Head of Engineering Operations

Talent Army; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home flexibility

Time in Wellington office

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking a technology leader to head Engineering Operations. You will guide a ~six-person team responsible for shared foundations that empower the wider engineering function, driving platforms, tooling, standards and guardrails while ensuring infrastructure reliability and security.

You will report to and partner with the CTO to shape the future operating model, manage change, and strengthen developer experience across platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership of technical teams and specialists.
• Background across Cloud, DevOps, Platform, Infrastructure or related disciplines.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technology functions.
• Strong prioritisation skills across competing technical and business demands.
• Experience leading teams through organisational or operating-model change.
• Technical credibility across CI/CD, developer experience, cloud/infrastructure and operational reliability.
• Exposure to security, governance or regulated environments; ISO 27001 experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately six responsible for shared foundations that enable the wider engineering organisation.
• Evolve Engineering Operations toward developer enablement, shared platforms, tooling, standards and guardrails.
• Retain oversight of infrastructure, operational reliability and security.
• Collaborate with the CTO to shape the function and strategy.

Skills

People leadership

Cloud & DevOps

Platform engineering

Infrastructure

Security & governance

ISO 27001 experience

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

About the Company

Our client is an established organisation operating in the financial services sector, where technology plays a critical role in delivering reliable, secure services. With a strong engineering capability and a focus on continuous improvement, they’re evolving how their technology teams operate and creating an environment built around collaboration, ownership and enablement

About the Role

Lead a team of approximately six responsible for the shared foundations that enable the wider engineering organisation. You’ll evolve Engineering Operations toward developer enablement, shared platforms, tooling, standards and guardrails, while retaining oversight of infrastructure, operational reliability and security. This is a people and technology leadership role with significant opportunity to shape the function alongside the CTO.

Skills & Experience

• Proven people leadership of technical teams and specialists
• Background across Cloud, DevOps, Platform, Infrastructure or related disciplines
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technology functions
• Strong prioritisation skills across competing technical and business demands
• Experience leading teams through organisational or operating-model change
• Technical credibility across CI/CD, developer experience, cloud/infrastructure and operational reliability
• Exposure to security, governance or regulated environments; ISO 27001 experience is advantageous

Why Work Here?

• Direct relationship with the CTO and genuine scope to influence technology direction
• Shape the future operating model for Engineering Operations
• Lead the shift toward developer experience, enablement and shared engineering ownership
• Broad remit spanning platform, infrastructure, systems and security
• Build and develop a capable multidisciplinary technical team
• Work in an environment where technology reliability and security have meaningful impact
• Work from Home flexibility alongside time in the Wellington office

If you’re a technology leader who enjoys developing people, navigating change and creating the foundations that help engineering teams perform at their best, we’d love to hear from you.