The Opportunity:
Our Auckland CBD based client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specialising in DevSecOps and Cloud to join their team on a 6 month contract. This role provides a unique chance to play an integral role in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines while leveraging Azure cloud infrastructure. You will contribute to the automation of code integration and deployments, exploring and implementing modern technology stacks as part of their engineering uplift project. Our client prides themselves on a collaborative and inclusive culture where passionate engineers and stakeholders work together to foster innovation and continuous improvement. Be part of a global financial services with a strong local presence, dedicated to resilience, diversity and employee wellbeing. Enjoy a hybrid working model, balancing 3 days in the Auckland office with the flexibility to work from home. Flexible working arrangements can also be discussed.

About the Opportunity:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Analysing CI/CD pipeline performance and implementing strategies for improved efficiency and reliability.
• Applying DevSecOps practices for seamless integration of security into CI/CD workflows.
• Supporting cloud infrastructure employing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, with expertise in Terraform.
• Collaborating across squads in an agile environment to enhance processes from digital platforms to process excellence.
• Coordinating with Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, and project Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during application development.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow developers in their technical and professional growth.

About You:
Our client is looking for an experienced full-stack software engineer who possesses the following experience:

• Proficient experience with Azure DevOps, DevSecOps, and Azure Services.
• Solid commercial experience in .NET development (both .NET Framework and .NET Core).
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development, CI/CD principles, and agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with client-server and n-tier systems.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• A track record of coaching and mentoring team members.
• A comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Prior financial services experience is highly advantageous.

What’s in it for You?
This is a unique opportunity to shape our client’s cloud strategy and make significant contributions to engineering projects while developing your skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Interested? Don’t delay! Hit “apply” today!

Please note: Only applicants currently based in NZ with valid NZ working rights can be considered for this opportunity.

The Opportunity:
Our Auckland CBD based client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer specialising in DevSecOps and Cloud to join their team. This role provides a unique chance to play an integral role in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines while leveraging Azure cloud infrastructure. You will contribute to the automation of code integration and deployments, exploring and implementing modern technology stacks as part of their engineering uplift project. Our client prides themselves on a collaborative and inclusive culture where passionate engineers and stakeholders work together to foster innovation and continuous improvement. Be part of a global financial services with a strong local presence, dedicated to resilience, diversity and employee wellbeing. Enjoy a hybrid working model, balancing 3 days in the Auckland office with the flexibility to work from home. Flexible working arrangements can also be discussed.

About the Opportunity:
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Analysing CI/CD pipeline performance and implementing strategies for improved efficiency and reliability.
• Applying DevSecOps practices for seamless integration of security into CI/CD workflows.
• Supporting cloud infrastructure employing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles, with expertise in Terraform.
• Collaborating across squads in an agile environment to enhance processes from digital platforms to process excellence.
• Coordinating with Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, and project Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during application development.
• Mentoring and supporting fellow developers in their technical and professional growth.

About You:
Our client is looking for an experienced full-stack software engineer who possesses the following experience:

• Proficient experience with Azure DevOps, DevSecOps, and Azure Services.
• Solid commercial experience in .NET development (both .NET Framework and .NET Core).
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development, CI/CD principles, and agile methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with client-server and n-tier systems.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts effectively in both written and verbal formats.
• A track record of coaching and mentoring team members.
• A comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Prior financial services experience is highly advantageous.

What’s in it for You?
This is a unique opportunity to shape our client’s cloud strategy and make significant contributions to engineering projects while developing your skills in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Interested? Don’t delay! Hit “apply” today!

Please note: Only applicants currently based in NZ with valid NZ working rights can be considered for this opportunity.

• Engineering Capability Lead – Backend Focused Java focused and mentorship role
• Auckland CBD | Permanent | Hybrid flexible working
• Salary + Benefits | Provide Tech Leadership, developing coding standards and guidelines – forward looking role.

Our highly regarded Auckland central client has a rare opportunity for an Engineering Capability Lead to join their team. This is a leadership role encompassing hands-on Java development, technical team mentoring and shaping future technology decisions. This position is ideal for someone who still loves to get hands-on with code (circa 30-40%) but thrives when uplifting others, setting engineering standards and supporting organisational technological growth.

You’ll have the opportunity not just to solve problems – you’ll be setting the playbook on how they’re solved!

What’s In It For You?

• Blend of hands-on coding + architectural thinking
• No direct reports – influence through capability, not hierarchy
• Greenfield opportunity to help shape the dev practice, guidelines and future tech direction
• Engage closely with Architects, POs, PMs, BAs and testers across full delivery spectrum

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Engineering Capability Lead/SME for a backend-focused engineering squad
• Contribute ~30-40% to coding, the rest focused on:
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Defining and improving engineering standards
  • Investigating new technologies and tools
  • Collaborating with other Capability Leads and business stakeholders to shape forward-looking tech direction

• Solve complex technical challenges in an environment where reverse-engineering and integration work is key
• Champion strong coding practices, documentation and architecture-level decisions

About You

• 7+ years in backend development – strong Java development experience is essential
• Experience with enterprise or third-party platforms (financial services a plus)
• Comfortable navigating systems with limited source code access
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and modern API/integration patterns
• Familiarity with Azure or cloud environments from a dev point of view
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills – you’re pragmatic, positive and not afraid to speak up
• Experience in an passion for mentoring, continuous improvement and future-focused thinking

Ready to step into a strategic, influential role without stepping away from the code completely? Then don’t delay, hit “apply”” today!

Please note, only applicants currently based in NZ with valid NZ work rights will be considered for this role.

Opportunity knocks…

We’re recruiting a Business Analyst to join our government client on a permanent basis. In this collaborative environment, you will be immersed in significant projects that encompass data, systems, and digital transformation.

Why you’re special…

• You’re a Business Analyst with 3-5 years of experience in that role, with strong documentation and process experience and a natural ability to connect with people at all levels of an organisation.
• You communicate clearly, work collaboratively, and build strong relationships no matter the stakeholder.
• You must have delivered data-focused projects such as data warehouse implementations, migrations, integrations, or privacy/compliance initiatives.
• You’ve been involved in complex projects at scale, such as ERP or CRM system implementations, or integrations across platforms. Alternatively, you’ve delivered results on large web projects like new site builds or major overhauls.
• Bonus points if you’ve worked with Salesforce.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a purpose led organisation that has a diverse portfolio of projects ongoing.
• Auckland CBD location.
• Great close knit team.
• Permanent Opportunity.

Please apply now to register interest.

We are only able to consider those candidates with relevant NZ work rights who are already based in NZ.

Opportunity knocks…

Join our government client as a Project Manager and help drive meaningful change across a variety of projects and key initiatives including website refreshers, system roll-outs and data or system integrations.

Why you’re special…

• You are a Project Manager with 4-5 years of experience, having previously transitioned from a Business Analyst background.
• You have delivered digital IT projects with a minimum duration of 6-12 months, including software implementation, complex data migrations, and system integrations in a large and complex environments.
• You are experienced working closely with cross-functional IT teams including Product Owners, Architects and Developers.
• You are experienced in managing cross-project dependencies and proactively identifying and addressing potential impacts.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a purpose led organisation that has a diverse portfolio of projects ongoing.
• Auckland CBD location.
• Great close knit team.
• Permanent Opportunity.

Please apply now to register interest.

We are only able to consider those candidates with relevant NZ work rights who are already based in NZ.

Overview:

A leading organisation is seeking a highly skilled Security Architect to join their innovative team, where expertise in cyber security will play a vital role in shaping the future of their security landscape.

In this pivotal role, the Security Architect will focus on threat assessments, risk mitigation, and implementing robust controls to ensure that every new capability or technology adopted is secure and compliant within a highly regulated environment.

Success in this role will involve embracing hands-on project work, collaborating across departments, and guiding the organization’s security strategy under the Cyber and Protection area within Technology and Operations.

• This is an initial 6 month contract
• Hybrid working
• Market rate
• This role will be a new year start

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture specializing in security
• A strong background in threat assessments and risk mitigation
• Proven ability to engage effectively with stakeholders
• Capacity to navigate a highly regulated enterprise environment while upholding security standards
• Excellent problem-solving skills, combining tactical execution with strategic oversight
• Ability to articulate complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholder

Please note this role will require for someone to be based in either Auckland or Christchurch with valid working rights.

Talent’s client is looking for an experienced NonStop System Administrator to support a major banking/payments environment here in Auckland. This is a senior role working across mission-critical, high-availability systems.

About the Role

You’ll be responsible for the stability, performance, and day-to-day operations of the client’s NonStop environment. This includes configuration, patching, troubleshooting, and supporting production systems within a managed services model.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and maintain NonStop systems (production + non-prod)
• System configuration, patching, tuning and security
• Troubleshoot complex incidents and drive RCA
• Ensure uptime across a high-availability banking/payments platform
• Work with onshore/offshore teams in a managed services model
• Support continuous improvement and operational enhancements

What You’ll Bring

• 8-10 years’ experience in NonStop administration
• Strong knowledge of NonStop OS, Guardian, OSS
• Experience in banking, payments, or BASE24 (ideal)
• Background in managed services or enterprise operations
• Ability to handle critical incidents in fast-paced environments
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Why Apply?

• Long-term 12-month contract
• Central Auckland CBD location
• Hybrid (3 office / 2 WFH)
• Work across mission-critical banking systems
• Well-supported, collaborative engineering environment

📩 Apply now – only candidates already based in New Zealand with valid work rights can be considered.

If you’re an experienced enterprise seller who knows their way around the Microsoft ecosystem (or broader enterprise SaaS), here’s a role where you can genuinely make your mark.

A high-growth global tech vendor is scaling its presence in NZ, and they’re looking for a confident, relationships-first Enterprise AE to own the Auckland commercial market.

You’ll be the face of the business on the ground-backed by strong partners, great tech, and a team who actually knows how NZ operates (not the “copy/paste from Australia” approach).

What you’ll be doing?

• Leading the commercial sales strategy for Auckland and the upper North Island.
• Owning a mix of new business (70%) and expanding existing accounts (30%).
• Getting face-to-face with enterprise customers-banks, FSI, retail, consulting, large corporates.
• Working closely with the Microsoft channel and local partners to open doors and progress deals.
• Running the full sales cycle: discovery, value-based selling, demos, proposals, presentations.
• Representing a platform that’s broad, evolving and genuinely interesting to talk about (no one-trick pony here).

What you’ll bring?

• 5+ years in enterprise tech sales (SaaS, cloud, digital, data, collaboration platforms).
• Experience selling into large NZ enterprises (bonus points for Microsoft ecosystem knowledge).
• Strong commercial discipline-pipeline management, forecasting, territory planning.
• Reputation for being a self-starter who thrives with autonomy.
• The ability to walk into a boardroom and hold a strategic conversation, not just pitch features.
• A bit of Kiwi grit, humour, and relationship-building charm.

Why it’s worth your time?

• High visibility, high impact – you’re one of the first NZ sales hires, shaping how the brand grows locally.
• Backed by strong partners
• Real career growth – as the NZ presence expands, leadership and influence naturally follow.
• Tech with breadth – plenty of room for strategic selling and creative problem-solving.
• Flexibility & balance – no big-vendor bureaucracy; you’re trusted to run your patch.

Join a high-performing engineering squad working on complex backend microservices that power large-scale digital customer experiences. This is a great opportunity for a Senior Test Engineer – or a strong Intermediate looking to step up – to play a key role in uplifting automation, improving test coverage, and ensuring quality across a cloud-native, microservices-based environment.

About the Role

You’ll join the Messaging Squad within a modern cloud environment, working closely with Developers, QA, SRE, Product and Architecture teams. Your focus will be on both manual and automated testing across backend microservices, with a strong emphasis on C# automation and API-level testing.

The role is available now, and the team is ready to onboard the right person as soon as they’re able to start.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, developing, and executing automated tests using C#
• Expanding and maintaining automation frameworks
• Conducting API, integration, backend and microservices testing
• Completing manual testing where required (approx. 40%)
• Identifying, raising, triaging and documenting defects
• Collaborating with Developers, Team Leads, Product Owners and QA
• Contributing to CI/CD testing practices
• Ensuring test cases, documentation and automation are kept to a high standard
• Supporting production incidents when required
• (For Seniors) Mentoring junior/intermediate testers and contributing to testing strategy

Key Skills & Experience

Must-Have

• Strong automation experience using C# (recent or within last 3-4 years)
• Hands-on experience in cloud environments (purely on-prem backgrounds unsuitable)
• Solid backend / microservices testing experience
• Strong API testing capability
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of QA fundamentals, defect management and documentation

Nice to Have

• Performance testing experience (e.g., JMeter)
• Familiarity with TDD/BDD
• Exposure to mobile testing (not essential)

Who This Will Suit

• A Senior Test Engineer who wants to own automation, influence best practices, and work across a modern cloud-native microservices domain
• OR a high-level Intermediate Test Engineer with strong automation skills who is ready to step up
• Someone who enjoys close collaboration in a cross-functional squad
• A tester who is comfortable working in ambiguous or evolving environments and improving testing maturity

Why Join This Team?

• Work on meaningful backend systems within a modern cloud tech stack
• High visibility role within a growing engineering function
• Supportive Engineering Team Lead and collaborative squad
• Real opportunity to uplift automation coverage and leave your mark
• Strong culture of learning, quality and continuous improvement

Overview:

Our forward thinking financial services client is looking to grow their digital product team, your expertise as a Senior Business Analyst will help shape the future of financial services. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in bridging the gap between diverse stakeholder needs and technical solutions. As part of an agile team, you’ll tackle a variety of tasks-from spearheading small enhancements on web, mobile apps, and CRM systems to managing larger projects involving system replacements and migrations. Your attention to detail and commitment to accuracy will ensure a shared understanding of intended outcomes, driving our projects toward success.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst, preferably with some experience in a financial services environment
• Experience in digital and future focused projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly
• Experience in collaborating with third-party IT suppliers in an outsourced environment
• Ability to reverse engineer specification documents and provide direction to junior team members
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and modern product management techniques
• Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Lucid

Nice to Have Skills:

• Experience with customer journey mapping and client experience (CX) strategies
• Knowledge of compliance requirements in regulated industries
• Previous experience in a startup or rapidly growing environment

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis within the financial services sector

Other Requirements:

• Flexibility to work in our office three days a week, with Tuesday and Thursday as core days, while accommodating project needs
• The ability to innovate and present information in new and engaging ways

If you are an adaptable and detail-oriented Business Analyst looking to make a significant impact in a busy digital environment, we encourage you to apply. Join us in transforming the financial services landscape!

Please note we will only be considering candidates currently located in New Zealand with working rights.

Are you an experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in Enterprise Managed Services? Our client is seeking an intermediate-level contractor who can shape, negotiate, and deliver well-architected managed service solutions across a broad enterprise customer base.

This role requires someone who understands the realities of Managed Services operations – from commercial risk and SLAs through to the design of robust, on-prem infrastructure solutions. You’ll work closely with senior architects, sales, commercial teams, and customers to scope, structure, and position compelling “as-a-service” offerings.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing well-architected Managed Services solutions across infrastructure, cloud, and security.
• Supporting the creation of contracts, SOWs, pricing models, and commercial constructs, ensuring risks are well managed (legal, commercial, finance, SLAs).
• Collaborating with account teams and internal/external stakeholders to deliver scalable, market-competitive service models.
• Leading and contributing to RFQ/RFP/RFI responses.
• Presenting and communicating the value of Managed Services offerings to customers across the ANZ region.
• Leveraging expertise across wider architecture and delivery teams – deep specialisation in storage or GreenLake-type platforms is not required (support available).

What we’re looking for

✔ You must have current Enterprise Managed Services experience.

✔ Strong experience with contract negotiation, pricing models, and understanding of commercial and business risk.

✔ Solid hardware infrastructure knowledge, particularly on-prem environments (cloud experience welcome but secondary).

✔ Background across operational, delivery, or architectural domains within Managed Services.

✔ Ability to communicate with senior stakeholders and translate customer requirements into scalable service offerings.

✔ High-level understanding of core IT domains (compute, storage, backup, virtualisation, cloud, security).

Why this role?

• Long-term 12-month contract with strong likelihood of extension.
• Hybrid working, with time spent both from home and in the Auckland CBD office.
• Ideal for an intermediate-level Solution Architect looking to step into a broader commercial and architectural role.
• Join a major enterprise environment via Talent and contribute to high-value Managed Services engagements.
• Supportive, collaborative team with access to senior technical experts.

How to Apply

If you’re an experienced Enterprise Managed Services professional with strong commercial acumen and a passion for architecting scalable service solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or reach out to Dean Liszewski at Talent for a confidential chat.

• Auckland CBD – 12-Month Fixed Term Fixed Term contract
• Hybrid working – 3 days onsite
• High-impact digital transformation

We’re partnering with a leading business in the financial services sector and they need a Senior Business Analyst to join their cross-functional teams on API and integration-focused projects.

You’ll play a key role in enabling connected customer experiences across platforms, helping deliver scalable and efficient B2B solutions through smart API design, seamless systems integration, and agile delivery.

If you’re a proactive BA with strong stakeholder skills and a curious mind for how things connect behind the scenes then this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead analysis across integration and API-focused initiatives
• Gather and document requirements, define business processes, and align stakeholders
• Facilitate workshops with devs, testers, product owners and business SMEs
• Drive solution delivery within Agile squads
• Support continuous improvement of digital capability and ways of working

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years as a Business Analyst working across software and integration projects
• Confident in API concepts, system connectivity, and cross-platform integration
• Agile delivery experience
• Excellent workshop facilitation, documentation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Insurance or financial services experience a bonus or fast learning curves welcomed!

Please note: This role requires NZ working rights.
Sound like you? Please apply today or reach out for a confidential chat.