- Apply your DevOps, SRE, or Platform skills in a high-impact enabling role.
- Join a well-established team working at scale with SAFe methodology.
- Lead API and web app development using modern design standards.
Korero mo te turanga - About the role
We are looking for a permanent Senior DevOps Engineer to join our well-established team.
You will use agile methodology to develop, implement, deploy, and support modern software solutions with modern practices including Domain Driven Microservices, Feature Flagging and Continuous Integration and Delivery.
As a cross-functional squad member, you will collectively own your product and can be involved in all aspects of the design, creation, testing and maintenance of the product as well as providing fail and fix application support. Our squads are agile, impactful and collaborate and work effectively and efficiently thanks to our strong focus on team culture, professional development, and continuous improvement.
In addition to the above, you will have the ability to contribute to technical discussions and with your robust coding and digital development skills. You will commit to promoting our culture of collaboration with both your squad members, your work leads, architects, and our key stakeholders during Programme Increment (PI) planning and during the creation of iteration plans, team PI objectives, release, release planning and product backlog. Helping you to achieve this will be your effective communication skills which will see you influence others in the programme and build a strong consensus behind your ideas and commitments.
He pukenga tou - Skills & Experience
You Have:
- Experience working in an Enabling role under DevOps, SRE or Platform engineering practices
- Experience in common tools such as GitHub Actions, New Relic
- Experience using AWS CDK or CloudFormation
- Containerisation using Docker
- ReactJS and Typescript or similar
- Source control using git and GitHub
Nice to Have:
- Building web applications and APIs using design standards, patterns, and best practices (e.g., REST, OpenAPI).
- Kotlin or Java and Spring Boot or similar
- Enterprise development including domain modelling and microservices
- Full stack development with experience in modern development methods
- Playwright to create E2E testing
- Storybook testing
- Experience in performing options analysis for solutions
- Experience in creating detailed designs
- Experience with OIDC based authentication
- Experience working in a large, multi-team projects, preferably using SAFe, with a continuous improvement focused mindset.
The annual full-time salary range for this role is $125,000 to $165,000 depending on skills and experience.
Nga mea e tukuna ana e tatau - What we offer our employees
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
- Eye & ear care reimbursements
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave
Te Takinatanga - Our Story
Toitu Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations, now and for future generations.
Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan
Toitu Te Whenua is a diverse team of individuals with different experience and perspectives. This drives our culture and high performance. We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential. As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value difference and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not. As an organisation we embrace diversity, encourage work life balance and have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.
Tono mai - How to Apply
If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.
To apply, please click "Apply Online." You'll be taken through to our Toitu Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description. You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV/Cover Letter.
Please note, while applications close on Tuesday, 2 September 2025 , we may be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process. You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.
You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Digital Specialist - Level 3) doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitu Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR). Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.
If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitu Te Whenua, please email opportunities@linz.govt.nz and our People Services Team will be in touch with you.