Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand / Aotearoa
Hybrid
Worker Type:
PermanentHere 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
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.”
Our Platforms Domain plays an important role in enabling engineering teams across BNZ, providing secure, resilient, standardised, and fit-for-purpose platform services. We make infrastructure simpler, more consistent, and easier to manage.
Mō te Tūranga | About the Role
We sat down with the People Leader for this role, who shared more about what you can expect:
This role is based in Auckland and offers a hybrid working approach, with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly.
We’re looking for a Technical Specialist to join the tīma and work across our Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux platforms. In this role, you’ll have a strong focus on virtual machine lifecycle management, reusable Terraform patterns, and standard operating environment (SOE) images.
You’ll help us strengthen the standards, automation, and engineering practices that support reliable infrastructure delivery across BNZ. This is a great opportunity to make a meaningful impact by creating platform solutions that are consistent, repeatable, and well managed.
What are some of the day-to-day tasks you’ll be involved in?
Managing and improving Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux platforms.
Supporting the full virtual machine lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, and decommissioning for on-premise and cloud VM’s.
Developing, maintaining, and improving reusable Terraform patterns that support consistent infrastructure delivery.
Creating and maintaining standard operating environment (SOE) images for Windows and Linux platforms.
Creating playbooks in Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
Troubleshooting complex platform issues and partnering with platform teams to deliver secure, reliable, and supportable solutions.
What is the tīma culture and environment like?
You’ll be joining a collaborative, high trust tīma that enjoys solving complex technical challenges together. We value autonomy, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing, giving people the space to take ownership and turn good ideas into practical improvements. You’ll work alongside experienced technology professionals who care about reliable platforms, automation, and delivering better outcomes together.
What skills and experience would help you succeed in this role?
Strong experience supporting Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments.
Hands-on experience managing virtual machines across their full lifecycle for both on premise VM’s and cloud.
Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Knowledge of standard operating environment (SOE) image creation and maintenance.
Experience with infrastructure automation and scripting.
Experience with developing and maintaining AAP playbooks
Strong platform troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
An understanding of patching, security, compliance, and operational risk within enterprise environments.
A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with engineering and delivery teams.
A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on simplifying and automating platform services.
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: 25 September 2026Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.
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