement platforms, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub and the AI Landing Zone.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuild and deploy AI applications using web front ends, APIs, containers and cloud-based services.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop secure AI solutions covering identity, secrets management, data protection, networking and CI/CD.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement agentic AI capabilities, including orchestration, tool calling, model routing and appropriate human oversight.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImprove AI solution performance, reliability and cost through effective context management, token optimisation and monitoring.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplement AI assurance practices, including testing, evaluation, tracing, monitoring and guardrails.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify and mitigate generative AI security risks, including prompt injection, data leakage and unsafe tool use.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContribute reusable engineering patterns, standards, reference implementations and documentation to improve delivery consistency.\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat You\u0027ll Bring\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong experience in platform engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps or AI application development.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical experience with Azure, Microsoft 365, GitHub, Power Platform or Azure AI services.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKnowledge of secure cloud architecture, identity management, data protection, CI/CD and deployment automation.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience developing and deploying applications using APIs, containers and cloud platforms.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding of generative AI and agentic AI engineering, including model orchestration, tool integration and human oversight.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience implementing monitoring, testing, security controls and operational support for production solutions.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to develop reusable solutions and work collaboratively across technical and business teams.\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhy Apply?\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBe part of a team advancing AI adoption across an organisation, working on practical use cases and modern AI platforms while helping establish the engineering standards, security practices and reusable patterns needed to scale AI safely.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Apply\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you have the platform engineering and AI expertise to help deliver secure, scalable AI solutions, apply now with your CV or contact \u003cstrong\u003eCornelia Jacobs at cornelia@younity.co.nz\u003c/strong\u003e for a confidential discussion. \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"apply\"\u003e \u003ca class=\"back-link\" href=\"#\" title=\"Back to search results\"\u003eBack to search results\u003c/a\u003e \u003cinput type=\"button\" class=\"ja-button\" data-job-id=\"2003326\" value=\"Apply Now\" title=\"Apply Now\" /\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e "