Mō te tūranga | About the Role
This is a 9 months contract.
As a Platform Engineer, you will support, maintain and improve WNZL’s OpenShift Platform as a Service (OPaaS) capability, running on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure across production and non-production environments.
Working within the OPaaS squad, you will provide hands-on platform administration, operational support, automation and technical guidance for Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, platform services and supporting tooling.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
Current or recent hands-on experience administering Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform v4.15 and later, platform administration experience is essential, not just application-user experience.
Strong Kubernetes knowledge, including pods, namespaces, operators, RBAC, ingress, routes, storage, scheduling and workload troubleshooting.
Experience operating OpenShift on bare-metal or equivalent enterprise infrastructure, including worker-node lifecycle, capacity, resilience and hardware dependency management.
Linux/RHEL administration skills, including shell scripting, systemd, SSH, Podman or equivalent container runtime knowledge.
Automation capability using Terraform, Python, GitOps practices and source-control workflows.
Experience with GitOps and deployment tooling such as Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize, Jenkins, Bitbucket or GitHub Enterprise.
Understanding of enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing and ingress patterns using tools such as F5 BIG-IP, Infoblox or equivalent.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager.
Working knowledge of platform security, RBAC, secrets management, compliance scanning and vulnerability remediation using tools such as HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk.
Comfortable working in an Agile squad, using Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow and Teams to manage work, incidents, change and stakeholder engagement.
Desirable
Experience with Dell PowerEdge infrastructure, iDRAC, firmware planning and platform hardware expansion.
Experience with OpenShift Data Foundation, CSI drivers or enterprise storage integration.
Exposure to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, Advanced Cluster Security and Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
Exposure to Red Hat Developer Hub, DevSpaces, Red Hat Service Mesh or Backstage-style self-service platform patterns.
Red Hat Certified Specialist, Red Hat Certified Engineer or equivalent Kubernetes/OpenShift certification.
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
Applications close:
8 October 2026Skills Required
- Hands-on administration of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform version 4.15 or later
- Strong Kubernetes knowledge, including pods, namespaces, operators, RBAC, ingress, routes, storage, scheduling, and workload troubleshooting
- Experience operating OpenShift on bare-metal or equivalent enterprise infrastructure
- Linux/RHEL administration, shell scripting, systemd, SSH, and Podman or equivalent container runtime knowledge
- Automation experience using Terraform, Python, GitOps practices, and source-control workflows
- Experience with GitOps and deployment tools such as Argo CD, Helm, Kustomize, Jenkins, Bitbucket, or GitHub Enterprise
- Understanding of enterprise networking, DNS, load balancing, and ingress patterns
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager
- Working knowledge of platform security, RBAC, secrets management, compliance scanning, and vulnerability remediation
- Ability to work in an Agile squad using Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, and Teams
- Experience with Dell PowerEdge infrastructure, iDRAC, firmware planning, and hardware expansion
- Experience with OpenShift Data Foundation, CSI drivers, or enterprise storage integration
- Exposure to Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management, Advanced Cluster Security, and Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console
- Exposure to Red Hat Developer Hub, DevSpaces, Red Hat Service Mesh, or Backstage-style self-service platforms
- Red Hat Certified Specialist, Red Hat Certified Engineer, or equivalent Kubernetes/OpenShift certification
Westpac Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Westpac and has not been reviewed or approved by Westpac.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Extensive paid and unpaid leave options span wellbeing leave, Culture/Lifestyle/Wellbeing days, purchased leave up to 12 weeks, career breaks, and various specialized leaves. This breadth supports work-life balance and accommodates a wide range of personal circumstances.
-
Parental & Family Support — Parental provisions include 16 weeks full pay (or 32 at half pay) for primary carers, four weeks for support carers, and continued superannuation during unpaid parental leave. Additional supports cover domestic and family violence leave, Family Pathways leave, and grandparental leave.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include counselling and coaching services, workplace mental health training, free nutrition advice, and health insurance access with pre‑existing conditions covered if joined promptly. Financial and lifestyle perks include banking discounts for employees and families and the myDiscounts program.
Westpac Insights
What We Do
Westpac is Australia’s oldest bank and company, one of four major banking organisations in Australia and one of the largest banks in New Zealand. We provide a broad range of banking and financial services in these markets, including consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services. We also have offices in key financial centres around the world including London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. Westpac Group's portfolio of financial services brands and businesses is focused on our vision, which is "To be one of the world’s great service companies, helping our customers, communities and people to prosper and grow.”
