Senior DevOps Engineer (Asset Delivery)

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Insurance package

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities invites applications for two Senior Platform DevOps Engineers to join our Enterprise Digital Tooling Platform team in Wellington. You will own engineering, automation, reliability, and continuous improvement of enterprise tooling platforms that support technology delivery and service operations.

As a senior engineer, you will mentor others, promote engineering standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable, and resilient services across

Qualifications

• Experience supporting enterprise platforms, focusing on reliability and continuous improvement.
• Proven track record leading complex engineering initiatives and incident resolution.
• Strong IT service management understanding and risk management.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and make decisions under pressure.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across technical and business teams.
• Ability to balance stability with service improvements and delivery priorities.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, automate, and improve enterprise tooling platforms for technology delivery and operations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers while promoting engineering standards.

Skills

Platform operations

Service reliability

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Tools

OCI

Oracle Primavera

Cloud platforms

Job description

• Solve complex technical challenges and influence engineering direction
• Enable business success through robust and modern platform capabilities
• Wellington-based permanent role, 5 weeks leave + insurance benefits

Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity

Kāinga Ora is seeking two Senior Platform DevOps Engineers to join our Enterprise Digital Tooling Platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for the engineering, automation, reliability, and continuous improvement of enterprise tooling platforms that support technology delivery and service operations across the organisation. You will play a key role in ensuring our platforms are secure, resilient, scalable, and aligned with business needs. Working across platforms including ServiceNow, Jira, and Confluence, you will design, build, and enhance solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen service delivery, and simplify how teams work. You will champion DevOps practices, drive automation, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of our platform capabilities. As a senior member of the team, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and promote engineering standards that support the delivery of reliable, high-performance, and supportable solutions. Working closely with stakeholders across Technology and the wider business, you will support the delivery of strategic initiatives while ensuring platform services remain stable, secure, and fit for purpose. You will be instrumental in creating sustainable solutions that improve service quality, reduce operational overhead, and deliver long-term business value.

Please note, these roles require the successful applicants to be in our Wellington office 3-4 days per week.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

We are looking for an experienced and influential professional who thrives in complex enterprise environments and is passionate about delivering reliable, secure, and high-performance technology platforms.

Experience supporting platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Asset Data platforms and services such as Oracle Primavera along with experience supporting cloud platform operations and delivering business change (delivery initiatives).

• Experience supporting and operating enterprise technology platforms, with a strong focus on service reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated success leading complex engineering initiatives, including platform upgrades, technology lifecycle management, and the resolution of incidents and problems within production environments
• Strong understanding of IT service management principles, operational processes, risk management practices, and the disciplines required to maintain secure, stable, and resilient services
• Proven ability to provide technical leadership, mentor and develop engineers, influence technical outcomes, and make sound decisions in fast-paced and high-pressure situations
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams
• Able to balance operational stability, service improvement initiatives, and delivery commitments while managing competing priorities in complex enterprise environments

This role is ideal for a senior technology professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership capability and a commitment to driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits.

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ō tātou uara - Our values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day.

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us

Applications close Monday 12th October at 5.00pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.