Contract DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert

GBL - Part of the Salt Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

GBL - Part of the Salt Group in Auckland is seeking a Contract DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert to design and implement end-to-end DevSecOps and automation solutions. You will mentor teams and collaborate with Platform, Delivery, Testing and Release functions to define target SDLC state and CI/CD pipelines, including security gates and code management.

The role emphasizes leadership, hands-on DevSecOps work across cloud automation, and staying current with AI trends in SDLC.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevSecOps and cloud platforms in enterprise settings.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and security tooling.
• Experience mentoring teams and driving security and engineering standards.
• Familiarity with AI in SDLC concepts and current industry trends.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end DevSecOps and automation solutions across platforms and CI/CD.
• Mentor teams to uplift DevSecOps and modern engineering practices.
• Define SDLC workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and security controls with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Platform, Delivery, Testing and Release teams to ensure quality and security.

Skills

DevSecOps

Azure

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Code Management

Application Security

AI in SDLC

Certifications

Tools

SonarQube

Mend

Fortify

Git

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Contract DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert

GBL - Part of the Salt Group – Auckland, North Island

Contract DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert

• Work for a top-notch brand in the business insurance space across 26 countries with 11000 employees worldwide
• New position created for the New Zealand Team
• Technology leadership across cross functional teams without direct people management, mentoring them, influencing and driving them.
• Open environment and a small and well-knit team.
• Able to work with modern technology, high visibility role
• Drive & Lead DevSecOps & platform strategy and enterprise engineering standards
• Contract role with initial 6 months with a possibility of extension
• 37.5hours per week for work life balance
• Flexible & hybrid (3days a week from office; 2 anchor days as per discussion with Manager)
• Auckland CBD based
• Rate: negotiable for a good fit based on experience, open to talk

The role:

• Reporting to the Practice Manager – DevSecOps & Engineering (AUNZ), dotted line reporting to Head of Platforms, responsible for designing and implementing end to end DevSecOps & Automation Solutions, collaborating with respective stakeholders and teams (Platform, Delivery, Testing, Release) to define, design and implement target state SDLC workflow and CICD pipelines including Code Management, Quality and App Security.
• Mentor teams to uplift DevSecOps and modern engineering skills and competency.
• Percentage wise :
• 40% : Leadership : Should be able to influence, achieve buy-ins with senior decion makers, stakeholder management, change management, mentoring teams, driving cross functional teams, strong personality, providing reports, discussing with GM-IT and CEO to drive best practices.
• 50% : Technical hands on : DevSecOps, end to end DevSecOps & Cloud automation, best practices in Source code management, Code Quality, Application Security, deployment and release controls.
• 10% : New Market Trends : AI leverage, upto date with current market trends in AI in SDLC and Agentic AI capabilities.
• 1st 3 months success measure : Identification of immediate core challenges (SDLC related, incidents going to protection, source code management, quality & security testing) and implement solutioning.
• Long term – Driving long term upliftment of engineering standards

The ideal candidate:

• DevSecOps , Azure, Azure DevOps , CICD pipelines & integrations (non-negotiable)
• Sonarqube preferred , open to other equivalent security tools.
• Any security tooling & testing is okay (They also use Mend & Fortify but open to any other equivalent tools as well).
• Development, Infrastructure, automation or platform background.
• AI experience (even if it is with personal projects).
• Certifications – good to have but not mandatory.
• Should be based in Auckland or be able to relocate to Auckland (3days from office – 2 anchor days mandatory).
• Insurance, Banking, Financial Domain (preferred but not mandatory).

Why this role?

• Single POC as a DevSecOps SME/Specialist , high visibility across the entire NZ team
• Extensions possible ; internal absorption a possibility as well by end of tenure
• You will be a part of a growing organisation.
• Flexible work environment with work from home options
• Collaborative, open work culture due to which a lot of their ex-employees like to keep coming back even as contractors. I have been working with this client for a long time now and have received great feedback from all my placements over the years regarding their culture.

Pls note: A valid NZ work visa is a pre-requisite for all our positions as of now. In case any client is willing to sponsor an outstation international candidate, we would mention that separately.