In proud partnership with Water New Zealand, we are seeking a senior technical expert to provide dedicated technical leadership across wastewater and stormwater.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s water sector is undergoing significant transformation, making this an exciting time to join Water New Zealand and use your expertise to help shape the future of the sector.

This is a high-impact role working closely with the CE and alongside three other technical experts, within a high-performing, collaborative, small and nimble team environment.

A newly created role, for an initial 12 months fixed term. This position responds to identified demand across the sector and reflects Water New Zealand’s agility and commitment to its members and the sector as a whole.

About Water New Zealand

‘Ka ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora ngā tāngata’

‘If the water is healthy, the land is healthy, the people are healthy’

Water New Zealand is the largest water industry body in Aotearoa New Zealand, providing leadership across the sector through collaboration, professional development and networking. They bring together knowledge and expertise to support their members and promote the sustainable management and development of the water environment.

About the role

The Technical Lead – Wastewater and Stormwater will provide expert technical advice, leadership and advocacy on behalf of Water New Zealand, its members and the wider sector. A trusted advisor you will keep abreast of the changing regulatory, operational and environmental landscape, identifying emerging issues and opportunities where Water New Zealand can add value.

Working closely with the CEO, technical team, members and stakeholders, you will:

• Provide informed and practical advice to the CE, members and stakeholders.
• Identify and act on emerging technical issues and opportunities, proactively turning these into guidance, advocacy, training, collaboration and initiatives that add value for members and the wider sector.
• Lead the coordination and support of the Wastewater and Stormwater Special Interest Groups (SIG’s), working with them to turn priorities into tangible deliverables.
• Project manage the development and publication of technical guidelines and good-practice resources, translating complex technical information into clear, useful and accessible material.
• Support Water New Zealand’s advocacy and regulatory engagement, contributing technical expertise to submissions and conversations on legislation, regulation, standards and policy.
• Build trusted relationships across the sector, connecting members, water service providers, government, regulators, consultants, researchers and other industry bodies.

Alongside other technical experts and as part of a small team, you will also contribute your expertise to special projects, training, webinars, events and conferences, helping Water New Zealand respond to emerging sector needs and strengthen knowledge-sharing across its membership.

About you

You will bring strong technical understanding across wastewater and stormwater, together with a broad and current understanding of the New Zealand water sector.

Skills and experience required to be successful in this role include:

• A tertiary qualification in engineering or environmental science, with proven technical competence in wastewater and stormwater.
• An understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks, environmental outcomes and operational issues.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to distil complex information and turn it into clear, practical advice and recommendations.
• Excellent written communication and report-writing skills, alongside the confidence to present and communicate technical information to a range of audiences.
• Strong relationship-building, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills – you will enjoy being a connector across members, sector groups, government and regulators.
• A proactive, self-starting approach, with the initiative to identify opportunities and turn ideas into action.
• Based in Wellington and someone who enjoys being part of an office-based team. There is a preference for this role being in the city office at least four days a week.

In return for your expertise

Benefits you can expect to enjoy include:

• Four weeks’ annual leave, plus three additional days over the festive season.
• Opportunities to attend sector-related events and conferences, growing your networks and expertise.
• People-centred leadership within a values-driven environment where your skills, ideas and voice are genuinely valued.
• A collaborative and positive team environment passionate about making a meaningful difference to the water sector across Aotearoa.

To apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for, we can’t wait to hear from you.

Please email your CV and cover letter to John Keith at john.keith@talentinternational.com or Katie Kemp at katie.kemp@talentinternational.com. Applications will close at 9am on Friday 25^th of September 2026.

For further information or a copy of the position description, please contact Katie on 021 928 232 or John on 021 205 3252.

Identity Engineer

12-month contract | Auckland CBD

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Identity Engineer to join a large-scale identity modernisation programme.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused initially on Workforce Identity and Access Management. You will work closely with Application Owners, Identity Architects and Security teams to modernise how identity is managed across an estate of approximately 10,000 users.

As the organisation continues its cloud migration, you will help integrate applications and information systems with its identity platforms, strengthen access controls and support the implementation of effective identity governance.

This is an opportunity to work across the full identity life-cycle, not simply administer an existing platform.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Engineering and modernising workforce identity solutions across Microsoft Entra ID and Azure.

• Integrating enterprise applications and systems with identity platforms during cloud migration.

• Implementing and improving Identity Governance and Administration controls.

• Strengthening privileged access and least-privilege practices.

• Identifying and resolving toxic access and conflicting entitlement combinations.

• Supporting identity life-cycle processes, access certifications and role-based access controls.

• Designing and implementing federation, authentication, SSO and MFA solutions.

• Working with Application Owners, Identity Architecture and Security teams to address identity-control gaps.

• Improving the security and usability of the employee identity experience.

• Providing clear technical documentation and guidance throughout delivery.

What We’re Looking For

You will be an experienced Identity Engineer with a strong understanding of IAM across the full identity life-cycle. You should be comfortable moving between technical design and hands-on implementation within a large, complex environment.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Strong experience in Workforce Identity and Access Management.

• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure and Active Directory.

• Experience integrating applications with enterprise identity platforms.

• Knowledge of Identity Governance and Administration principles and technologies.

• Practical experience with privileged access, access controls and toxic entitlement combinations.

• Strong understanding of federation, SSO, MFA and modern authentication standards.

• Knowledge of RBAC, least privilege and identity life-cycle management.

• Experience supporting identity services across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.

• The ability to work effectively with architects, security specialists, application teams and business stakeholders.

If you are a hands-on Identity Engineer with strong workforce IAM experience and enjoy solving complex identity and access challenges, we would like to hear from you.

APPLY now or reach out to Amber at amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

Solution Architect – Digital & Customer Platforms

An established New Zealand financial services organisation is continuing to evolve its digital platforms and is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to help shape that journey.

This is an opportunity to influence the architecture behind digital experiences used by customers and internal teams. You’ll work across mobile and web applications, APIs, cloud services and enterprise integrations, helping connect the wider digital ecosystem.

This isn’t an architecture role where you’ll produce designs and step away. You’ll remain close to delivery, partnering with product managers, engineers, designers and business stakeholders to turn ideas and customer needs into secure, scalable and practical solutions.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll take ownership of solution architecture across key digital platforms, supporting teams to make sound technology decisions from early discovery through to delivery.

Your work will include:

• Shaping the architecture of customer-facing mobile and web experiences

• Designing scalable APIs and integration patterns

• Connecting modern applications with complex core and legacy systems

• Translating customer and business needs into clear, practical solution designs

• Guiding engineering teams through technical decisions and delivery challenges

• Ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, accessible and built to perform

• Strengthening architecture standards, patterns and ways of working

• Balancing immediate delivery priorities with longer-term technology strategy

The technology environment

You’ll work across a modern and evolving digital landscape that includes:

• React Native mobile applications

• Angular web applications

• Microsoft Azure

• APIs and enterprise integrations

• Microservices and modern architecture patterns

• Agile product and engineering teams

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for an experienced Solution Architect or a senior technical professional already operating at an architecture level who understands how successful digital products are designed and delivered.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Five or more years of experience in solution architecture or a comparable senior technical role

• Strong experience designing customer-facing digital platforms

• Proven capability across API design, management and integration

• Experience connecting digital applications with complex enterprise or legacy systems

• Practical knowledge of React Native and Angular environments

• Experience designing cloud-based solutions, ideally within Microsoft Azure

• A solid understanding of microservices and modern integration patterns

• Knowledge of security, privacy, accessibility, performance and resilience

• A strong understanding of software engineering and delivery practices

• Experience working alongside Agile product and engineering teams

You don’t need to have every answer on day one. What matters is your ability to navigate complexity, ask the right questions and bring people together around solutions that can genuinely be delivered.

About you

You’re pragmatic, curious and comfortable working beyond the diagrams.

You can move between strategic architecture conversations and detailed technical discussions without losing sight of the customer outcome. You enjoy collaborating with engineers and product teams, explain complex ideas clearly, and know when to challenge, influence or find a practical way forward.

Most importantly, you’ll be motivated by the opportunity to shape connected digital experiences within an environment where your decisions and contribution will be visible.

APPLY NOW:If this sounds like something you are interested in and ready to make a difference apply now or please reach out to Amber at amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

Senior SOC Analyst – Incident Response & Threat Hunting

Auckland CBD | Permanent | Hybrid – two office days | No on-call

Take the technical lead when it matters most.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst to join a well-established security operations environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will lead high-severity incidents, guide other analysts and influence how the SOC detects, investigates and responds to threats.

You will be the trusted technical authority and escalation point-not a people manager. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced SOC professional who enjoys leading from the front, mentoring others and improving security operations without the politics of formal team management.

The opportunity

You will take ownership of complex security incidents from initial investigation through containment, remediation and review. Alongside incident response, you will conduct proactive threat hunting, support the development of other analysts and help strengthen SOC workflows, playbooks and detection capabilities.

You will work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders, providing clear advice and maintaining calm, decisive leadership during critical incidents.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the investigation and resolution of high-severity security incidents
• Act as a technical escalation point for SOC analysts
• Perform proactive threat hunting and identify emerging security risks
• Analyse network activity, alerts and security events
• Use SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms to investigate and respond to threats
• Support the development and improvement of SOAR processes and playbooks
• Mentor analysts and promote effective knowledge sharing
• Contribute to detection engineering and broader SOC capability uplift
• Communicate incident impact, risk and recommended actions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and response effectiveness

What you will bring

• At least five years of dedicated Security Operations Centre experience
• Previous senior, lead or technical escalation responsibilities
• Advanced experience with SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel or Splunk
• Strong knowledge of EDR/XDR technologies such as Microsoft Defender
• Demonstrated ownership of complex security incident response
• Practical threat-hunting experience
• Strong understanding of network analysis and intrusion detection
• Experience working with SOAR technologies and security playbooks
• The ability to remain calm and make pragmatic decisions under pressure
• Clear communication skills across technical and business audiences
• A genuine interest in mentoring others and sharing knowledge

Experience improving SOC processes, detection capability, playbooks or team maturity would be particularly valuable.

What is on offer

• Hybrid working with two days per week in the Auckland CBD office
• No on-call requirement
• Southern Cross UltraCare 400 health insurance
• Life, trauma, income protection and permanent disability insurance
• Employer KiwiSaver contribution grossed up so eligible employees receive the full 3%
• Monthly fitness reimbursement of up to $100
• Additional wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
• A supportive culture with flexible working arrangements
• Genuine influence over SOC processes and capability development

Earlier-career SOC opportunities

We are also interested in hearing from developing SOC Analysts with approximately one to three years of relevant, hands-on Security Operations and incident-response experience. If you are earlier in your SOC career but have practical SIEM and security investigation experience, we encourage you to apply.

Apply now

If you are an experienced SOC professional who wants to remain technically hands-on while leading incidents, mentoring others and improving operational capability, we would like to hear from you.

Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Security Architect – Network Security & ZTNA

We’re looking for a Security Architect for a 5 month Contract.

Join a major enterprise security transformation and help deliver modern network security, Zero Trust Network Access and segmentation capabilities at scale.

This is a hands-on architecture role for someone who enjoys working closely with engineering and operations teams, not simply reviewing solutions from the sidelines. You will turn security strategy into practical patterns, guardrails and delivery-ready solutions across a complex hybrid and multi-cloud environment.

The opportunity

Embedded within the Network and Security Services function, you will help accelerate a broad programme of work covering:

• Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)

• Dynamic Trust and identity-aware access

• Data-centre and cloud micro-segmentation

• SD-WAN and branch security uplift

• Firewall and IPS modernisation

• CIS compliance

• Network security automation

• Converged monitoring and observability

• Secure cloud connectivity

• AI-enabled network security operations

You will own and develop reusable architecture patterns, standards and guardrails while supporting delivery teams through implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Design enterprise ZTNA policies incorporating identity, endpoint posture, EDR, DLP and Entra ID controls.

• Support enterprise-wide ZTNA rollout, including application publishing, user onboarding, exception management and migration from legacy access.

• Develop micro-segmentation strategies across data centres, cloud platforms, virtual machines and Kubernetes environments.

• Lead application dependency mapping, impact assessments, phased enforcement and database traffic coordination.

• Design Layer 7 firewall controls, context-aware policies, IPS uplift, DNS security and centralised policy management.

• Define secure hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity patterns across AWS, Azure and GCP.

• Develop standards for shared VPC/VNet environments, private endpoints, hub-and-spoke networks, cloud-to-cloud connectivity and hybrid DNS.

• Improve SD-WAN and branch segmentation, including NAC integration, device posture and the separation of user and machine traffic.

• Establish network security telemetry covering firewall, proxy, DNS, flow and ZTNA data.

• Support security monitoring, dashboards, detection use cases, automation triggers and forensics-ready logging.

• Design automation for firewall requests, policy lifecycle management and broader network security operations.

• Produce architecture decision records, standards, implementation guardrails and delivery-ready backlog items.

• Test security controls in live environments before publishing them as organisational standards.

• Clearly communicate residual risks, control gaps, compensating controls and delivery trade-offs.

• Work directly with cyber, architecture, engineering, operations, risk, service management and vendor teams.

Technology environment

You may work across technologies including:

• Check Point firewalls and IPS

• Netskope Proxy, DLP and ZTNA

• Illumio segmentation

• Akamai DNS and security services

• Cisco Nexus and Catalyst

• F5 BIG-IP and WAF

• AWS, Azure and GCP native firewalls

• Kubernetes networking and security

• Terraform and policy as code

• SIEM, network telemetry and AIOps platforms

Experience across every listed product is not required; however, you will need strong enterprise network security architecture experience and the ability to work confidently across a varied technology landscape.

What you’ll bring

• At least eight years’ experience in security architecture or senior network security engineering.

• Five or more years working with enterprise network security, ZTNA, segmentation, firewalls, proxies, DNS or cloud networking.

• Experience within financial services, critical infrastructure or another highly regulated environment.

• Proven delivery of enterprise-scale ZTNA, network segmentation or Zero Trust initiatives.

• Strong hybrid and multi-cloud network security knowledge.

• Experience producing reusable architecture patterns, standards and implementation guardrails.

• The ability to translate strategy and regulatory requirements into practical technical controls and measurable outcomes.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform, policy as code or network security automation.

• Strong consultation and communication skills across engineering, cyber, risk, operations and executive stakeholders.

• A pragmatic “yes, if” mindset that enables delivery while keeping solutions within risk appetite.

• The confidence to sign off designs, defend recommendations at architecture review and manage exceptions pragmatically.

Certifications

Relevant certifications may include:

• CISSP, CCSP, SABSA or equivalent security architecture experience

• AWS Advanced Networking – Specialty

• Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate

• Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer

• Check Point CCSE

• Cisco security or networking certifications

• Netskope, Illumio, F5 or Akamai certifications

Strong, clearly demonstrated enterprise delivery experience may substitute for formal certifications.

Why consider this role?

This is an opportunity to influence a significant security transformation while remaining close to delivery. You will help shape how Zero Trust, segmentation, cloud connectivity and network security automation are implemented across a large and complex enterprise environment.

If you are a delivery-focused Security Architect who can combine deep network security expertise with practical stakeholder engagement, we would love to hear from you.

Our client, a leading insurer, is seeking an Integration Developer to join their Auckland-based team. You’ll build and support APIs, integrations, and automation, working closely with engineers, QA, DevOps, and architecture.

What you’ll be doing

• Design, develop, test, maintain, and support applications, APIs, integrations, and supporting services
• Build integration solutions across modern stacks (e.g., Java/Spring Boot, Node.js, and front-end applications)
• Integrate with SaaS platforms (e.g., Salesforce and other business systems)
• Develop and maintain automated tests (unit/integration/regression where appropriate)
• Participate in code reviews and uphold strong standards in quality, security, performance, and maintainability
• Support releases (deployments, smoke testing, validation, post-release monitoring)
• Troubleshoot defects/incidents and provide production support
• Partner with DevOps to ensure solutions are deployable, observable, and operationally ready
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement across delivery practices

What we’re looking for

• 3+ years’ experience in software development, integration, or related roles
• Strong experience building REST APIs, integrations, and service-based solutions
• Experience with Java/Spring Boot and/or Node.js
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated deployments, and DevOps practices
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Understanding of secure coding practices and source control processes
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills
• Comfort leveraging AI-assisted tools/agents to support development, testing, troubleshooting, and delivery

Why this role

• Work on integrations and APIs within a new product development area
• Join a collaborative, cross-functional engineering team
• Opportunity to influence engineering practices and automation

You will be working with a very smart team and a down to earth and supportive leadership team.

If this sounds like you please apply to JP Browne for a confidential chat.

Engineering Manager – 6-Month Contract

Auckland – North Shore | Immediate start | Potential long-term opportunity

The opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join a well-established global software organisation on an initial six-month contract.

You will lead a cross-functional product engineering team of approximately five to six engineers, working closely with Product Owners and shared design resources. This is a genuine people leadership and delivery role, but a strong technical background is important you will need to understand what is happening within the team, guide technical conversations, and support the resolution of production issues.

There is an immediate need for someone who can quickly build relationships, provide stability, and keep the team moving forward. While this begins as a contract, there may be an opportunity for the role to become permanent.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of software engineers

• Driving the delivery and ongoing development of the team

• You will work within a modern software product environment

• Working closely with Product Owners and other business stakeholders

• Supporting effective sprint planning, prioritisation, and delivery

• Encouraging strong Agile and Scrum practices across the team

• Helping the team break work into manageable pieces and move away from waterfall-style delivery

• Identifying opportunities to improve engineering processes and team performance

• Supporting technical discussions and providing guidance when required

• Assisting the team with incident management and resolving production issues

• Removing blockers and ensuring risks are identified and communicated early

• Creating a positive, accountable, and collaborative team environment

What we’re looking for

You will be an established Engineering Manager who has successfully led software engineering teams.

Ideally, you will bring:

• Previous experience managing and developing software engineers

• Knowledge of multiple technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap, Angular, C# or SQL Server

• A strong background in software or web development

• Hands-on experience with .NET and C# development

• Experience leading cross-functional product engineering teams

• A solid understanding of modern software engineering practices

• Strong Agile and Scrum experience, with the ability to apply these practices effectively

• Experience driving delivery, change, and continuous improvement

• The technical credibility to guide conversations and support incident resolution

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• A practical and collaborative leadership style

• The ability to step into a new environment and become effective quickly

Recent hands-on development experience would be beneficial, although the role will primarily focus on people leadership, team development, and delivery.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion with Amber at amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

Please note:we can only consider candidates that are in New Zealand and hold valid NZ working rights

We are looking for an experienced Finance and Administration Officer to become the in-house go-to person across finance administration, accounts and payroll for a membership-based organisation. You’ll join a small yet high-achieving team delivering significant outcomes for its members and wider sector.

This is a hands-on operational role, working closely with the organisation’s external financial advisers across day-to-day financial processing, records, payroll administration, routine queries and agreed finance processes.

In this role you will get to:

• Manage day-to-day finance processing, including AP, AR, invoicing, payments, reconciliations and expense claims.
• Support month-end and annual budgeting processes, ensuring accurate records and timely information is provided to external financial advisers.
• Manage payroll administration, including payroll processing, employee data, leave records and reconciliations.
• Monitor and manage debtors, payments and cash-flow information.
• Support annual audit and compliance processes, ensuring financial records and supporting documentation are accurate and up to date.
• Be an integral part of a small team, helping keep the office running smoothly across suppliers, systems, facilities, and general administration.

With a new CRM and projects underway across financial system integration and optimisation, this is an exciting time to join the organisation. You’ll have the opportunity to support these changes, working alongside the CEO, external advisers and wider team to help bring improvements to life.

What we are looking for:

• A solid foundation of experience in finance administration, accounts, payroll or bookkeeping; ideally at least three years’ experience.
• Hands-on experience across AP, AR, bank reconciliations, payroll and month-end processes.
• A good understanding of financial processes, controls and compliance, with experience preparing information for accountants, auditors or external financial advisers.
• Strong systems capability, particularly Excel, with experience using accounting and payroll systems; Xero, Stripe and iPayroll would be an advantage.
• Excellent administration, organisation and record-management skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• High levels of integrity, discretion and sound judgement, alongside the confidence to build a strong working relationship with external financial advisers, and senior leaders.

As an integral part of a small team, you’ll be a warm, practical and approachable person who brings financial expertise while also being willing to pitch in and contribute to a positive, forward-thinking team culture.

The details:

This is a part-time role of up to 24 hours per week, with flexibility around how those hours are spread across the week. Ideally, you’ll be based in the organisation’s Wellington city office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

If this sounds like the role you have been looking for and part-time hours suit what you’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and a cover letter telling us a little more about you and why this opportunity appeals.

Pre-screening questions:

Are you currently eligible to work in New Zealand without restriction?
This is a part-time role of up to 24 hours per week. Does this align with the hours you are looking for?
Are you able to work from the Wellington CBD office, ideally Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday?

For more information, please contact John Keith at john.keith@talentinternational.com or Katie Kemp at katie.kemp@talentinternational.com.

Only applicants with the right to work in New Zealand should apply for this position.

Senior DevSecOps Engineer/Engineering Lead

6-month contract | Auckland Based

A leading enterprise organisation is seeking an experienced Senior DevSecOps Engineer to improve its software delivery, security and release practices across its New Zealand technology teams.

This is a hands-on technical role with a strong leadership and stakeholder-influence component. You’ll work across engineering, testing, platform, delivery and release teams to embed better practices throughout the software development lifecycle.

You’ll be expected to provide direction, influence change and drive initiatives across multiple teams.

About the role

The organisation already has CI/CD pipelines, application-security tooling, code-quality platforms and established engineering processes in place. Your focus will be on assessing the current environment, identifying gaps and implementing practical improvements.

The first three months will be critical. You’ll focus on strengthening source code management, application security, code quality, CI/CD and SDLC controls, helping teams identify defects and risks earlier in the delivery lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Assess the current DevSecOps and software delivery environment.

• Review and optimise existing CI/CD pipelines and engineering processes.

• Identify gaps across source control, application security, code quality and release controls.

• Develop a practical improvement roadmap and implement quick wins.

• Embed security and quality controls earlier in the SDLC.

• Reduce late-stage defects, release issues and production incidents.

• Drive consistent engineering and DevSecOps practices across multiple teams.

• Work closely with engineering, testing, platform, delivery, release and environment-management teams.

• Influence stakeholders and encourage teams to adopt improved ways of working.

• Provide clear plans, recommendations and progress reporting to senior leaders.

• Explore how AI-assisted development can improve delivery speed, security and quality.

About you

You’ll be a senior DevSecOps, platform engineering or software engineering professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to lead through influence.

You’ll have:

• Strong hands-on DevSecOps experience within a complex enterprise environment.

• Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design, implementation and optimisation.

• Strong experience with source code management and branching strategies.

• Experience embedding application-security controls into CI/CD pipelines.

• A solid understanding of code quality, testing and release-management practices.

• Experience assessing and improving an established SDLC environment.

• The ability to turn technical findings into practical, achievable improvements.

• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and influencing skills.

• Experience working across engineering, testing, platform and delivery functions.

• The confidence to provide direction and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.

What’s on offer?

• An initial six-month contract with the potential for extension.

• A highly visible role with the opportunity to deliver measurable improvements.

• Ownership of a significant DevSecOps and engineering uplift.

• The autonomy to assess the environment, shape the road map and drive implementation.

• The opportunity to work with senior technical and business stakeholders.

• A chance to influence engineering practices across a large, complex organisation.

If you’re a technically credible DevSecOps specialist who can influence without direct authority and turn strategy into practical outcomes, APPLY now or send your CV to amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

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

Opportunity Knocks:

Our client is seeking an experienced Test Lead to lead quality assurance across a major AI transformation programme.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on automation, you will establish the test approach, build scalable automation frameworks, and help ensure AI-enabled solutions are secure, reliable, and production-ready.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the programme’s test strategy, planning, delivery, and quality reporting.
• Build automated test frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript or C#/.NET.
• Manage API, integration, workflow, application, and AI testing across CI/CD pipelines.
• Apply AI-assisted testing tools and appropriate controls for generative AI and autonomous agents.
• Define quality gates, manage defects and risks, and support secure, reliable releases.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to continuously improve delivery.

About You:

• 8 or more years of experience leading test delivery, with strong hands-on automation and API testing skills.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• A proactive and autonomous approach, with the ability to work with minimal direction and challenge existing practices.
• A strong interest in using AI tools to improve test coverage, quality, and delivery speed.
• Experience within insurance, financial services, or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience with Salesforce/Agentforce, Temporal or similar platforms, AI testing, and performance or security testing would be advantageous.

Next Steps:

If you’re looking for your next contract opportunity, submit your CV today!

Please note: Only applicants from NZ will be considered for this opportunity.

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
• Attractive hourly rate

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

Cloud and security certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, CISA, AWS or Microsoft Azure certifications would also be advantageous. Experience working within a highly regulated environment, with knowledge of Australian financial services regulatory requirements such as APRA CPS 234, would be highly regarded.

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

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