OpenShift Platform Engineer

westpacnz; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac NZ is seeking a Platform Engineer to support and enhance OpenShift-based OPaaS on bare-metal infrastructure. You will work in the OPaaS squad delivering hands-on platform administration, automation and operational support across production and non-production environments.

You will bring deep OpenShift and Kubernetes expertise, along with Terraform and GitOps experience. The role requires collaboration in an Agile setup using Jira/Confluence and related tools.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform v4.15+.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge including pods, namespaces, RBAC, ingress, storage and troubleshooting.
• Experience operating OpenShift on bare-metal or equivalent enterprise infra, including worker-node lifecycle.
• Linux/RHEL administration: shell scripting, systemd, SSH, Podman or equivalent runtimes.
• Automation using Terraform, Python, GitOps and source-control workflows.
• Experience with GitOps and deployment tooling such as Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize, Jenkins or Bitbucket/GitHub Enterprise.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing and ingress patterns (F5 BIG-IP, Infoblox, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring/observability platforms: Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, Alertmanager.
• Security: RBAC, secrets management, compliance scanning and vulnerability remediation using Vault or CyberArk.
• Comfortable in an Agile squad using Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on platform administration for OpenShift and related tooling.
• Deliver operational support and automation to improve OPaaS capabilities.
• Offer technical guidance on OpenShift, Kubernetes, platform services and integration tooling.

Skills

OpenShift Admin

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

GitOps

Argo CD

Helm

Networking

Monitoring

RBAC & Security

Dell PowerEdge

OpenShift Data Foundation

Advanced Cluster Mgmt

Developer Hub

Job description

Mō te tūranga | About the Role

This is a 9 months contract.

As a Platform Engineer, you will support, maintain and improve WNZL's OpenShift Platform as a Service ( OPaaS ) capability, running on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure across production and non-production environments.

Working within the OPaaS squad, you will provide hands‑on platform administration, operational support, automation and technical guidance for Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, platform services and supporting tooling.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

• Current or recent hands‑on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform v4 .1 5 and later, platform administration experience is essential, not just application‑user experience.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge, including pods, namespaces, operators, RBAC, ingress, routes, storage, scheduling and workload troubleshooting.
• Experience operating OpenShift on bare‑metal or equivalent enterprise infrastructure, including worker‑node lifecycle, capacity, resilience and hardware dependency management.
• Linux/RHEL administration skills, including shell scripting, systemd , SSH, Podman or equivalent container runtime knowledge.
• Automation capability using Terraform , Python, GitOps practices and source‑control workflows.
• Experience with GitOps and deployment tooling such as Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize , Jenkins, Bitbucket or GitHub Enterprise.
• Understanding of enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing and ingress patterns using tools such as F5 BIG-IP, Infoblox or equivalent.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager .
• Working knowledge of platform security, RBAC, secrets management, compliance scanning and vulnerability remediation using tools such as HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk.
• Comfortable working in an Agile squad, using Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow and Teams to manage work, incidents, change and stakeholder engagement.

Desirable

• Experience with Dell PowerEdge infrastructure, iDRAC, firmware planning and platform hardware expansion.
• Experience with OpenShift Data Foundation, CSI drivers or enterprise storage integration.
• Exposure to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, Advanced Cluster Security and Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
• Exposure to Red Hat Developer Hub, DevSpaces, Red Hat Service Mesh or Backstage-style self-service platform patterns.
• Red Hat Certified Specialist, Red Hat Certified Engineer or equivalent Kubernetes/OpenShift certification.

Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation

At Westpac, we're working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we've been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.

What makes us unique are the incredible people we're lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant 'W' on our building doesn't just stand for Westpac - it says, double you. We're a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We're recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!

Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater

Applications close: 8 October 2026