Technical Team Leader Devx

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.

About the role:
As the Technical Team Leader Development Experience (DevX) you will focus on providing an excellent experience to developers, analysts and other technical roles within the Technology & Data Directorate, and across the wider Security and Intelligence community.

You will lead a team of engineers and work closely with your stakeholders to provide the enterprise tools and platforms necessary to integrate and embed DevSecOps practices across the community. The role will promote and enable modern development philosophies such as containers-first, and mature capabilities required to make the NZIC a great place to work for technical practioners.

Building a centre of excellence around the technologies your team deploys and supports, you will recognise opportunity cost to your customers, influence them on the benefits of change, and through your team support them in making and embedding those changes.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal applicant for this role is someone with a technical background who is looking for a mix of people leadership, business engagement, and perhaps some hands-on work thrown in.

Experience we are looking for includes:
DevSecOps , strong understanding of what it is, and how it adds value
Stakeholder management , customer centricity and a focus on delivering value
Adaptability and Resilience , the ability to manage complex technology work streams and associated problems
People leadership , achieving results through others

It would also be beneficial for you to have:
Hands on experience working with commercial developer tools, such as Gitlab and Artifactory.
Delivery of solutions driven by automation, including GitOps and IaC.
Working with Azure Public Cloud

Why work for us

Alongside getting to work alongside our 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 (Wellington only)
Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
Great work-life balance

The expected appointing range for this position is between $120,359 - $128,383 per annum.

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.

Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

We'll provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out our Myth Busting booklet: https://beyondordinary.nzic.govt.nz/mythbusting

Job Details

Reference #

8623

Location(s)

Wellington, Auckland

Salary

Band I $120,358 (90%) - $153,791 (115%)

Midpoint of the salary range (100%) reflects full competence in the role

Closes on

12 May 2025 23:55

Work type(s)

Permanent full-time

Job level(s)

Experienced, Management

Expertise

Technical Engineering, Management, Information Technology