Principal Engineer (Environments)

BNZ; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Wellbeing support

Job summary

BNZ is seeking a senior software engineering professional to contribute to the CLR project. You will analyze project and software requirements, provide hands-on supervision to engineers, help shape proposals and identify patentable areas, and undertake integration planning to define build activities.

You will often act as a technology authority, advising on strategic technical policies while collaborating with architects and security teams to ensure cohesive, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing, developing, testing and integrating software solutions.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and guide technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of project and software requirements as part of specific work packages.
• Provide supervision and guidance to junior Software Engineers on assigned activities.
• Assist in preparing project proposals and identifying patentable design areas.
• Perform integration planning and define software building tasks.
• Act as technology authority in planning and make recommendations on technical policies.

Skills

AWS

Spring Boot

Configuration Management

Design patterns

CI/CD deployment patterns

Terraform

Ansible

OpenShift

Dynatrace

Splunk

MQ

Kafka

Tools

AWS

Spring Boot

Configuration Management

Design patterns

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

OpenShift

Dynatrace

Splunk

MQ

Kafka

Job description

Worker Type: Maximum Term/Fixed Term (Fixed Term). Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way." We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. No two days are the same.

About the Role

We sat down with the People Leader (who you would report to) and they told us the following about the role: What are 5 day-to-day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• Conducting analysis of project and software requirements as part of specific assigned work packages (more difficult than those of a Software/Design Engineer), in accordance with designated standards of methodology, style and quality.
• Providing first hand supervision and guidance to designated lower-level Software Engineers on assigned activities.
• Assisting in the preparation of project proposals and identifying areas of design that have potential to be patented.
• Undertaking assigned integration planning and software building definition tasks.
• May act as technology authority in short or long-term planning, making recommendations on technical policies within an overall program.

Team Culture and Environment

This team operates in a collaborative and supportive environment where knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and continuous improvement are highly valued. Team members work closely together to solve complex problems, contribute ideas, and support each other's professional growth. There is a strong focus on quality, innovation, and delivering outcomes in line with established engineering standards.

Projects and Work

The successful candidate will contribute to the design, development, testing, and integration of software solutions for the CLR project. Having worked on a similar project in a banking environment will be advantageous.

Technical Skills

• AWS
• Spring Boot
• Configuration Management
• Design patterns
• CICD deployment patterns
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Openshift
• Dynatrace
• Splunk
• MQ
• Kafka

Responsibilities

Work with other Principal Engineers, Platform Leads and developers to ensure solutions are cohesive and solve our customers problems. Proactively collaborate with security teams to ensure solutions adhere to organisational security policies and compliance requirements. Work closely with architecture teams to align strategies with overall enterprise architecture. Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders to advocate for and support the pillars across Engineering domain. Communicate technical concepts and solutions effectively to non-technical stakeholders and junior team members. Ability to develop software designs coding and testing according to specific work packages and project needs, in accordance with designated company standards of methodology, style and quality. Originating, using and promoting the creation and maintenance of company coding and design standards. Performing technical tasks, including unit test functions, as required, to support the internal quality and control arrangements as defined by company policy and project requirements.

Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment and collaborate with a range of stakeholders.
• Initiative and a proactive approach to identifying improvements and technical solutions.
• Leadership capability, including mentoring and guiding less experienced engineers.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of quality, design, and software engineering practice.

PLEASE NOTE: Advertising for this position closes Wednesday 26 August at 11pm.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini – Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.

Closing Date: 26 August 2026. We do reserve the right to close applications early.

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