Devops Engineer - Auckland, Wellington - 62221 - Spark

General information

Location

Auckland, Wellington

Expertise

Software Development

Job Level

Experienced

Employment Type

Permanent full-time

Close Date

23-Sep-2025

Ref #

62221

Description & Requirements

Spark NZ

As New Zealand's largest telecommunications and digital services company, Spark's purpose is to help all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. We provide mobile, broadband, and digital services to millions of New Zealanders and thousands of New Zealand businesses.

We operate in an exciting and constantly evolving industry, where the pace of change brings new and unique challenges every day, so we operate using Agile ways of working to allow us to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers. Agile replaces the traditional hierarchical organisational structure to produce a transparent, collaborative environment with highly productive teams who are empowered to deliver better outcomes for our customers, communities, and all of New Zealand.

About the Role:

As a DevOps Engineer focused on tooling, you'll manage and evolve the platforms that support our engineering teams. Your initial priority will be the migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise. You'll also support and maintain key platforms including Nexus, SonarQube, Aqua Security, Vault, and Confluence.

You'll work across technologies like Azure, AKS, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, and Helm to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions. The role is hands-on, with a focus on automation, security, and reliability.

Day to day you will be involved in:

Administer and support DevOps platforms: GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Nexus, SonarQube, Aqua Security, Vault, Confluence.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
Implement and support IaC using Terraform and Helm.
Collaborate with teams to define and apply DevSecOps practices.
Support container orchestration platforms: AKS, OpenShift, Kubernetes.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, pipeline, and security issues.
Provide technical guidance and training on DevOps practices.
Ensure security and compliance across tooling and pipelines.

What experience you'll bring?

Experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure roles.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, SDLC, and automation tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
Proficiency in IaC tools (Terraform, Helm, Ansible).
Cloud experience (Azure, AWS).
Hands-on with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
Knowledge of DevSecOps and secure development practices.
Experience with repository tools (Nexus, Artifactory).
Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, AppDynamics).
Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Agile/DevOps mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
Understanding of cloud networking, security, and compliance.
GitOps experience is a plus.

WHY CHOOSE US:

Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai

At Spark, we are constantly looking for ways to build a more inclusive culture.  Our vision is for diversity and inclusion to be "how things are done at Spark", embedded into our day-to-day activities, standards, and business practices.  We want you to feel totally comfortable bringing your whole self to work regardless of your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age, or ability.

Sustainability: Toitū

Sustainability is a key focus for us.  We are dedicated to supporting Aotearoa New Zealand's recovery and economic transformation.  The principle of equity is at the very heart of our approach, and we remain committed to working in partnership to make a positive contribution to digital equity in line with our focus on Diversity and Inclusion.

Benefits: Awhina

Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. As a valued employee of Spark, we've got our people covered with a range of leading benefits including:

Wellbeing - Comprehensive medical insurance, life and income protection.  Access to wellbeing coaches, EAP and in-house Specialist Clinical support through our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness programme.

Hybrid ways of working - for most teams at Spark this means being in the office for 4 days a week, and 1 day being flexible.

Leave - in addition to four weeks annual leave, we offer purchased leave, enhanced parental leave support and study leave.

Spark Credit – we provide permanent employees with $120 monthly Spark credit to use on any of our amazing products.

Spark Share scheme – periodically we offer the opportunity to buy into our share scheme.

Career development – access to an internal marketplace that connects employees with experiential, on the job learning across Spark.

Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, citizenship, or a valid work visa (with at least 18 months remaining).

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Position Description

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