Ko wai mātou – About us   
Kia ora.  We’re Foodies.  You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!
With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.  Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them. 
Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay ‘byte’-sized and ‘bug’-free.”. 
Te Tūranga – About the role   
Are you ready to lead the engine room of digital operations at one of New Zealand’s most iconic organisations? As our Digital Operations Team Lead, you’ll take on a DevOps Practice Lead-style role, guiding a mission-critical team, responsible for the performance, scalability, and security of our cloud platforms. You’ll drive the evolution of our DevSecOps capability, leading from the front to uplift engineering maturity, embed CI/CD best practices, and build a culture of automation, resilience, and continuous improvement.
This is more than just a technical leadership role — it’s a chance to shape how we operate at scale — from driving cost optimisation and platform governance, to championing end-to-end monitoring, incident response, and disaster recovery.  You’ll work alongside a passionate group of engineers, architects, and delivery leaders to ensure our platforms are secure, high-performing, and always ready for what’s next.
What you’ll be doing:-       Leading a high-performing Digital Operations team to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable platform services — with 24/7 availability and top-tier incident response.-       Lead, define and evolve DevSecOps practice at FSNI across multiple engineering squads, you’ll help uplift engineering practices, embed CI/CD processes, and foster a culture of automation, resilience, and continuous improvement-       Owning cloud infrastructure operations including lifecycle management, capacity planning, cost optimisation, and governance frameworks.-       Championing operational maturity — from DR planning and tooling, to backlog management and performance reporting.-       Partnering with Engineering Managers, Product Owners, Security and Architects to embed operational excellence into everything we build and run.-       Defining and evolving DevSecOps strategies, standards, and best practices across the organisation.-       Establishing and leading a DevSecOps community of practice to share knowledge, drive innovation, and uplift capability across teams.-       Coaching and mentoring engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.-       Leading vendor engagement and accountability, ensuring service commitments are met and relationships are productive. - Driving strategic planning and governance around change management, release processes, and incident response frameworks.
Ngā painga - What we offer 
We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits: -          Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs -          Southern cross health insurance-          Onsite café with subsidised meals and a mini mart - 5% discount at our retail stores -          Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave  -          Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes). 

He kōrero mōu - About you
You're a hands-on leader with a passion for building high-performing teams and delivering secure, scalable platforms in complex environments. With a strong foundation in infrastructure, cloud operations, and DevSecOps, you're someone who thrives in fast-paced, agile settings where collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement are key. Whether you're embedding security into delivery pipelines, solving complex enterprise issues, or coaching others to grow, you bring a calm, confident approach that inspires trust and drives results.
You’re not just technically strong — you’re also a great communicator, a natural collaborator, and someone who knows how to build strong relationships across teams, vendors, and stakeholders. Curious by nature and always ready to challenge the status quo, you’re comfortable working at pace, adapting to change, and leading with empathy and clarity.
You’ll bring:-       Proven experience leading DevSecOps and cloud infrastructure practices in large, fast-moving enterprise environments.-       A track record of building and managing diverse, high-performing teams and vendor relationships.-       Deep knowledge of secure delivery pipelines, infrastructure architecture, and operational excellence.-       Strong communication and planning skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels.-       A growth mindset — curious, adaptable, and always looking for better ways to do things.
Experience awesome. Achieve Awesome. Be awesomely you.  
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau. 
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity. 
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz.  Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
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