Platform Engineer: Kubernetes, Automation & Observability

Westpac New Zealand Ltd

Auckland

On-site

NZD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd. is seeking a Platform Engineer to own the engineering, automation, and operational support of critical platform services.

You will contribute to architecture, deployment automation, security hardening, and disaster recovery, ensuring highly available and secure platforms for application deployment and observability. The role requires strong Linux administration, Kubernetes/OpenShift experience, and a solid grounding in networking, databases, and DevOps tooling.

Qualifications

Strong experience administering Linux-based systems.
Experience deploying and operating Kubernetes and/or OpenShift environments.
Sound understanding of networking concepts.
Experience with databases and storage technologies such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, or object storage platforms.
Knowledge of high availability, resilience, clustering, disaster recovery, and failover architectures.
Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable tools.
Understanding of GitOps and modern platform delivery practices.
Experience with platform security, identity management, and access control.
Knowledge of authentication and federation technologies such as LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, and OIDC.
Experience with monitoring, observability, alerting, and platform health management.
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins or CloudBees.
Experience with Bitbucket, Jira, SonarQube, and related DevOps tooling.
Experience with Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar observability platforms.
Experience working within highly regulated enterprise environments.
Exposure to cloud platforms and container ecosystem technologies.

Responsibilities

As a Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for the engineering, automation, operational support, and continuous improvement of critical platform services.
Work within a collaborative engineering team to deliver highly available and secure platforms that support application deployment, integration, observability, and operational excellence.
Contribute to the full platform lifecycle including architecture, deployment automation, maintenance, capacity planning, security hardening, troubleshooting, disaster recovery, and continuous optimisation.