We are looking for someone who listens deeply, builds trust and is prepared to stand alongside people when situations become difficult or complex. You will help members understand their rights, navigate challenging processes and have confidence that their voice is being heard.

About the role

Supported by a highly experienced and committed team leader, you will work directly with volunteer fire brigade personnel across Aotearoa, providing independent support, guidance and advocacy through complaints, disputes and other complex situations.

At the heart of the role is people. You will listen, understand what matters, help individuals explore their options and support them to make informed decisions about the way forward.

No two days will be the same. Your work will include:

• Building trusted relationships with Volunteer Fire Brigade members throughout New Zealand.
• Advocating for people and helping ensure their perspectives are understood and their voices heard.
• Supporting members through complex complaints, disputes and resolution processes from beginning to end.
• Helping people understand their rights, entitlements and options, including principles of natural justice and fair process.
• Providing practical advice, tools and resources that empower people to navigate challenging situations.
• Attending meetings, interviews, case conferences and mediations to provide support and advocacy.
• Identifying recurring issues and opportunities where stronger advocacy could improve the experience of volunteers.

You will also keep informed about relevant legislation, policies and services, while developing constructive relationships with key stakeholders across the fire and emergency sector.

About you

You may already work in advocacy, employment or employee relations, membership support, complaints resolution or another people-focused environment. More important than your job title is your ability to connect with people and your commitment to helping others achieve fair and constructive outcomes.

You will bring:

• A genuine commitment to advocacy and supporting people.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to establish trust with people from all walks of life.
• The confidence to advocate constructively while maintaining objectivity and professional judgement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to navigate difficult conversations and prepare clear, factual documentation.
• Strong practical problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex situations.
• Resilience and emotional maturity, particularly when supporting people experiencing challenging circumstances.
• Sound judgement when dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Cultural awareness and respect for different backgrounds, communities and life experiences.
• The ability to work independently while being an active and positive member of a supportive team.

You will need the flexibility to occasionally attend meetings outside normal working hours and travel approximately 1-2 times each month.

Why join UFBA?

This is more than a support role. It is an opportunity to stand alongside the people who serve and protect communities across New Zealand and help ensure they have a strong voice when they need it most.

In return for your expertise, you can expect:

• Four weeks’ annual leave, plus an extra day off for your birthday.
• Flexible working between home and our Tawa-based offices.
• Easy onsite parking.
• A supportive and empowering team environment.
• The opportunity to build relationships with firefighters and fire service volunteers throughout Aotearoa.
• Work where you can see the difference your advocacy makes.

Ready to make a difference?

If you are committed to people, fairness and ensuring firefighters and fire service volunteers have a strong voice, we would love to hear from you.

Please click Apply Now to submit your application.

For further information or a copy of the position description, please contact John Keith at john.keith@talentinternational.com or Katie Kemp at katie.kemp@talentinternational.

Applications close Friday, 16th October 2026.

Senior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer – DevSecOps

Auckland CBD | Six-month contract | Hybrid working

• Lead a practical uplift across CI/CD, application security and engineering practices

• Work in an Azure-focused enterprise environment

• $ Competitive daily rate

The opportunity

We are looking for a senior, self-sufficient Azure Cloud Platform Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or DevSecOps specialist to join a leading enterprise organisation in Auckland.

This is an assessment, uplift and implementation role-not a position focused on building a new DevOps environment from scratch. The organisation already has established CI/CD pipelines, application-security tools, code-quality tooling and engineering processes.

You will assess what is working, identify gaps and lead practical improvements across how software is developed, secured, tested and released.

The role combines approximately 50% technical DevSecOps capability with 50% technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and influence. You will work closely with software engineers, testers, delivery teams, platform teams and senior stakeholders to embed stronger engineering practices across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Assess existing CI/CD pipelines, development processes, security controls and release practices

• Identify gaps, risks and opportunities across the software-development lifecycle

• Improve Azure DevOps pipelines and associated engineering practices

• Embed application-security and code-quality controls into CI/CD workflows

• Strengthen source-control, testing, release-governance and deployment standards

• Work with engineering teams to improve secure-development practices

• Develop practical recommendations and support their implementation

• Influence technical and non-technical stakeholders to adopt improved ways of working

• Provide technical guidance, coaching and leadership across multiple teams

• Support the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices where appropriate

What you will bring

• Senior-level experience in DevSecOps, cloud platform engineering, SRE or software engineering

• Strong practical knowledge of CI/CD, source control, testing and release management

• Experience with Azure DevOps and Azure Cloud

• Knowledge of secure-SDLC and application-security practices

• Experience embedding security and quality controls into delivery pipelines

• Exposure to SonarQube or similar code-quality tooling

• Experience with SAST, SCA or application-security tools such as Mend, Fortify, Snyk, Checkmarx or equivalent

• The ability to assess an existing environment and turn findings into practical improvements

• Strong stakeholder-management, communication and influencing skills

• Experience coaching engineers and driving adoption across delivery teams

• Exposure to GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted engineering tools would be advantageous

Contract details

• Initial six-month contract with potential for extension

• Auckland CBD location

• Minimum three days per week in the office

• 37.5 hours per week

This opportunity would suit a senior Cloud Platform Engineer, SRE or DevSecOps specialist who combines strong technical capability with the confidence to influence teams, challenge existing practices and lead meaningful engineering uplift.

Apply now or contact Jenny Nguyen at Talent International for a confidential discussion.

Please note: We can only consider applicants who are already in New Zealand and hold valid working rights.

We are seeking a strategic Manager of Technology Engineering and Architecture to spearhead Enviro NZ’s IT architecture, standards, and solution design.

Enviro NZ is in the midst of redefining what good looks like, with one eye on now and the other on future possibilities with the focus of providing exceptional experience to customers and staff.

Within the newly created leadership position, you will play a key role in shaping the future of technology.

The skills you already possess

• A broad understanding of enterprise applications, integration, cloud platforms, infrastructure and cyber.
• The ability to develop enterprise technology architecture.
• Strong exposure to Microsoft Enterprise Platforms (D365, AZURE).
• Experience contributing to the architecture, strategy, and technology foundations required to enable practical and responsible use of AI.
• Experience leading technical design authority reviews and ensuring solutions meet security, privacy, and operational requirements.
• Proven leadership in guiding technology lifecycle planning, system rationalisation, and vendor evaluations.
• Strong architecture foundations (TOGAF)
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to pass pre-employment health assessments, including drug and alcohol testing.
• Willingness to support occasional travel as needed.
• Commitment to Enviro NZ’s values of respect, integrity, innovation, and teamwork.

The team is supportive and excited for the future and you will have the backing of an engaged executive team who realise the potential or a technology led organisation.

If you possess very strong fundamentals and are looking for a company who you can grow with and are willing to challenge the status quo (In the right way) then this might be the place for you.
Please apply with an updated CV to JP Browne.

This is a very exciting time to join Enviro NZ as their Manager of Technology Service Delivery and Business Engagement.

They are embarking on an exciting journey of technology and capability uplift with a primary focus on providing exceptional CX to customers and staff.

You will be responsible for creating and shaping a new service delivery capability to realise this vision.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in designing, implementing and creating an exceptional service delivery capability within a customer first environment.
• Proven leadership in technology service management and IT operations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• The ability to build on an already great culture.
• Knowledge and experience shaping and using AI Chatbots with a view on improving customer experience.
• Proven experience of utilising and implementing ITIL Service Management.
• The ability to constantly build capability and capacity within your team, this includes utilising current and future tools (New technology, AI etc).
• Experience leading outsourced service providers in a multi-vendor environment.
• Expertise in incident, major incident, problem, change management, and continual service improvement.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel as needed within regions.
• Ability to pass pre-employment health assessments.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, integrity, and excellent customer service.

Enviro NZ is ready to propel forward in capability and you will have the backing and support of an engaged executive team.

We don’t need a leader who has all the answers, but someone who is highly capable and curious with a desire to lift others up.

If you are looking for an innovative environment where you can really make your mark, please apply with an updated resume to JP Browne.

Come join an organisation who are creating a very exciting future, one that is technology enabled and focused on providing exceptional customer outcomes.

In this newly created position, the Manager Project and Portfolio Delivery will be responsible for creating a delivery environment free of cumbersome bottlenecks and pointless meetings.

This role is about seamless delivery, and you will be the champion of transparency and communication.

Enviro NZ are on an exciting technology and business journey, where the delivery of great, fit for purpose, technology solutions will dramatically increase customer experience and outcomes.

Key skills you will need to have:

• A strong project delivery experience within an enterprise technology environment.
• A great sense of humour with high EQ.
• The ability to develop and implement delivery capability and frameworks that fit withtheEnviro NZ environment and are free of bureaucracy.
  • This delivery model needs to be able to operate in an innovative and fast paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the want and capability to bring people on the journey.
• An entrepreneurial mindset with the want to drive innovation.
• The ability to maintain an AI Use case Portfolio.

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel as needed within regions.
• Ability to pass pre-employment health assessments.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety, integrity, and excellent customer service.

We are not looking for someone who has been there and done it all and wears it like a badge of honour.

Ultimately we are looking for a great human who wants to do great work, with great people.

So, if you are looking to work with a team that are all in, and are excited for the future, then please apply with an up to date CV to JP Browne.

Opportunity knocks…

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Project Manager to join our client and lead the delivery of key Salesforce initiatives across CRM, Data Cloud (Data 360) and Marketing Cloud. Additionally you’ll manage complex data and integration projects across multiple teams and stakeholders to deliver high value projects.

Why you’re special…

• You are an experienced Project Manager with at least 3 years’ hands-on experience delivering projects across Salesforce environments, including CRM, Data Cloud and/or Marketing Cloud.
• You have delivered complex digital IT projects including software implementations, data migrations and system integrations within large and complex environments.
• You have strong experience managing data and integration projects and understand the dependencies involved across systems, platforms and teams.
• You have strong engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain credibility with a variety of stakeholders.

What’s in it for you?

• Join a purpose-led organisation with an exciting portfolio of digital projects and plenty of opportunity to make an impact.
• Opportunity to deliver high-impact Salesforce and digital transformation projects.
• Auckland CBD location with hybrid working – 2 days in the office.
• Work across a broad Salesforce ecosystem including CRM, Data Cloud and Marketing Cloud.

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:

We are seeking an experienced Technical Delivery Coordinator to join our client on a part-time basis to support the implementation of technical infrastructure systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate day-to-day technical activities onsite.
• Align technical teams, suppliers, contractors, and trades around delivery requirements and timelines.
• Support the installation and commissioning of:
  • LAN and WAN infrastructure
  • Server room facilities
  • Structured cabling
  • CCTV, alarms, and access-control systems
  • Audio-visual technology
  • Other supporting infrastructure
• Check that the physical environment is ready before implementation begins.
• Monitor and escalate risks, issues, and technical dependencies.
• Assist with resolving onsite delivery challenges.
• Keep project managers and stakeholders updated on progress and readiness.

About You:

• Experience delivering IT infrastructure or workplace technology projects.
• Good knowledge of networks, cabling, server rooms, security, and audio-visual systems.
• Confidence coordinating technical specialists, suppliers, contractors, and trades.
• Ability to understand technical plans and installation requirements.
• Strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to work independently.

Next Steps:

If you are seeking a flexible, part-time opportunity starting from 8 hours per fortnight and are excited by this challenge, submit your application, we would love to hear from you.

Opportunity Knocks:

We are currently recruiting a Deskside Support Engineer to join our client’s IT support team within a large, fast-paced organisation.

About the Role:

Based primarily in a walk-up support area, you will provide face-to-face technical assistance to staff across the organisation. We’re looking for someone who can confidently engage with users, diagnose technical problems and resolve a broad range of Level 2 – 2.5 support issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing Windows and general desktop support
• Diagnosing issues with laptops, desktops, docking stations and other peripherals
• Supporting Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams
• Resolving user account, login and access-related issues
• Logging and managing incidents and service requests in ServiceNow
• Keeping users informed throughout the support process

About You:

You will bring hands-on at least Level 2 IT support experience, strong troubleshooting skills and a customer-focused approach. You’ll be confident working directly with users and able to provide clear, professional support in a busy environment.

Previous experience in the healthcare sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

Next Steps:

If this sounds like your next opportunity, apply now and let’s have a conversation.

Please note: Only applicants currently based in the Northland region will be considered for this position

Are you an experienced Team Lead or Senior Business Analyst who enjoys developing people while remaining involved in meaningful enterprise transformation?

Our client is looking for a Lead Business Analyst to support and develop a high-performing team of BAs, strengthen analysis standards and contribute to strategic technology initiatives.

This is a blended leadership and delivery role. You will coach and mentor Business Analysts, review analysis outputs, improve tools and ways of working, and provide hands-on support across discovery, requirements, future-state design and solution delivery.

You could be a strong fit if you bring:

• Strong Senior or Lead Business Analyst experience delivering multiple concurrent projects within complex technology environments.

• Experience coaching, mentoring or leading Business Analysts.

• A passion for developing people and improving BA practices.

• Strong discovery, requirements and process-analysis capability.

• The ability to connect business strategy, customer outcomes and technology delivery.

• Experience working across Agile, Scrum, Kanban or SAFe environments.

• Confidence engaging senior business and technology stakeholders.

Formal BA Chapter Lead experience would be valuable, but our client is also open to experienced Senior BAs who can demonstrate meaningful coaching, mentoring and leadership capability.

Alongside a competitive salary, this role offers free parking, EV charging, additional leave benefits, insurance discounts and access to onsite facilities.

Are you passionate about marine safety and keen to pursue an investigative career?

The role

We’re seeking an experienced marine specialist to join the team as a Marine Accident Investigator.

You’ll be deployed to marine accident sites, along with an Investigator in Charge, to manage and undertake a site examination and gather evidence. Back in the office you’ll carry out very detailed and thorough analysis and research as you draft your in-depth investigation report, findings and recommendations, for consideration by the Commission.

The role is Wellington based in TAIC’s central city office.

About the Organisation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is an independent Crown entity.

TAIC’s principal purpose is to determine the circumstances and causes of certain aviation, maritime and rail accidents and incidents, with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future, rather than to ascribe blame to any person.

About You

This role will require you to apply your expertise both at the accident site and at your desk, from site management and evidence gathering to researching, analysing and writing your highly detailed, in-depth and robust investigation report and safety recommendations.

You’ll have extensive maritime experience, hold academic qualifications in naval architecture, marine engineering or another related field, and possess high level:

• Plain English report writing abilities
• Attention to detail
• Analytical and problem solving capabilities
• Verbal communication skills
• Stakeholder engagement skills
• Project and time management abilities.

Given you’ll attend accident sites, you will also need to be:

• Medically and physically fit – able to pass and maintain a medical certification
• Emotionally and psychologically mature to handle stressful and emotionally difficult situations
• Able to travel domestically at short notice.

Your work will involve a range of vessel types and accidents, and you’ll engage with a wide variety of stakeholders and subject matter experts. The work is incredibly interesting and engaging and you will be well supported and receive world class training and professional development.

Over time you’ll be able to apply your developed investigative skills to support other transport modal investigations too, further enhancing your experience and professional development. Your ongoing work will contribute to marine, rail and aviation safety, rather than ascribing blame.

How to apply

If this excellent accident investigation role is the career opportunity that can showcase your combined marine experience, analytical thinking and writing skills, then apply now!

Please include a cover letter written by you, outlining your suitability and interest in this role.

You’ll be joining a small dedicated team committed to transport safety and no repeat accidents. For any queries or to obtain a copy of the job description, please contact John Keith john.keith@talentinternational.com or Jacaleen Williams Jacaleen.williams@talentinternational.com at Talent International.

Applications close Sunday 27 September 2026.

Senior Cyber Security Consultant – Strategy & Risk
Auckland | Hybrid

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Cyber Security Consultant to join a growing cyber security advisory and risk consulting team.
This is a client-facing consulting role working with enterprise and public sector clients. You’ll lead cyber security engagements, provide trusted security advice, and help organisations improve their cyber resilience, governance and risk posture.
Key responsibilities

• Lead cyber security risk and maturity assessments
• Deliver NIST Cybersecurity Framework assessments
• Support HISF, NZISM, ISM and ISO 27001 advisory work
• Design and facilitate cyber security tabletop exercises
• Provide security advisory and vCISO-style support
• Develop cyber security strategies, roadmaps and operating models
• Review and uplift security policies, standards and Incident Response Plans
• Advise clients on cyber risk, governance, compliance and security controls
• Lead client workshops, discovery sessions and stakeholder engagement
• Prepare high-quality reports, proposals and presentations for senior stakeholders

About you
You’ll be a confident cyber security consultant who can translate technical security risk into clear business recommendations.
You’ll ideally bring:

• 3+ years’ cyber security, security risk, GRC or consulting experience
• Experience in cyber security advisory, strategy, governance or risk
• Strong knowledge of frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, NZISM, ISM, HISF or similar
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and clients
• Ability to lead consulting engagements independently
• Experience across multiple cyber security domains

Experience with NZISM Certification & Accreditation, NIST CSF maturity assessments, tabletop exercises, vCISO advisory, incident response planning or cyber security strategy will be highly regarded.
Why apply?

• Auckland-based hybrid role
• Strong pipeline of cyber advisory work
• Enterprise and public sector client exposure
• Variety across strategy, risk, governance and resilience engagements
• Competitive remuneration and development opportunities

If you’re an experienced Cyber Security Consultant, Security Consultant, Cyber GRC Consultant, Security Risk Consultant, Information Security Consultant or vCISO Advisor, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now with your CV or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Senior Business Architect

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Architect to support a multi-year project transformation programme within a large tertiary organisation.

You will develop a practical operating framework that defines how people, processes and technology should work together to deliver a future-focused student experience.

This is a hands-on contract requiring someone who can quickly understand a complex environment, identify the highest-value work and deliver a clear, practical and stakeholder-supported framework by year-end.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the current operating environment, including key variations, gaps and dependencies.
• Develop a future-state operating framework across people, processes, governance and technology.
• Define business capabilities, value streams, roles, responsibilities and decision rights.
• Establish enterprise principles, guardrails and consistent ways of working.
• Determine where standardisation is required and where local flexibility should remain.
• Translate strategic objectives into practical operating-model components.
• Facilitate workshops with senior leaders, business teams, architects and programme stakeholders.
• Build stakeholder understanding, alignment and support for the proposed framework.
• Work closely with the Process Designer to ensure the framework and future-state processes inform each other.
• Develop recommendations and an implementation roadmap for 2027.

What you will bring

• Significant experience as a Business Architect, Operating Model Lead or Business Design Consultant.
• Proven delivery of target operating models or enterprise operating frameworks.
• Strong capability in business architecture, capability mapping, value streams and future-state design.
• Experience connecting organisational roles, processes, governance, data and technology.
• Ability to create enterprise consistency while accommodating legitimate business-unit requirements.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and senior stakeholder-influencing skills.
• A pragmatic and hands-on approach, with the ability to bring structure to ambiguity.
• Ability to orient quickly and deliver high-quality outputs at pace.
• Experience in tertiary education, customer or service transformation, or another decentralised organisation would be advantageous.

The initial contract will start as soon as possible and run until 18 December 2026. The work forms part of a multi-year programme, and there may be an opportunity to continue in 2027.

If you have delivered practical operating frameworks across people, processes and technology and are available to begin a new contract shortly, we would like to hear from you.

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