Senior DevOps Engineer | Cloud Automation & Kubernetes Lead

SecuritEase International; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SecuritEase International is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to scale and automate cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and deployment processes across modern cloud environments. You will own live environments, participate in on-call, and drive automation and security improvements.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps/Cloud/Platform Engineering with strong Kubernetes, Terraform, and scripting skills, plus experience with cloud security best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in complex product environments with DevOps/Platform focus.
• Strong experience provisioning cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters.
• Proficient Linux administration and scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform and secure cloud architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and on-call production support.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate production Kubernetes across customer and internal environments.
• Develop, scale, and maintain IaC pipelines with Terraform to orchestrate cloud resources.
• Automate and secure cloud infrastructure in Azure, AWS, or both.
• Manage Helm deployments and containerized workloads.
• Implement observability with Prometheus/Grafana stack to monitor reliability.
• Support database orchestration and optimization across environments (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra).
• Collaborate with engineering to streamline CI/CD and deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot complex ops issues, mitigate vulnerabilities, and enforce security profiles.
• Mentor junior DevOps team members and drive automation for business value.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud engineering

Linux administration

Kubernetes

Scripting (Bash/Python/PowerShell)

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

On-call experience

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Prometheus/Grafana

Loki

Tempo

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

Azure

AWS

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

SecuritEase International is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to scale and automate cloud infrastructure, pipelines, and deployment processes across modern cloud environments. You will own live environments, participate in on-call, and drive automation and security improvements.

The role requires 5+ years in DevOps/Cloud/Platform Engineering with strong Kubernetes, Terraform, and scripting skills, plus experience with cloud security best practices.