Kaiārahi Kaipūhanga Lead DevOps Engineer

Company Description

Z has a clear purpose: Powering better journeys, today and tomorrow. As one of New Zealand’s largest transport energy companies, we have a commitment to delivering safe, secure, and reliable transport energy – with the opportunity to deliver new journeys, with new energy solutions in a changing world.

We are proud to be the Kiwi contingent in the Ampol Group, an independent Trans-Tasman energy company, with trading offices across the globe, which are united behind our shared purpose. While many of the challenges and opportunities we face go beyond national boundaries, together we have the scale, influence, and capability to deliver for our customers, communities, and our people.

Job Description

The Enterprise Technology & Software Engineering team connect and build the technology tools that help our group work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.

We achieve this by focusing on the configuration, development and continuous improvement of our Enterprise Technology platforms, our approach is seamless and iterative, prioritising agility and adaptability. By integrating modern engineering approaches and fostering a culture of constant innovation, we ensure that our core building blocks not only support current needs but also scales effortlessly for future growth.

As a Lead DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our applications and platforms by leading the design, build, and support of Ampol Group’s digital assets and customer-facing technology. You’ll work closely with business users and our Digital team to deliver solutions that are fit for purpose, resilient, and reliable.

You’ll provide technical leadership across major initiatives including shaping DevOps best practices, guiding Agile squads, and mentoring engineers to uplift capability and deliver lasting value for the Ampol Group

You will have the opportunity to;

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of DevOps Engineers, ensuring our platforms and systems are stable, secure, and continuously improved, while fostering a culture of collaboration and high performance.
• Define and implement frameworks, standards, and patterns that uplift DevOps practices across the organisation, driving consistency, reliability, and scalability in how we deliver technology solutions.
• Oversee the deployment, monitoring, and ongoing optimisation of applications within your squads, championing a proactive approach to system health, incident prevention, and rapid recovery.
• Expand and maintain our CI/CD pipelines through automation, scripting, and reusable patterns that improve delivery speed, reduce risk, and enable teams to confidently release to production.
• Work across product and engineering to design and deliver resilience, reliable and scalable solutions
• Shape the future of DevOps at Ampol Group by influencing strategy, introducing best practices, and ensuring our tools and processes evolve alongside our digital transformation.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring to Z

• Experience leading engineering teams and driving DevOps initiatives across complex solutions with a focus on resiliency
• Proven people leadership experience, including professional development, mentoring, goal setting on personal/team level, and building a culture of high performance.
• Champion a ‘Shift Left’ approach, with a focus on continuous improvement and enhanced reliability
• Extensive Azure experience, or equivalent in GCP or AWS
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines, developing reusable patterns
• Experience developing and debugging .NET applications C# code/NodeJS/Python
• Hands-on experience using Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure.
• Working across multiple capabilities to deliver great experiences

And of course, you’ll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Z we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Additional Information

What we can offer you

• A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
• Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
• The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
• The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
• A chance to build your own capability through learning from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The base salary range for this role $155k - $160k + 15% STI + 5% KS + health insurance and health insurance through Southern Cross.

Why Z?

Z has always been a proud Kiwi company. We’re aspirational for our future, confident of our role in Aotearoa New Zealand’s success and deeply loyal to our customers, communities and people.

At Z we focus on achieving extraordinary outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by telling our people what to do. By doing this, high performing and talented people deliver better results and are more personally fulfilled.

We care deeply for our people while pushing them to achieve their best as individuals and collectively as an organisation. Our flexible working approach and Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations - backed by our strong company values, Tū Kaha Stand Up, Tū Maia Speak Out, Tū Kotahi Side by Side - have created an open and inclusive workplace that promotes personal development and is underpinned by a desire for our people and our communities to succeed.

One of the things we stand for at Z is Diversity & Inclusion. It is our belief that having a diverse workforce make it possible for our people to truly be themselves and deliver on our aspirations for Z.

We’re distinctive in our approach and if you’re up for a challenge, we’d love you to be part of it. If Z sounds like a place you believe you can add value and grow your own capability, then make sure you read Our Why. This is our founding document and provides further insights in what it means to part of the Z whānau.

If Z feels like a good match for your head and your heart, come join us for one heck of a journey!

Whakauru | Apply

Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for Z.

Applications close: Friday, 26/9/2025

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.

To be considered for this position you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.