Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer — Azure, Entra ID & Security

Statistics New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 97,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Health benefits

Corporate discounts

Study assistance

Social club

Job summary

Statistics New Zealand is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer in Wellington to shape a secure, resilient cloud environment. The role combines cloud engineering, platform operations, automation, security, and leadership across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Purview, and related services.

The engineer will collaborate with security and architecture teams, provide hands-on expertise, mentor others, and contribute to platform strategy and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Proven experience administering and supporting Microsoft 365 platforms and services.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services in a large or complex environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, identity management, authentication, and access control.
• Experience implementing cloud security, governance, and compliance controls.
• Strong scripting and automation skills, particularly PowerShell.
• Experience supporting enterprise cloud platforms and services.
• Ability to analyse and resolve complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrated commitment to cultural capability and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, support and continuously improve Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
• Lead automation initiatives that improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Manage and enhance identity and access management services, including Microsoft Entra ID.
• Implement and maintain security, governance, compliance and information protection capabilities.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell-based automation and cloud management tooling.
• Support cloud platform operations, incident response, troubleshooting and service improvement activities.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers.
• Contribute to platform strategy, architecture, standards and roadmaps.
• Work across Technology Services and business teams to deliver secure, effective technology outcomes.

Skills

Microsoft 365 administration

Azure services

Microsoft Entra ID

PowerShell scripting

Automation and tooling

Identity management

Security and governance

Incident response

Stakeholder engagement

Continuous improvement

Tools

Automation frameworks

Job description

Statistics New Zealand is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer in Wellington to shape a secure, resilient cloud environment. The role combines cloud engineering, platform operations, automation, security, and leadership across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Purview, and related services.

The engineer will collaborate with security and architecture teams, provide hands-on expertise, mentor others, and contribute to platform strategy and roadmaps.