Head of Development

At Lancom Technology, we partner with our customers to deliver smart, reliable technology solutions that help their businesses thrive.

We're a modern technology consultancy and Managed Services Provider with expertise across cloud, security, managed services, and application development. Our success is built on strong customer relationships, technical excellence, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our values guide how we work with our customers and each other:

• Be Curious – Explore new possibilities and seek better ways to solve problems.
• Humbly Confident – Bring your expertise while remaining open to learning and helping others.
• Continuous Learning – Embrace challenges and continuously develop your knowledge and skills.

We're looking for an exceptional Head of Development to lead our Professional Services Development Practice and shape the future of AI-powered software engineering at Lancom.

This is an opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing development team while driving technical excellence, customer outcomes, and innovation. You will play a key role in embedding AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices, guiding architecture and technology decisions, and ensuring our development capability continues to evolve alongside modern cloud and security practices.

• →Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing Development team.
• →Drive technical excellence and architecture standards across our projects.
• →Champion AI-assisted and agentic engineering practices.
• →Ensure successful delivery of customer solutions, balancing quality, commercial outcomes, and customer satisfaction.
• →Act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal stakeholders.
• →Champion Security and Compliance
• →Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Proven experience leading software development teams.
• Strong solution architecture and software engineering experience.
• Expertise in AWS and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices.
• The ability to engage confidently with both technical and business stakeholders.
• A passion for developing people, improving processes, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• AWS or Azure certification (or working towards certification).

This Auckland-based role will include occasional customer on-site engagement as required.

• Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the office.
• Southern Cross Health Insurance.
• Modern office with complimentary snacks, drinks, and great coffee.
• Ongoing investment in professional development and certifications.
• Exposure to leading AI, cloud, and software engineering technologies.
• Strong culture and supportive leadership team.
• Career growth and the opportunity to influence the future direction of our Development Practice.

If you're excited by the opportunity to lead a modern development practice and help define what AI-enabled software engineering looks like, we'd love to hear from you.