Software Consultant (Senior Platform Engineer)

ASB Bank; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Health insurance

Parental leave

Flexible benefits

Mentorship and training

Job summary

ASB Bank is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer within the Integration Platform Engineering team to lead the AKS platform, design reusable capabilities and drive scalable deployments across cloud workloads.

You will influence platform architecture, mentor engineers and advance secure, observable delivery across ASB’s modern integration ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (prefer Azure AWS).
• Strong software engineering practices across full lifecycle.
• Developing and operating containerised apps and services.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and evolve AKS platform capabilities for workloads.
• Design, develop and support containerised services and platform components.
• Develop automation to improve deployment, configuration and operation.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and Terraform.

Skills

AKS

Cloud infra

CI/CD

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bicep

AKS

Job description

Software Consultant (Senior Platform Engineer)

At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial. It is about helping New Zealanders, communities and our environment thrive together. We are 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 of 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 where you are recognised as an individual. Your ideas, growth and contribution matter here, and you will be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact every day.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We are looking for a Software Consultant (Platform Engineer) to join our Integration Platform Engineering (IPE) team within the Identity & Integration Platform. IPE is responsible for engineering and evolving ASB's modern integration platform. Working across software and platform engineering, the team has a strong focus on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and the services and engineering capabilities that support it.

In this senior, hands-on role, you will provide strong technical leadership while designing and developing reusable platform capabilities, solving complex engineering problems and influencing how we build, deploy and operate workloads on AKS.This is not purely an infrastructure role. You will work across software development, Kubernetes and cloud platform engineering, helping build scalable and reusable platform capabilities that enable engineering teams across ASB.

In this role, you will:

• Engineer and evolve AKS platform capabilities that enable application and integration workloads to run effectively on Kubernetes.
• Design, develop and support containerised services and platform components.
• Develop automation and tooling to improve how workloads are deployed, configured and operated.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and Terraform.
• Design and improve CI/CD pipelines and engineering workflows for platform and application delivery.
• Work across Kubernetes capabilities including workload identity, networking, ingress, application routing, policy, monitoring and workload management.
• Contribute to API gateway and service mesh capabilities, including technologies such as Kong.
• Embed secure-by-design principles across the platform and the workloads it supports.
• Improve the observability, reliability and operational support of platform services.
• Provide technical leadership through design and code reviews, engineering standards and mentoring across the team.

This is an opportunity to work on the engineering foundations of ASB's modern integration ecosystem. Rather than focusing on a single application, you will help shape the platform that other engineering teams use to build and run their services, giving you the opportunity to influence platform architecture, engineering practices and how the platform evolves in production.

You will be an experienced software or platform engineer who enjoys working at the intersection of software development and cloud engineering. You don’t need to know every technology we use, but you’ll bring strong experience across several of the following areas:

• Strong cloud infrastructure engineering experience, such as Azure or AWS.
• Software development and strong software engineering practices across the development lifecycle.
• Developing and operating containerised applications and services.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable tooling.
• CI/CD, automation and modern software delivery practices.
• Kubernetes capabilities including networking, workload identity, policy, routing and observability.
• API gateways, service mesh or integration technologies, ideally including Kong.
• Secure software and cloud engineering practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across applications, containers and infrastructure.
• The ability to make sound architectural and engineering decisions and communicate these clearly to different audiences.

Just as importantly, you’ll be comfortable navigating ambiguity, taking ownership of complex technical challenges and helping other engineers succeed through technical leadership, coaching and collaboration.

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 are 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. 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.

To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team.