Lead Automation Engineer Jobs in New Zealand, Job Vacancies - Nov 2026

Help drive meaningful change in how we deliver value to our customers and users
Ability to work across multi-agency products within the Digital Travel portfolio
Wellington based permanent role - minutes from the Wellington railway station!

Join our Digital Travel portfolio as a Test Automation Engineer, leading automated testing for safe, secure and reliable releases.

9d ago

Listed two days ago

Software Engineer | Embedded, Systems Architecture, AI Tools | Recently Funded

at Foundry Lab Ltd

This is a Full time job

Petone, Wellington

Embedded, systems architecture or AI CAD tools: pick your domain
Architect a company-wide, AI-enabled operating system
Software that controls real machines, at a recently funded company

Write the code that runs furnaces, robots and an AI-driven factory. Embedded, architecture and AI CAD roles at a recently funded company.

2d ago

Listed twenty three days ago

Lead AI Engineer

at Spark New Zealand Trading Limited

This is a Full time job

Auckland CBD, Auckland

Lead, don't just build - run a team of AI engineers, not just your own code.
Ship real AI - production-grade solutions across Spark's business, not pilots.
Shape how it's done - set standards, guardrails, governance for AI at scale.

Lead the team shipping Spark's AI, end-to-end. Set the standards, grow the engineers, roll up your sleeves, own production. Real AI, at real scale.

23d ago•Expiring

Listed nine days ago

Software Build Engineer

at Rocket Lab

This is a Full time job

Auckland

Every launch is a symphony of multiple teams, multiple sites, and dozens of complex systems all playing in time. Software conducts it.

9d ago

Listed twenty days ago

Automation Engineer (Intermediate - Senior)

at PeopleLogic

This is a Full time job

Auckland

$90k-$130k + OT rates + Vehicle + Phone & Laptop

Implement controls projects, with a path to leading and project managing them
Strong support for training: electrical registration, CMSE, Ignition and more
Auckland-based projects, around 50/50 office and site, work vehicle to take home

Auckland-based PLC, HMI and SCADA projects, out of town only if you want to. Roughly 50/50 office and site, work vehicle, and training support.

Recruited byDavid Milmine

Responsive hirer

20d ago

Listed twenty one days ago

Automation and AI Specialist (IT Operations)

at Gleeson and Cox Transport Ltd

This is a Full time job

Wiri, Auckland

Deliver practical AI, automation and Power BI solutions that make a real impact.

Turn AI into real business results. Build smart automations, deliver meaningful insights and help our people work smarter across Gleeson Group.

21d ago

Listed two days ago

Mechatronics Engineer | Automation, Robotics, Vision | Recently Funded

at Foundry Lab Ltd

This is a Full time job

Petone, Wellington

Build AMRs, robotics and vision systems for manufacturing automation
Prototype fast: from proof of concept to production
Automation for real production, at a recently funded company

Robotics, vision and machine systems for advanced manufacturing. Mechanical, electrical and software in one role at a recently funded company

2d ago

Listed two days ago

Head of Engineering | Advanced Manufacturing | Recently Funded

at Foundry Lab Ltd

This is a Full time job

Petone, Wellington

Build the engineering team and own the roadmap from R&D to production
Recently funded, working alongside the CTO and global customers
Casting, robotics, 3D printing and AI software under one roof

Build the team, the processes and the machines. Lead engineering at a recently funded company already pushing the limits of cast aluminium.

2d ago

Listed two days ago

Data & AI Engineer

at ZURU New Zealand Ltd

This is a Full time job

Auckland CBD, Auckland

Data Engineering role with key emphasis on AI Integration and Automation.
Own and deliver key objectives for a global business with real impact.
Room for development, high-ownership, fast delivery, and real progression.

Own the data platform behind a global business, shape how ZURU uses data and AI, and build systems that directly drive real-world decisions.

2d ago

Listed nine days ago

Software Engineers, Test Analysts & Engineering Leads – Expression of Interest

at Gallagher

This is a Full time job

Ruakura, Waikato(Hybrid)

Annual Bonus + Free Parking

Explore software, test and leadership opportunities in Hamilton for 2027
Help shape next-generation security technology with global impact
Start a conversation about your next move - even if you’re just curious

Big ideas. Real-world impact. Your next chapter!

9d ago

Listed six days ago

AI Product Engineer

at Talent Link Limited

Immediate start

This is a Full time job

Wellington Central, Wellington

$70,000 – $150,000 per year

Build tech that matters and have it actually implemented
Be part of a fast-growing New Zealand software company
Make an impact and contribute to industry-leading tech

Help us build the next generation of property management software where AI agents and automation don’t just answer questions, they get the job done!

Responsive hirer

6d ago

Listed twenty one days ago

Director of Engineering APAC

at Gentrack Limited

This is a Full time job

Auckland CBD, Auckland(Hybrid)

Leadership role with the ability to shape the future of engineering
Collaborative and high performing team
Exciting and rewarding industry

Shape the future of engineering at Gentrack

21d ago

Listed fourteen hours ago

Head of Platform & Technology Operations

at Tribe (New Zealand) Limited

This is a Full time job

Auckland CBD, Auckland

Lead critical technology operations across ANZ

Senior leadership role overseeing business-critical technology across ANZ
Lead operational transformation through SRE, DevSecOps and AI
Own significant technology budgets, strategic vendors and service performance

Lead critical technology operations across ANZ, strengthen service reliability and drive the shift towards SRE, DevSecOps and AI-enabled operations.

14h ago

Listed twenty two hours ago

Head of Quality

at Talent Army – Winner of Medium Recruitment Agency of the Year 2025

Be an early applicant

This is a Full time job

Wellington(Hybrid)

Lead and develop an established quality engineering team
Shape automation, testing and production observability
Wellington or Auckland

Join an established NZ technology business as Head of Quality Engineering, leading a team and helping rethink how quality, automation and reliability.

Recruited byDom Gunn-Taylor

22h ago

Listed twenty days ago

Automation Technician

at Dalton Electrical Co Ltd.

This is a Full time job

Penrose, Auckland

Join our automation team as a technician! Hands-on role for an EWRB-licensed electrician working on PLCs, breakdowns, and control systems in industry.

Responsive hirer

20d ago

Listed fifteen days ago