DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert (Contract)

Salt; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a DevSecOps Leader to design and implement end-to-end DevSecOps and cloud automation solutions for our NZ team. You will mentor engineers, influence stakeholders, and drive best practices across Platform, Delivery, Testing, and Release functions.

The role includes hands-on work with Azure, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines, plus security tooling like Sonarqube, Mend, and Fortify. Flexible hybrid model in Auckland with 3 days in office.

Qualifications

• Looking for someone with DevSecOps Lead or Senior Platform Engineer/Lead or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Azure, Azure DevOps, and CICD pipelines & integrations.
• Familiarity with code quality, application security tooling, and security testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end DevSecOps and Cloud Automation solutions across SDLC workflows.
• Mentor and uplift engineering teams; drive adoption of best practices.
• Collaborate with Platform, Delivery, Testing, and Release teams to ensure secure, automated pipelines.

Skills

DevSecOps

Azure

Azure DevOps

CICD pipelines

Code Quality

Application Security

Cloud Automation

Stakeholder influence

AI experience

Tools

Sonarqube

Mend

Fortify

Job description

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

Contract role with initial 6 months with a possibility of extension

Immediate joining preferred

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) based in Sydney, dotted line reporting to Head of Platforms, responsible for designing and implementing end to end DevSecOps & Cloud 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 decision 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:

• Looking for someone with DevSecOps Lead or Senior Platform Engineer/Lead or above or equivalent experience who can influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders to adopt DevSecOps and Modern Engineering initiatives, improve overall engineering maturity, and drive the adoption of best practices.
• DevSecOps , Azure, Azure DevOps , CICD pipelines & integrations
• 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).
• Microsoft tech stack preferred.
• 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).

Why this role?

• Single POC as a DevSecOps SME/Specialist , high visibility across the entire NZ team
• Extensions highly 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.

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.