Technical Specialist

Bank of New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer in Auckland. The role is hybrid: three days in the office and two days flexible, focusing on building and running BNZ's cloud platforms using AWS and Azure.

You will automate operations, drive security, reliability, and developer enablement, and collaborate with engineers to mature platform standards and self-service capabilities across our cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Strong IaC skills and automation experience.
• CI/CD pipeline design and deployment automation.
• GitOps concepts and tooling familiarity.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Observability and monitoring tool experience.
• Networking, security, and platform troubleshooting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve core AWS and Azure platforms.
• Automate platform operations, provisioning, patching, and compliance activities.
• Solve complex platform, reliability, and performance challenges.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve platform adoption and self-service capabilities.
• Work with the team to create platform standards, documentation, and engineering guidance.
• Help drive improvements in security, reliability, automation, and developer experience.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

GitOps

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Observability & monitoring

Networking & security

Job description

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. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same. Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us. At BNZ, our Platforms Domain is focused on enabling engineers through platform products that are simple to use, secure, resilient, and fit for purpose. We embrace Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud-native engineering practices to help teams deliver great outcomes for our customers. The Cloud team builds and operates BNZ's core AWS and Azure platforms, enabling hundreds of engineers to build, deploy, and run applications safely and efficiently across cloud environments. We also support related infrastructure technologies and services that form part of BNZ's wider container ecosystem. Our mission is simple: reduce complexity, automate wherever possible, and create self-service experiences that help engineering teams move faster. Whether it's pre-configured cloud environments, guard rails and default compliance, automation tooling, or developer enablement, we're constantly looking for ways to make life easier for our customers. We're a team that values learning, experimentation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you're passionate about cloud technologies, platform engineering, and helping others succeed, you'll feel right at home.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We sat down with the People Leader (who you would report to) and they told us the following about the role. This role will be based in Auckland. It is a hybrid role with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly.

What are 5 day to day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• Build, operate, and improve core AWS and Azure platforms.
• Automate platform operations, provisioning, patching, and compliance activities.
• Solve complex platform, reliability, and performance challenges.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve platform adoption and self-service capabilities.
• Work with the team to create platform standards, documentation, and engineering guidance.
• Help drive improvements in security, reliability, automation, and developer experience.

What is the team culture and environment like?

We're a collaborative, high-trust team that enjoys solving complex problems together. We value autonomy, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing, giving people the freedom to drive improvements and make an impact. You'll work alongside experienced engineers who are passionate about cloud technologies, automation, and helping others succeed.

What skills and experiences are required for this role?

• Cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure)
• Security and compliance cloud-native services
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• GitOps concepts and tooling
• Scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Observability and monitoring platforms
• Networking, security, and platform troubleshooting skills

This is an exciting opportunity to join us! We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with.

"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, e nga rari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.