DevOps Engineering Lead

Permanent | Wellington

About us | Mō mātou

ACC is a trusted and high‑performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future.

You can find more about ACC and the work we do at www.acc.co.nz

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

As the DevOps Engineering Lead, you will lead ACC's DevOps Centre of Excellence and champion DevOps practices, ways of working, and culture across the organisation. You will provide people leadership to a high-performing team while setting the strategic direction of the DevOps toolchain, enabling Agile Release Trains and technology teams to deliver value faster, safer and more efficiently. This is a highly influential leadership role where you'll work closely with architects, product teams, security specialists and senior stakeholders to improve enterprise technology delivery, drive DevSecOps adoption, foster innovation, and contribute to keeping Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

The appointing salary for this role is $146,436 - $195,248 based on experience. ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

About you | Mōu

You will bring:

• Proven leadership experience leading, coaching and developing technology teams.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, DevSecOps, automation, continuous delivery and enterprise toolchains.
• Experience delivering technology solutions within complex enterprise environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and executive audiences.
• Experience working within Agile environments, including SAFe, Scrum and Kanban.
• Strong communication, presentation and documentation skills.
• A customer-focused mindset with the ability to identify opportunities and solve complex problems.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, innovation and developing capability in others.
• You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

Please attach your CV and cover letter telling us why you would be a great fit and what strengths you would bring to the role. Applications will run through to 5pm Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Applications can only be accepted through the ACC Career Website. For accessibility support or pātai (questions), email [email protected] quoting the Job Identification number in the Job Info section.