DevSecOps Subject Matter Expert (Contract)

• Work for a top-notch brand in the business insurance space across 26 countries with 11000 employees worldwide
• New position created for the New Zealand Team
• Technology leadership across cross functional teams without direct people management, mentoring them, influencing and driving them.
• Open environment and a small and well-knit team.
• Able to work with modern technology, high visibility role
• Drive & Lead DevSecOps & platform strategy and enterprise engineering standards
• Contract role with initial 6 months with a possibility of extension
• Immediate joining preferred
• 37.5hours per week for work life balance
• Flexible & hybrid (3days a week from office; 2 anchor days as per discussion with Manager)
• Auckland CBD based
• Rate: negotiable for a good fit based on experience, open to talk

The role:

• Reporting to the Practice Manager - DevSecOps & Engineering (AUNZ) based in Sydney, dotted line reporting to Head of Platforms, responsible for designing and implementing end to end DevSecOps & Cloud Automation Solutions, collaborating with respective stakeholders and teams (Platform, Delivery, Testing, Release) to define, design and implement target state SDLC workflow and CICD pipelines including Code Management, Quality and App Security.
• Mentor teams to uplift DevSecOps and modern engineering skills and competency.
• Percentage wise :
• 40% : Leadership ; Should be able to influence, achieve buy-ins with senior decision makers, stakeholder management, change management, mentoring teams, driving cross functional teams, strong personality, providing reports, discussing with GM-IT and CEO to drive best practices.
• 50% : Technical hands on : DevSecOps; end to end DevSecOps & Cloud automation, best practices in Source code management, Code Quality, Application Security, deployment and release controls.
• 10% : New Market Trends ; AI leverage, upto date with current market trends in AI in SDLC and Agentic AI capabilities.
• 1st 3 months success measure : Identification of immediate core challenges (SDLC related, incidents going to protection, source code management, quality & security testing) and implement solutioning.
• Long term - Driving long term upliftment of engineering standards

The ideal candidate:

· Looking for someone with DevSecOps Lead or Senior Platform Engineer/Lead or above or equivalent experience who can influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders to adopt DevSecOps and Modern Engineering initiatives, improve overall engineering maturity, and drive the adoption of best practices.

· DevSecOps , Azure, Azure DevOps , CICD pipelines & integrations

· Sonarqube preferred , open to other equivalent security tools.

· Any security tooling & testing is okay (They also use Mend & Fortify but open to any other equivalent tools as well).

· Microsoft tech stack preferred.

· AI experience (even if it is with personal projects).

· Certifications - good to have but not mandatory.

· Should be based in Auckland or be able to relocate to Auckland (3days from office - 2 anchor days mandatory).

Why this role?

· Single POC as a DevSecOps SME/Specialist , high visibility across the entire NZ team

· Extensions highly possible ; internal absorption a possibility as well by end of tenure

· You will be a part of a growing organisation.

· Flexible work environment with work from home options

· Collaborative, open work culture due to which a lot of their ex-employees like to keep coming back even as contractors. I have been working with this client for a long time now and have received great feedback from all my placements over the years regarding their culture.

If this role sounds like a great fit, please apply directly Call or text DC at [022 500 5159](tel:022 500 5159) for further information. (He's often in interviews and client meetings, so texting is the quickest way to reach him, he will respond when he is not in meetings.)

Pls note: A valid NZ work visa is a pre-requisite for all our positions as of now. In case any client is willing to sponsor an outstation international candidate, we would mention that separately.

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