Senior DevOps Engineer

Randstad; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad in New Zealand is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support and modernise a critical, high-availability platform delivering essential public services 24/7 nationwide and internationally. This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, owning cloud platform engineering, pro-code development, and vendor integrations.

You will establish best practices, design robust CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and monitoring, and mentor peers while ensuring security and cost governance for a

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience delivering Azure platform engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in C# and Python with cloud-native automation and IaC.
• Strong security, observability, and incident management mindset with mentoring ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure platform engineering, provisioning, and automated deployments.
• Design and maintain CI/CD, automation tooling, and IaC.
• Deliver high-availability integration architecture and API designs.
• Implement observability, monitoring, and proactive incident detection.
• Drive platform reliability, security best practices, cost management, and governance.
• Provide technical leadership, vendor guidance, and mentor peers.

Skills

Azure DevOps

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud security

Observability

C# / Python

Vendor management

Mentoring

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

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• Strong 24/7 enterprise PaaS, containerisation, security, monitoring, observability
• Skilled in vendor management, stakeholder engagement, mentoring, problem-solving

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to support and modernise a critical, high-availability platform delivering essential public services 24/7 nationwide and internationally. This position requires strong hands‑on technical execution alongside strategic leadership. You will take ownership of cloud platform engineering, pro‑code development, and vendor integrations while establishing best practices across the team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Azure platform engineering, infrastructure provisioning, and continuous automated deployment pipelines.
• Design and maintain robust CI/CD, automation tooling, and infrastructure as code solutions.
• Deliver high‑availability integration architecture, API designs, and enterprise cloud service connections.
• Implement comprehensive observability, monitoring, and proactive incident detection using cloud‑native tools.
• Drive platform reliability, security best practices, cost management, and system governance standards.
• Provide technical leadership, guide external vendor deliverables, and mentor peer engineering staff.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong Azure platform delivery using Azure DevOps, infrastructure as code (Bicep/Terraform), and cloud‑native automation.
• Hands‑on development proficiency in C#, Python, or equivalent modern languages.
• Strong implementation of cloud security practices, proactive system monitoring, and application observability frameworks.
• Proven background operating, containerising, and supporting highly integrated 24/7 enterprise applications and PaaS offerings.
• Strong communication skills to manage key vendors and engage non‑technical stakeholders
• Solutions‑focused mindset dedicated to solving complex technical problems, sharing knowledge, and mentoring team members.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

*Please note, we can only consider applicants that are legally entitled to work in New Zealand at the time of application.