DevOps Engineer

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.
At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand's security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.
Our Intelligence Directorate is seeking DevOps Engineers to support a specialist Software Research & Development team. You will join a team of driven individuals and will have a tremendous opportunity to shape the future direction and approach, while solving a number of day-to-day issues as you build, maintain and optimise our software development and deployment systems and practices.
**The role**:
The DevOps engineers work with Developers to facilitate better coordination among operational, infrastructure and development teams by automating and streamlining the testing and deployment process. DevOps engineers will maintain the environment, systems and tools to allow for the efficient development, testing, and release of software, whilst implementing continuous integration processes.
You will collaborate across our various teams, systems and technologies to solve unique, challenging problems to support the security and wellbeing of New Zealand and enhance your skills.
**Who we are looking for**:
To be successful in this role, you will be confident in your communication and problem-solving abilities, a team player, and be driven to find new ways of doing things. You will also have strengths in a number of the following areas:
Working knowledge and relevant experience in software automation, software testing or similar
Proven experience in software programming, preferably Python
Proven experience in DevOps tools and conventions, e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Docker, GitLab, Infrastructure-as-Code,
Experience with Linux, especially Enterprise Linux such as RHEL desirable, Red Hat Certification a plus
Expertise in working in virtualised/containerised environments
Knowledge and experience with CI/CD pipelines
Understanding of the design and implementation of automation frameworks in software development systems
Understanding of cyber security concepts and vulnerabilities, exploit techniques and methods for their remediation desirable
C, C++, C#,.NET software development skills desirable
Enthusiasm and tenacity will be necessary when working with your peers and the wider development team to establish DevOps best practice.
Why work for us
Alongside getting to work with other talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:
Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
Onsite free gym
Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
Great work-life balance
Before you apply
Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.
**You must**:
Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years
OR
Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years
Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15-year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.
You can also learn more about our work and understand our areas of focus by reading New Zealand's Security Threat Environment | New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Job Details
Reference #
9267
Location(s)
Wellington
Salary
Band G $87,048 (90%) - $111,228 (115%), Band H $103,009 (90%) - $131,622 (115%), Band I $120,358 (90%) - $153,791 (115%)
Midpoint of the salary range (100%) reflects full competence in the role
Closes on
12 Nov 2025 23:55
Work type(s)
Permanent full-time
Job level(s)
Entry, Graduate, Experienced
Expertise
Cyber Security, Information Technology