Principal Consultant

About ClearPoint

ClearPoint has spent more than 19 years partnering with organisations on demanding digital transformation programmes. Its work spans software engineering, AI, data and insights, cloud, and human-centred design, with a focus on building outcomes that last. The Auckland head office sits near the Viaduct, about five minutes from Britomart, and the company also offers co-working access throughout New Zealand and Australia.

The team supports major organisations across New Zealand and contributes to work in Australia and the UK, with a strong emphasis on quality and practical impact.

Culture and values

The workplace is described as collaborative, curious, and high-performing. The core values are respect and care for people, acting with integrity, and earning and nurturing trust. Team members are expected to take ownership, keep standards high, and contribute to a supportive environment that encourages growth.

About the role

This is a permanent Principal Consultant position for a senior advisory professional joining ClearPoint as several major engagements begin across New Zealand and Australia. The role sits between technical expertise and strategic communication, helping clients work through complex digital change by shaping roadmaps, guiding architecture direction, and informing large-scale ecosystem decisions.

The work covers modern platforms, cloud-native technologies, and enterprise SaaS environments. A strong foundation in integration architecture and data migration is important, along with the ability to contribute at a strategic level regardless of the specific technology stack. The role is based in Auckland, but flexibility is available for either full-time or part-time hours, and some occasional work-related travel may be required.

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will lead discovery work, turn findings into practical roadmap stories, and help shape conceptual target-state architectures. You will also advise on whether clients should buy, build, refactor, or retain solutions, and help ensure engagement quality across scope, risk, and delivery.

You will work alongside other project team members while keeping a clear boundary between advisory responsibilities and client-side tasks such as commercial negotiations and change management. Your advice will need to align with client investment priorities and governance requirements.

Experience and capability required

We are looking for someone with a strong history in technology strategy, architectural leadership, or running RFP processes for platform selection. You should also have solid experience in client delivery management and operations, especially in designing, building, and deploying digital engineering solutions.

The role calls for someone who can explain complex technical ideas in business language for executive and board audiences. Experience in enterprise ecosystems, integration architecture, data migration, discovery sessions, synthesis workshops, business case support, evaluation frameworks, and scope prioritisation is important. You should also have practical familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude, and a grounded view of where generative AI adds value.

Technical and consulting toolkit

The ideal candidate brings architectural depth across microservices and cloud-native design, including GraphQL and REST APIs, plus experience building decoupled, reusable, component-based applications. Hands-on exposure to at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP is expected, along with modern DevOps practices.

You should have working knowledge of front-end frameworks such as Angular, ReactJS, or Vue.js, comfort with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or Jenkins, and experience with agile delivery approaches at scale, including SCRUM, FDD, TDD, and BDD. Familiarity with the DORA framework, technical due diligence, DevOps assessments, and target-state roadmapping will be valuable.

On the consulting side, you should be commercially aware, comfortable with financials, day rates, margins, and mark-ups. Strong people leadership, clear communication, sharp analysis, concise report writing, attention to detail, and the ability to work through ambiguity are all important.

What makes a strong fit

ClearPoint is looking for a creative, curious, and calm senior practitioner who enjoys solving difficult problems and working closely with others. The right person will demonstrate ownership, resilience, professionalism, adaptability, and a growth mindset, while keeping clients at the centre of their work.

What’s on offer

You will be joining complex, high-profile, award-winning projects with plenty of variety and autonomy. The role offers the chance to shape the Digital Advisory Practice and includes competitive remuneration, a modern technology environment, and the opportunity to work with leading clients.

Additional benefits include subsidised health insurance, subsidised gym memberships, access to massages, a dog- and kid-friendly head office, drinks and snacks, barista coffee, and regular team sports and events. Flexible or remote working is supported where appropriate, with Slack and Google Meet used to stay connected.

Tools, allowances, and development

ClearPoint operates a BYOD policy. Permanent staff receive a yearly BYOD allowance and phone allowance so they can use the technology that best suits their needs.

There is also an annual training and professional development budget covering books, courses, and conferences. Employees gain access to partner resources from AWS, Microsoft, Okta, Snowflake, and Salesforce, along with training platforms, partner portals, online learning, and hands-on practice. The company also runs lunch-and-learn sessions, engineering festivals, and tech community meet-ups.

Location, employment, and application notes

This position is based in Auckland, New Zealand. The posting states that it is a permanent full-time position, while also noting that full-time or part-time hours can be discussed. Applicants must be based in New Zealand and eligible to work there.

To apply, candidates should send a CV and a brief introduction by email to the hiring contact listed in the source.

Recruitment process note

Artificial intelligence tools may be used to help with parts of the hiring process, including reviewing applications, analysing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools support the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by people.