Lead Core Network DevOps Engineer (Hybrid, Flexible Hours)

One New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Lifestyle leave

Discounts on One New Zealand products

Job summary

One New Zealand is seeking a Core Network DevOps Principal Engineer to design, implement and support the 24x7 operation of Core Mobile and Fixed Data Network DevOps domains. This 12-month fixed-term contract role focuses on improving network capability, performance and reliability.

You will lead design guidance, bring automation and AI workflows to life, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust network solutions that meet customer expectations.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Core Data technologies in Mobile/Fixed Data Core or Signalling.
• Strong understanding of IMS, voice, messaging, IP transport and security.
• Solid knowledge of 3GPP and ETSI specs.
• Experience with automation frameworks and scripting.
• Experience with virtualization/containers (VMware, OpenShift, OpenStack, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience using CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and Agile experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, cost-effective network designs aligned with architectural, design and operational requirements.
• Provide technical oversight and design guidance to engineers, ensuring quality and consistency.
• Define capacity and performance metrics and develop effective platform and domain reporting.
• Contribute to platform and domain roadmaps and network plans, owning implementation and acceptance plans.
• Peer review low-level and high-level designs to maintain engineering quality and standards.
• Ensure implementations follow appropriate network change processes and maintain network integrity.
• Deliver changes on time and within budget, with robust acceptance testing before live implementation.
• Participate in the 24x7 on‑call roster as required.
• Resolve incidents within operational SLA targets and support ongoing reduction in incident volumes.
• Develop processes, procedures, automation and AI workflows that improve operational performance.
• Maintain network integrity through an effective maintenance programme.

Skills

Core Data technologies

IMS, voice, messaging, IP transport, &

3GPP/ETSI specs

Automation frameworks

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder engagement

Agile practices

Tools

VMware

OpenShift

OpenStack

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

One New Zealand is seeking a Core Network DevOps Principal Engineer to design, implement and support the 24x7 operation of Core Mobile and Fixed Data Network DevOps domains. This 12-month fixed-term contract role focuses on improving network capability, performance and reliability.

You will lead design guidance, bring automation and AI workflows to life, and collaborate across teams to deliver robust network solutions that meet customer expectations.