Senior Software Engineer

ASB Bank; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental and flexible leave

Wellbeing initiatives

Customisable benefits

Job summary

ASB Bank is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineer in Auckland to strengthen reliability, security and resilience across customer-facing platforms. The role spans Windows/Linux, automation and observability with cross-squad impact.

You will join the SIS Squad within Customer Tribe, driving automation, CI/CD and proactive reliability initiatives while supporting a predominantly on-premises environment with growing cloud adoption.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong Windows and Linux server-administration experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Expertise in PowerShell and Python scripting with automation experience.
• Strong vulnerability-management and patching experience.
• Experience supporting critical production systems within complex enterprise environments.
• Azure cloud experience and exposure to hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, using Git-based source control and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong monitoring, observability and operational-support experience.
• Experience driving reliability or SRE-focused initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimise Windows and Linux server environments.
• Drive vulnerability remediation and patching through automation.
• Support reliable, secure services across Customer Tribe.
• Design and implement operational tooling, monitoring, alerting and observability solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for platform and infrastructure delivery.
• Identify operational risks and implement preventive controls.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Develop automation to improve platform management and security.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to promote SRE principles.
• Create and maintain runbooks and operational procedures.
• Influence platform strategy to enhance reliability and reduce effort.
• Collaborate across squads to solve complex platform challenges.
• Participate in on-call support when required.

Skills

Platform engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

Windows administration

Linux administration

PowerShell

Python scripting

CI/CD

Observability

Automation

Azure cloud

Kubernetes / AKS

Ansible

Vulnerability management

Tools

Azure

AKS

Kubernetes

Ansible

Git-based source control

CI/CD tooling

PowerShell

Python

Job description

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Location: ASB C: Drive Albany, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

Employment Type: Permanent, full time

Mō Mātou | About us

At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial - it's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive together. We're a purpose‑led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision: to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead. Our work is guided by strong values - care, courage and curiosity - and brought to life by a diverse team of people who genuinely care about making a difference.

As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the stability and scale of a large organisation with a culture that ensures you're recognised as an individual. Your ideas, your growth, and your contribution matter here - and you'll be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact, every day.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As a Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineer, you'll strengthen the reliability, security and operational resilience of some of ASB's most important customer‑facing platforms. You'll combine deep infrastructure expertise with modern engineering practices to help build a more resilient, automated and scalable technology environment.

You'll join the SIS Squad within Customer Tribe, a platform engineering and Site Reliability Engineering team responsible for infrastructure, server platforms and operational excellence across the Tribe. This role works across multiple squads and services rather than a single application, helping uplift platform reliability, automation and operational capability across critical customer systems.

Working across a predominantly on‑premises environment with growing cloud adoption, you'll support and improve Windows and Linux platforms while driving greater automation, observability and operational excellence. The role combines hands‑on engineering with strategic thinking, giving you the opportunity to improve reliability today and help shape a stronger operating model for the future.

In This Role, You Will

• Maintain and optimise critical Windows and Linux server environments.
• Drive vulnerability remediation, platform security improvements and more effective patching through automation.
• Support reliable, secure and highly available services across Customer Tribe.
• Design and implement operational tooling, monitoring, alerting and observability solutions.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting platform and infrastructure delivery.
• Identify operational risks and implement preventative controls.
• Participate in incident response, problem management and post‑incident reviews.
• Develop automation that improves platform management, security and operational efficiency.
• Partner with engineering teams to promote Site Reliability Engineering principles and practices.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks and operational procedures.
• Influence platform strategy and recommend improvements that enhance reliability and reduce operational effort.
• Collaborate across squads to solve complex platform and infrastructure challenges.
• Participate in on‑call support when required.

Ngā mea kia whai angitū ahau? | What will help me succeed?

You're an experienced platform, infrastructure or Site Reliability Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems and improving how technology operates. You'll bring strong technical depth, a pragmatic approach to problem‑solving and the ability to balance operational excellence with longer‑term strategic thinking.

Essential Experience

• At least five years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or a related discipline.
• Strong Windows and Linux server‑administration experience in enterprise‑scale infrastructure environments.
• Expertise in PowerShell and Python scripting, with proven experience developing automation across infrastructure and operational processes.
• Strong vulnerability‑management and patching experience.
• Experience supporting critical production systems within complex enterprise environments.
• Azure cloud experience and exposure to hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Strong experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, using Git‑based source control and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong monitoring, observability and operational‑support experience.
• Experience driving reliability, operational improvement or SRE‑focused initiatives.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and platform improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Desirable Experience

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Experience working in Site Reliability Engineering or platform engineering teams.
• Ansible or similar automation and orchestration tools.
• Observability platforms and monitoring tooling.
• API gateway technologies such as Kong.
• Enterprise application‑hosting platforms.
• Improving patching and vulnerability‑management processes through automation.
• Certificate management and enterprise networking.
• Large‑scale or highly regulated environments.
• Azure Administrator Associate certification (AZ‑104) or equivalent.

He aha tā mātou | What can we offer

Get the work‑life equation right. We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment.

What's important to you is important to us. We support your wellbeing in meaningful ways, including comprehensive health insurance, wellness initiatives, parental and flexible leave, and customisable benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Bring your whole self to work every day. Whether you're into scrapbooking, spontaneous karaoke sessions, or just hanging out with the family, ASB is working hard to create a culture where everyone feels safe, included and part of our shared purpose of helping Kiwis get one step ahead.

The whole "one step ahead" thing applies to you, too. With mentorship, flexible learning pathways, and opportunities to deepen your expertise, ASB is a place where you can take on exciting challenges and step forward to reach your goals, both in and out of the office.