Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer — Automation & CI/CD

Statistics New Zealand; Wellington, Christchurch; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Employee Assistance Programme

KiwiSaver

Study assistance

Social club

Job summary

Statistics New Zealand is seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer for a fixed‑term opportunity tied to the IDI project. You will help design, implement and support automated cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and monitoring, while guiding a multidisciplinary team.

You will partner with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure delivery and continuous improvement across platforms, services and processes. This role offers exposure to government‑level data platforms and modern tooling.

Qualifications

• Senior DevOps experience in large, complex environments.
• Strong automation and CI/CD focus with measurable outcomes.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead teams.

Responsibilities

• Mentor team to drive consistent DevOps practices.
• Automate cloud infrastructure and monitoring toolchains.
• Champion CI/CD, observability, and cost‑effective delivery.

Skills

Automation first

CI/CD

Observability

Cloud computing

Scripting

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Security tools

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD tools

Job description

Statistics New Zealand is seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer for a fixed‑term opportunity tied to the IDI project. You will help design, implement and support automated cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and monitoring, while guiding a multidisciplinary team.

You will partner with stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure delivery and continuous improvement across platforms, services and processes. This role offers exposure to government‑level data platforms and modern tooling.