Christchurch, NZ | Late November 2026 start
Make your mark on the future of digital health.
At Orion Health, you won’t just be starting a job – you’ll be launching a career that matters. Our Technical Graduate Programme gives you the tools, experience, and support to grow into a skilled technology professional while contributing to solutions that improve healthcare for people around the world.
Why join us?
We know that graduates want to hit the ground running with meaningful work – and be well-supported while doing it. Here’s what you can expect from day one:
- Permanent full-time contract – no fixed-term or training-only clauses
- Fully paid health insurance for peace of mind
- LeavePlus – the ability to top up your empty leave balance with paid leave on us for those unmissable trips and events
- Free breakfast every day and barista-quality coffee at your fingertips
- Onsite perks including a café, arcade games, pool table, table tennis, PlayStation, and even a pickleball court
- A vibrant, social office culture designed to support balance and connection
- A robust career development framework to support your growth well beyond your graduate year
- The chance to grow your career globally – with offices in eight countries, Orion Health offers the exciting potential to take your skills around the world
Your Graduate Journey
Over 12 months, you’ll complete three rotations across different teams and disciplines, gaining hands-on experience while building a broad understanding of health-tech.
From day one, you’ll be contributing to real projects, solving real problems, and working alongside experienced engineers and technical professionals.
Throughout the programme, you’ll gain exposure to:
- Software engineering and product development
- Systems integration and interoperability
- Technical implementation and solution delivery
- APIs, healthcare data, and cloud technologies
- Customer and stakeholder collaboration
- Technical problem-solving and troubleshooting
This unique exposure will accelerate your development, helping you build both deep technical capability and a broad understanding of how technology solutions are delivered to customers.
By the end of the programme, you’ll have developed a strong technical foundation, meaningful industry experience, and a broad understanding of Orion Health’s products, customers, and technology landscape. Graduates will then transition into a permanent role aligned to their strengths, interests, performance, and business needs, typically within either Software Engineering or Implementation.
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for passionate, curious graduates who are excited by technology and want to build solutions with real-world impact.
Your Background
You’re completing (or have recently completed) a degree in:
- Software Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Information Technology
- Information Systems
- Or a related discipline
Technical Skills
You’ll have experience with Java through your studies, personal projects, internships, or other practical experience.
Exposure to any of the following would also be beneficial:
- JavaScript/TypeScript
- HTML/CSS
- React or Angular
- AWS or Azure
- SQL and databases
- APIs and integrations
- Linux, Bash scripting, or Git
Your Strengths
- A genuine interest in software and technology
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Curiosity and a desire to learn
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to team success
Why Orion Health?
We’re a global health-tech company designing smart digital solutions that empower clinicians and improve patient care.
Here, you’re not just building technology – you’re helping solve complex healthcare challenges that impact communities around the world.
If you’re ready to jump in, learn fast, and build a career that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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Skills Required
- Completing or recently completed a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Experience with Java through studies, personal projects, internships, or other practical experience
- Exposure to JavaScript or TypeScript
- Exposure to HTML and CSS
- Exposure to React or Angular
- Exposure to AWS or Azure
- Exposure to SQL and databases
- Exposure to APIs and integrations
- Exposure to Linux, Bash scripting, or Git
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to team success
What We Do
We constantly hear how healthcare systems are under pressure or broken and that healthcare is mired in siloed systems. But what if the visible cracks in healthcare were actually symptoms of not embracing the digital transformation other industries have used to flourish? Not giving our frontline heroes the tools required to do their job? What if we reimagined how care is delivered? Built and developed over 30 years, Orion Health’s Unified Healthcare Platform composed of Orchestral Health intelligence platform, Virtuoso Digital Front Door and Amadeus Digital Care Record, is a world-first, all-inclusive solution. It combines the primary applications needed to access and deliver care with a robust analytical data foundation. It provides rich insights, automates workflows and empowers people while maintaining the highest data security and governance standards.
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