Technical Specialist - Kubernetes Platforms

About Bank of New Zealand and the Platform Domain

At Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), the focus extends beyond traditional banking to fostering a collaborative and innovative agile environment aimed at delivering creative solutions under the motto "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way." BNZ supports employee wellbeing, offers flexible working arrangements, and provides generous leave benefits. The culture encourages growth, ongoing learning, and career advancement, ensuring dynamic daily experiences.

The Platforms Domain's mission is to empower engineering teams through user-friendly, secure, and resilient platform products. Embracing Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud-native engineering strategies, BNZ helps teams achieve exceptional outcomes for customers.

Role Overview

The Containers Platform team is responsible for developing and maintaining BNZ's Kubernetes platforms, facilitating hundreds of engineers to build, deploy, and operate applications efficiently across cloud environments such as AWS and Azure. Additionally, the team manages associated container platform technologies within BNZ's broader container ecosystem.

The core objective is to minimize platform complexity, automate processes where possible, and develop self-service tools that accelerate engineering team productivity. This includes managing Kubernetes, container registries, automation tooling, and developer enablement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and enhance Kubernetes platforms hosted on AWS and Azure cloud infrastructures.
• Automate platform-related operations including provisioning, patch management, and compliance workflows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex challenges affecting platform reliability and performance.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to promote platform adoption and develop self-service functionalities.
• Contribute to defining platform standards, author related documentation, and provide engineering guidance.
• Lead initiatives to improve platform security, stability, automation, and the developer experience.

Team Culture and Environment

The team values a cooperative and high-trust atmosphere where tackling challenging problems collectively is the norm. Autonomy, continuous knowledge sharing, and learning opportunities are prioritized, empowering team members to implement meaningful improvements. The environment comprises experienced engineers passionate about cloud technologies, automation, and supporting others' success.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficiency in Kubernetes administration and operational management.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong familiarity with container technologies including Docker and OCI-compliant containers.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation of deployments.
• Knowledge of GitOps principles and tools such as Helm and Kustomize.
• Ability to script and automate tasks using Bash, Go, or similar languages.
• Experience with observability tools and monitoring platforms.
• Understanding of networking, security concepts, and troubleshooting within platform contexts.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and VMware virtualization.

Candidate Attributes

Successful candidates will demonstrate a proactive and eager-to-learn mindset, a passion for automation and platform engineering, and enthusiasm for cloud technology and developer enablement.

Opportunity Highlights

This position offers a supportive environment that values growth, curiosity, and autonomy, enabling individuals to transform innovative concepts into impactful platform enhancements.

Additional Information

Location: Wellington or Auckland.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid model with three days in-office and two days flexible remote work per week.

BNZ is committed to building a vibrant, inclusive organization known for its strong culture and customer commitment, aiming to help New Zealanders "Find their way."

"Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many." (Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini)

Applications will be reviewed continuously during the advertising period, with the option to close earlier.