Senior Technical Specialist at Bank of New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

CI/CD, Kubernetes, Cloud Native Technologies, IaC, Terraform, Git, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Docker, Bash, Golang, Python, Agile Delivery, On-call Support, Platform Engineering, Source Control

Industry

Banking

Description

Worker Type: Permanent 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. The CI/CD team are responsible for promoting the CI/CD capability within the BNZ including providing the path to production pipelines and deployment tooling (Kubernetes and native cloud native technologies) and other ancillary tooling such as artifact stores, security/compliance scanning tools and source tools, and source control. CI/CD are part of the Engineering domain which is within the Bank’s Core Infrastructure Systems group. The team’s customers are internal teams, so they work closely with other platform, engineering, security, and domain teams. The role reports to the CI/CD Platform Lead, you’ll also be working with the CI/CD Principal Engineer and fellow CI/CD Technical Specialists. This role includes on-call support rotation shared with the team and has a responsibility to promptly respond to alerts to ensure we maintain service SLAs for our customers. This role can be based in Wellington or Auckland. It is a hybrid role with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly. Anchor days in the office are Tuesday, Thursday and either a Monday or Friday. 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: What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity? This role directly contributes to and enables CI/CD practices for the organisation. There are many areas of opportunity and a lot of the latest technologies and customer problems to dive into. You’ll be contributing to building a fantastic developer experience for teams at BNZ. What will success look like for the candidate in this role? Delivering excellent technical experiences through CI/CD, removing complexity and enabling our customers to succeed by focusing on the things that matter most to them. This includes: 1. Measurable improvements in pipeline reliability and lead time, etc. 2. Growing adoption of CI/CD standards across teams. 3. Practical uplift of legacy domains through reusable patterns. 4. High service quality through effective on-call support and incident follow-through. What is your favourite thing about working for BNZ? The people – the best teams, dedicated to doing great work on challenging problems that improve the lives for our customers and how they work with technology. What technical skills are required for this role? Must haves: Strong understanding of software development lifecycle processes, and source control workflows. Knowledge of DevOps/Infrastructure (e.g. IaC, containerisation, Terraform, cloud platforms) Hands-on knowledge and experience in enterprise environments building and maintaining pipelines using CI/CD tools using Git, Jenkins, Spinnaker, Docker, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, and Nexus Repository Manager or equivalent. Practical scripting and general programming knowledge (Bash, Golang, Java, Python, or similar) for pipeline and platform tasks. Experience embedding compliance and security scanning in delivery pipelines (e.g. container scanning, artifact controls, policy gates). Ability to troubleshoot build/deployment failures across app, infrastructure, and platform layers. Working knowledge of platform architecture concepts, especially for scalable shared engineering services. Proficiency in agile delivery practices: iterative development in scrum/kanban teams, sprint planning, user story refinement, and incremental delivery. In addition the following skills and experience would be advantageous: Previous Banking and/or financial services industry experience. Experience modernising legacy delivery patterns toward standardised CI/CD patterns. Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace. What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in the role? Enthusiasm for platform engineering and implementing golden paths and patterns. Strong customer focused mindset. Communicate openly and honestly. Curiosity and continuous improvement mindset. Pragmatic problem solver: makes informed trade-offs. Works effectively both in a team environment and independently. Responds well under pressure and follows through on incidents and improvements. PLEASE NOTE: Advertising for this position close Monday 23 March at 11pm. We review applications as they are received and may close advertising early. Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand 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. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. 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: 23 March 2026 Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early. Welcome to BNZ Careers! We are excited for you to apply for a role with us. We're the bank for New Zealand. Our purpose is to serve customers well and help our communities prosper. Every day we find ways for our customers, our people, and our communities to thrive through strong values, diverse teams, and great people - just like you.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for promoting CI/CD capability, managing path to production pipelines, deployment tooling, and ancillary tools like artifact stores and security scanning tools. Success involves delivering excellent technical experiences through CI/CD, improving pipeline reliability, growing adoption of standards, and providing high-quality on-call support.