Senior Security - DevSecOps Solutions Architect | Kaiwaihanga Pūnaha Matua - Wellington
Senior Security / DevSecOps Solutions Architect | Kaiwaihanga Pūnaha Matua
12-month Fixed-Term role
Based in Wellington
Join us at the forefront of secure innovation. We're seeking a Senior DevSecOps Solutions Architect to lead the design of cutting-edge, secure systems as part of our Security Uplift Programme. You'll combine deep architectural expertise with a DevSecOps mindset to embed security into every layer of our technology stack. If you're passionate about building secure-by-design solutions, this is your opportunity to shine.
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!
Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington
The role | Te tūnga
This role is fixed term for 12 months based in Wellington working within our Security By Design programme. Reporting to the Head of ICT Architecture your focus is developing, leading, and managing security-domain, cross-domain and cross-functional solution architectures. You'll have input to strategic discussions regarding Stats NZ's enterprise architecture, production implementation planning, and transitioning, and build strong relationships with all enterprise architecture team members. Your team includes a talented group of architects who are responsible for the IT architecture of the enterprise.
This role would suit someone who can bring:
Strategic and visionary thinking, with the ability to lead solution architecture conversations at an organisational and sector level.
Deep security expertise in:
Designing and delivering solutions that align with Stats NZ's strategic goals, ICT Action Plan, and common capability directives.
Enabling DevSecOps principles (primarily focused within an Azure environment)
Implementing Certification & Accreditation sponsored controls (at an enterprise, platform and workload level)
A collaborative and mentoring approach, sharing technical knowledge across teams and supporting the growth of other architects through coaching and guidance.
Strong communication skills, capable of translating complex architectural concepts into accessible information for diverse stakeholders.
An enterprise-wide mindset, ensuring architectural decisions balance innovation, efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
Extensive experience producing and governing architecture artefacts, frameworks, and implementation plans that enable scalable, secure, and future-ready technology environments.
Confidence navigating procurement, compliance, and governance processes, bringing architecture oversight to priority projects and investment decisions.
A commitment to building and maintaining trusted relationships, both within Stats NZ and across the wider government and data ecosystem.
Active contribution to organisational strategy and values, including a strong alignment with public service principles, cultural capability, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations.
Personal integrity and professionalism, consistently demonstrating respect, accountability, responsiveness, and a commitment to wellbeing—both individually and for others.
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
