Core Network DevOps Engineer

Vodafone New Zealand Limited; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Lifestyle leave

Extra annual leave

Discounts on products/services

Job summary

One NZ is seeking a Core Network DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and support the 24x7 operation of its Core Mobile and Fixed Data Network DevOps domains. You will contribute to platform roadmaps, drive improvements in automation, and ensure changes pass acceptance testing before going live.

The role requires strong DevOps expertise across mobile data cores, containerised environments, and CI/CD pipelines, with ITIL/ Agile experience and excellent stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Core Data DevOps platforms and technologies.
• Understanding of adjacent domains including mobile registers, IMS, fixed voice, messaging, virtual and container infrastructure, IP transport, security and enterprise technologies.
• Good knowledge of 3GPP and ETSI specifications.
• Experience with automation frameworks and scripting languages.
• Experience with virtualised and containerised environments such as VMware, OpenShift, OpenStack, Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments, such as Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of ITIL methodologies and Agile ways of working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build stakeholder relationships and make decisions under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, cost-effective network designs across medium to high complexity environments, considering end-to-end impacts.
• Identify key capacity and performance metrics and develop effective platform and domain management processes and reporting.
• Contribute to platform and domain roadmaps and network plans, and own implementation and acceptance plans.
• Peer review low-level and high-level network designs.
• Ensure implementation activities align with appropriate network change processes and quality standards.
• Deliver network changes on time and within budget while maintaining network integrity.
• Ensure all changes complete the required acceptance testing before live implementation.
• Resolve incidents within operational SLA targets and participate in 24x7 on-call rosters.
• Develop and implement processes, procedures, automation and AI workflows to improve operational performance.
• Maintain network integrity through an effective maintenance programme.

Skills

DevOps

Mobile Core

Data Core

Signalling

CI/CD

Azure DevOps

VMware

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

ITIL

Agile

Communication

Stakeholders

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

VMware

OpenStack

Job description

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At One NZ we’re not just imagining the future, we’re building it. Our purpose? A better-connected Aotearoa New Zealand. Kia renarena te taukaea i Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our ambition? To become the most AI-enabled telco on the planet. This isn’t just about our technology, It’s about you. We’re investing in our people like never before.... empowering them to grow, lead, and shape what’s next.

Through our AI School, access to world-class learning platforms, or career pathways that evolve with you, we create an environment where your curiosity thrives, and your skills accelerate.

Join us and be part of something extraordinary: connect with purpose and help redefine what’s possible.

Uia mai koe te pātai, he aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? Māku koe e ki atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
“If you asked me, what is the greatest thing in this world, I would say it is people, it is people, it is people.”

As the Core Network DevOps Engineer your role is to design, implement and support the 24x7 operation of One NZ’s Core Mobile and Fixed Data Network DevOps domains. You’ll be an active part of the DevOps function, delivering improvements in network capability and performance while supporting continuous improvement in customer experience.

Ko tō mahi – what you’ll do

• Deliver accurate, cost-effective network designs across medium to high complexity environments, considering end-to-end impacts.
• Identify key capacity and performance metrics and develop effective platform and domain management processes and reporting.
• Contribute to platform and domain roadmaps and network plans, and own implementation and acceptance plans.
• Peer review low-level and high-level network designs.
• Ensure implementation activities align with appropriate network change processes and quality standards.
• Deliver network changes on time and within budget while maintaining network integrity.
• Ensure all changes complete the required acceptance testing before live implementation.
• Resolve incidents within operational SLA targets and participate in 24x7 on-call rosters.
• Develop and implement processes, procedures, automation and AI workflows to improve operational performance.
• Maintain network integrity through an effective maintenance programme.

Na tōu rourou - what you’ll bring

• Extensive knowledge of Core Data DevOps platforms and technologies, including Mobile Data Core, Fixed Data Core and Mobile Signalling.
• Understanding of adjacent domains including mobile registers, IMS, fixed voice, messaging, virtual and container infrastructure, IP transport, security and enterprise technologies.
• Good knowledge of 3GPP and ETSI specifications.
• Experience with automation frameworks and scripting languages.
• Experience with virtualised and containerised environments such as VMware, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat OpenStack, Docker or Kubernetes.
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments, such as Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of ITIL methodologies and Agile ways of working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build stakeholder relationships and make decisions under pressure.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-performing team and share platform and Core Domain knowledge.
• One New Zealand is leading the way by ensuring you can have a truly balanced life. Most roles allow flexibility to work from home and flex your hours to enjoy work & whānau commitments.
• A fully subsidised Southern Cross health insurance cover for you and your family.
• Lifestyle leave, giving you the option to purchase an extra week or two of annual leave.
• Discounts on One New Zealand products, services and much more!

We are proudly Rainbow Tick certified and champion diversity of thought, perspective and background. Joining our whānau is more than starting a new job - it’s the beginning of a journey that will challenge and inspire you to play a role in something bigger.