Typescript Devops Java NZ

Role: Typescript Java DevOps
Location: Auckland NZ
Experience: 8-15 years

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Engineer with strong expertise in Backstage TypeScript Spring boot and Java to design build and operate an enterprise-grade Internal Developer Platform (IDP).

The role will focus on enabling self-service developer workflows golden paths and seamless integration with enterprise DevOps toolchains to improve developer productivity standardization and governance.

Experience

• 815 years of overall experience
• Minimum 4 years in TypeScript and Java Springbok/Microservices
• Proven hands-on experience in Backstage implementation and platform engineering

Key Responsibilities

Backstage Platform Development

• Design develop and enhance Backstage Developer Portal
• Build and maintain Software Templates (Scaffolder) and golden paths
• Develop custom Backstage plugins (frontend backend) using TypeScript
• Manage Backstage Catalog (entities systems ownership metadata governance)

DevOps & Platform Integration

• Integrate Backstage with SCM CI/CD pipelines Kubernetes security and monitoring tools
• Build reusable CI/CD templates and pipeline-as-code frameworks
• Enable end-to-end automation (build test deploy monitor)
• Implement RBAC secrets management and security-first pipelines

Engineering & Development

• Build backend services using Java (Spring Boot Microservices architecture)
• Develop and manage API integrations across platform services
• Work on containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Platform Enablement

• Drive self-service capabilities and developer experience improvements
• Create and maintain documentation onboarding guides and standards
• Promote best practices across DevOps security and platform engineering

Operations & Reliability

• Ensure platform scalability reliability and performance
• Participate in incident resolution RCA and continuous improvement
• Maintain observability (logging monitoring alerting)

Must-Have Skills

Core Platform Skills

• Backstage (implementation customization plugin development)
• Strong TypeScript / development
• Experience with Developer Portals / Internal Developer Platforms

Backend & Engineering

• Strong Java (Spring Boot Microservices)
• API design and integration
• Git workflows (branching PRs merge strategies)

Good-to-Have Skills

• Maven and polyglot build ecosystems
• Event streaming (Kafka)
• Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Service management integrations (e.g. JSM)
• Platform engineering concepts: Golden Path self-service abstraction layers

DevOps & Cloud

• CI/CD tools: Jenkins / Azure DevOps / Bitbucket pipelines
• Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Infrastructure automation and pipeline design
• Code quality tools: Snyk (or equivalent)

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong stakeholder collaboration across engineering platform and security teams
• Ownership mindset with ability to drive outcomes independently
• High focus on quality scalability and continuous improvement
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments