Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā  

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun   

This whakataukī speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating 100% of our energy from the winds of Tāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā. 

Together, our two brands, Meridian and Powershop retail electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand. Now that’s a pretty impressive combo!      

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing

We're looking for a Technical Lead to provide hands-on technical leadership within our squads, helping deliver secure, scalable solutions that create value for Meridian. You'll guide solution design, support quality delivery, and bring your technical expertise to deliver alongside teams and provide great outcomes end to end. Our Tech Leads support and provide technical delivery to our business units, utilising solution architecture, integration support and delivery, vendor reviews, incident response and supporting our platforms on a daily basis.

In this role, you will: 

• Provide technical leadership within cross-functional squads 

• Develop and deliver solution design and integration 

• Build and implement secure, scalable, high-quality solutions 

• Apply modern engineering practices and standards 

• Ensure operational handover 

• Cultivate strong stakeholder relationships 

• Contribute to continuous improvement and communities of practice 

• Respond to priority incidents 

• Maintain and support existing platforms

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring  

You'll bring strong technical expertise, a collaborative approach, and the ability to solve complex problems. You'll enjoy working across disciplines, influencing technical decisions, and delivering great outcomes. 

We're looking for experience in: 

• Modern engineering practices including cloud, DevOps, automation and secure design 

• Experience with enterprise and corporate solution architecture 

• Supporting enterprise corporate systems and integrations (e.g. Oracle, Maximo, Azure, MS365, DataBricks, SQL Server) would be advantageous. 

• Building and supporting business logic automations 

• Review and assessment of vendor provided solutions 

• Assessing solutions to ensure scalability, testability and maintainability 

• Solving complex technical problems and delivering practical solutions 

• Working collaboratively in cross-functional teams 

• Communicating technical concepts to a range of audiences 

• Continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and capability uplift 

• Modern documentation practices 

• Thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment 

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer    

We value work/life balance, so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer: 

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from several partnerships 

• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind 

• Enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave 

• Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 

• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 

• Access to the Meridian employee share scheme 

• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!  

• Award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it 

• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts 

• A one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed) 

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?    

We see energy as mauri the life force that connects people and place. Joining Meridian means contributing to kaitiakitanga, caring for the environment and future generations while empowering communities to flourish.   

We’re a team that believes in being in the waka together supporting each other, celebrating our wins, and learning from our challenges. You’ll be encouraged to show tū maia, to be bold, curious, and authentic in your mahi, and to practice rangatiratanga by leading with integrity and purpose, no matter your role.   

At Meridian, we embrace diversity and inclusion and ensure that everyone feels like they belong, are welcomed, feel valued, and feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We want all our people to be the best that they can be, so we make sure that there’s room for everyone to be exactly who they are, and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including individuals with disabilities, diverse health needs, and those who identify as neurodiverse, because we believe our differences make us stronger. We believe that fun is good for you, and we make sure that our office vibe reflects that. We support each other and celebrate our successes.

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now   

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!   

To view the full Position Description, please click here. We encourage you to apply for this role — even if you don’t meet every requirement. At Meridian, we value diverse perspectives and believe that potential, passion, and a willingness to grow are really important. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!   

If you’ve got any general enquiries, please email [email protected]. We're committed to being accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.    

Advertising closes on 20 October 2026 (please note this is subject to change).