Senior DevOps Engineer

Help shape the future of Education

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.

About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to be part of a new team supporting a mission-critical funding system that calculates and distributes operational grants to schools and Early Learning Services across Aotearoa. This is a foundation team with the opportunity to define ways of working and ensure collaboration occurs throughout delivery.

This role requires a Technical Engineering background with a strong emphasis on cloud-based platforms (Azure and Cloudflare) involving hands on delivery and day-2 operations experience.

Supported by Digital Practices, the team will play a key role for the Ministry, the schools, and our learners.

This role is located in Wellington.

Salary range: $99,496 - $120,690 per annum + 3% KiwiSaver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

For more details about the role, you can view the Job Description here.

About you | Mōhou ake

As the Senior DevOps Engineer you will be responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing maintenance of CI/CD pipelines and custom software solutions within the Ministry.

We are looking for someone with the following attributes:

• A proven ability to work as part of a team and communicate at both a general business requirement and technical level.
• Negotiating and facilitating skills, including the ability to work effectively with a range of people in a variety of educational and cultural contexts
• Demonstrated ability to contribute ideas and suggestions for improving operational services to users
• Experience and willingness to handle production support (business hours) and the ability to work under pressure to resolve incidents
• Proactive attitude in keeping up to date with changes, particularly for services and components core to delivery
• Knowledge of Azure Cloud Services including AKS, ADO, Terraform and scripting languages
• Knowledge of Cloudlfare is also desirable

You will also offer:

• Direct responsibility for application build, deployment, and ongoing support of multiple cloud non-production and production environments.
• The ability to support the product delivery lifecycle using infrastructure-as-code, pipelines, automation, and application configuration.
• The ability to manage and enhance existing Application, Platform, and Infrastructure monitoring.
• The ability to work closely with development, test, and release management teams.
• Experience with refining application and infrastructure resources based on resource utilisation and performance testing.
• The ability to maintain and update application and cloud security policies.
• Experience with cloud cost optimisation.
• The ability to build self-service tooling and scripts for other team members or stakeholders to use.
• Experience supporting other cloud engineers, providing peer reviews and technical assistance.
• The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct.

About our group and team | Mātau rōpū ake 

Matihiko | Digital holds the strategic lead on technology matters across the Ministry. This includes oversight of digital services in the Ministry, leading the cross-agency strategy ‘Connected Ako: Digital and Data for Learning’, enabling education system wide planning and investment in digital services, and ensuring the Ministry’s alignment with broader best-practice government digital and data direction and guidance.

Matihiko | Digital has two core responsibilities:

• operating and supporting an effective and efficient digitally resilient environment and systems for Ministry operations, including its safe and secure multi-site network, digital devices (laptops, phones), productivity tools, and data infrastructure; and
• managing and supporting a range of internally and externally developed digital services to support the education sector’s core funding, enrolment, assessment, identity and services, including a safe and secure school’s managed network.

Are you ready to make a difference? | Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi?

If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button. In your cover letter we’d like to know about you, your values, or anything else you’d like to share. We’re keen to understand your motivations, strengths, transferable skills, and the diverse perspectives you will bring to the role.

For further information, please contact Hayden Munro, Practice Manager, Engineering at hayden.munro@education.govt.nz

Applications close Midnight – Tuesday 8 July 2025

We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging. If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.