Software Engineer — National Security Tech

Government Communications Security Bureau NZ; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 87,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Care

Kiwisaver employer contributions

Leave benefits

Childcare allowance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Government Communications Security Bureau NZ in Wellington Central, NZ, is seeking expressions of interest from software engineers to join a Technology & Data team. You will contribute to designing, building, and integrating secure applications that support national security operations.

We welcome engineers at Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3, offering opportunities to grow from hands-on development to leading initiatives, collaborating with diverse stakeholders across the agency.

Qualifications

• Experience with containerised architectures and cloud-native apps.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience with RedHat OpenShift or similar platforms.
• Experience building complex workflow or rules-engine solutions.
• Good understanding of applied DevSecOps.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to convert ideas into detailed design specifications.
• Evaluate, procure, and integrate tools that meet functional and security requirements.
• Develop new features or components, including test planning and user acceptance.
• Monitor emerging technologies and recommend enhancements for capability or efficiency.
• Produce clear support guides and maintain certification and hand‑over documentation.
• Diagnose and resolve defects, optimise performance, and apply patches to codebases.
• Serve as a technical advisor to teams, explaining architecture and best practices.

Skills

Containers

Kubernetes

SDLC

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Tools

ElasticSearch

Redis

MariaDB

Postgres

RedHat OpenShift

Workflow engine

Job description

Government Communications Security Bureau NZ in Wellington Central, NZ, is seeking expressions of interest from software engineers to join a Technology & Data team. You will contribute to designing, building, and integrating secure applications that support national security operations.

We welcome engineers at Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3, offering opportunities to grow from hands-on development to leading initiatives, collaborating with diverse stakeholders across the agency.