Platform Engineer

Mō te tūranga | About the Role

At Westpac we are constantly improving the core platforms that we use to deliver online services to our customers. Digital banking is an exciting and growing area which involves developing systems across a range of internal technology stacks.

In this key role, you will collaborate across organisational boundaries to provide Platform Engineering and Site Reliability expertise to support applications deployed within the Digital tribe.

Ōu Pūkenga | About you

• You have strong Unix administration skills.

• You are familiar with a wide range of Agile, DevOps, Site Reliability and CI/CD practices.

• You have a keen interest in system automation, delivery and Infrastructure As Code (IAC).

• You work efficiently with engineering teams to help with digital application delivery.

• You are able to define CI/CD pipelines to deploy resilient platform components and workflows.

• You use your Platform Engineering expertise to add input to and review system design decisions.

• You are passionate about supporting high quality applications by adhering to best practices.

• You contribute to our modernisation journey by looking into and refining delivery practices.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

• Expertise and experience in building and running Cloud Native Infrastructure including Kubernetes & Docker for Orchestration and Containerisation (essential).

• Experience building automated CI/CD Pipelines using Jenkins or similar.

• Use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) appropriate technologies such as Helm, Jenkins, Terraform, Docker essential.

• Git source repository and GitHub knowledge, with standard Git workflows.

• Strong shell scripting (bash, Python, Ruby, Java).

• Hands on experience leveraging monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Prometheus, Dynatrace or similar.

• Good judgment of work prioritisation as well as demonstrated experience of agile methodology.

• Ability to diagnose and solve technical issues.

• Knowledge of Security engineering practices and tools is necessary, especially implementing infrastructure & code compliance and security in an automated way.

• Ability to review and recommend new deployment techniques and vendor products and make recommendations on the acquisition of advance technology toolsets.

Knowledge in some of the following concepts and technologies will be useful:

• Microservices and API design & development

• Parallel and concurrent processing

Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.

What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!

Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!

Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter. 

The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities. 

Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater

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