Release and Environment Manager

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 116,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Wellness Benefits

Job summary

MBIE in Wellington is seeking a Release and Environments Manager to coordinate software and platform releases across multiple workstreams, ensuring smooth deployments and robust environments. You will own planning, coordinate environments, and drive continuous improvement in release processes.

The role requires exceptional communication, relationship management and DevOps delivery experience, with exposure to Azure, pipelines, containers and SaaS integrations.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to influence and champion processes across user groups.
• Strong relationship management; able to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Excellent organisational skills; able to prioritise multiple demands without compromising quality of release processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate software and platform releases across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure releases are delivered successfully with minimal service interruptions.
• Maintain current, fit-for-purpose environments and review/update release-related processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve ways of working and adoption of modern deployment practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Tools

Azure Services

Pipelines

Containers

Service Virtualisation

Automation

SaaS

Cloud tenancy modelling

Job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Deliver and co-ordinate software and platform releases for MBIE (Permanent opportunity, Wellington based). Salary range $115,585 - $138,028 + Kiwisaver + Wellness Benefits.

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

You will be part of the Strategy, Technology and Security Branch within Corporate and Digital Shared Services. As a Release and Environments Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that releases are delivered successfully without service interruption across a number of different environments. You will take ownership of planning and coordinating software and platform releases across multiple workstreams while seeking to continually improve ways of working. The role will work closely with other teams to ensure that environments are kept current and fit for purpose, and processes are reviewed and updated regularly.

Skills and Experience Required - Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills - able to communicate technical information to the understanding of a layperson
• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to influence and persuade, is comfortable championing processes across multiple user groups, adjusts style to needs of audience
• Sound relationship management skills - able to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Strong organisational skills - able to prioritise and effectively manage competing demands without any loss of quality or service
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience

• 5+ years' experience in Release and Environment management including modern deployment practices using Azure Services, Pipelines, Containers, and Service Virtualisation, as well as on-Prem processes
• Experience with automation and integrating workflows an advantage
• Has demonstrated experience in working and integrating with SaaS products
• Experience in Cloud Tenancy Modelling and Management
• A curious mind and a desire to learn about technical innovations and how they may be applied to the MBIE environment
• Agile and DevOps delivery methodology/experience is desired

This role includes participation in out-of-hours release activities. Candidates must be comfortable working flexible hours to support planned deployments, production releases, and release-related incidents. You must be a New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident visa holder.

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

Mahi Tahi - Better Together Māia - Bold and brave Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā‑ohanga, ā‑pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Applications close on Sunday, 1st November 2026 at 23:59