DevOps Engineer (Asset Delivery)
A DevOps Engineer joins Kāinga Ora's Asset Delivery Platform team to build automated delivery pipelines, reusable platform components, and automation tooling, while keeping enterprise platforms secure, scalable and reliable. Day-to-day is platform engineering, CI/CD automation, and operational support in a government housing agency's shared engineering team.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Experience supporting, engineering, and enhancing enterprise platforms for reliable and resilient technology services
- Experience with platform configuration, automation, upgrades, lifecycle management, release management, and cost optimisation in production environments
- Ability to apply IT service management principles, operational support processes, and incident and problem management practices
- Experience diagnosing and resolving complex platform issues while managing operational risk and implementing secure engineering and governance controls
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills to build relationships with technical and business stakeholders
Full description
- Improve platform reliability, security, scalability, and deployment efficiency
- Assist in continuously improving engineering practices
- Permanent Wellington-based role, 5 weeks leave + insurance benefits
Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity
Kāinga Ora are currently looking for a DevOps Engineers for our wider Platforms team. As one of our DevOps Engineers you will leverage DevOps and platform engineering practices to improve platform reliability, security, scalability, and deployment efficiency. This role sits within our Asset Delivery Platform team. Working within a shared engineering capability, you'll develop and maintain reusable engineering services, automation frameworks, and operational solutions that empower teams to deliver technology outcomes faster and more effectively.
Our DevOps Engineer’s responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining automated delivery pipelines for platform configuration and code promotion Platform Engineering
- Creating and enhancing scripts, tools, and automation solutions that reduce manual effort, increase efficiency, and improve operational performance
- Configuring, building, and supporting enterprise platforms, ensuring they are secure, scalable, resilient, and fit for purpose
- Developing reusable platform components, templates, and automation capabilities that enable consistent, reliable, and efficient technology delivery across teams.
Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring
We're looking for a collaborative and solutions-focused professional to help drive the ongoing evolution, reliability, and optimisation of our technology platforms. To be successful in this role, you'll bring proven experience supporting and engineering enterprise platforms within complex environments, with a strong focus on operational stability, service reliability, and continuous improvement. You'll have hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and optimising platforms throughout their lifecycle, while leveraging automation and modern engineering practices to improve efficiency and performance.
Here’s what you will bring to the role:
- Experience supporting, engineering, and enhancing enterprise platforms to ensure reliable and resilient technology services
- Experience with platform configuration, automation, upgrades, lifecycle management, release management, and cost optimisation within production environments
- Ability to apply IT service management principles, operational support processes, and incident and problem management practices to maintain service excellence
- Experience diagnosing and resolving complex platform issues while effectively managing operational risk and implementing secure engineering and governance controls