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
Applications close:
11 July 2026Skills Required
- Strong Unix administration skills
- Experience building and running Cloud Native infrastructure including Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience building automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar
- Use of Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Helm and Terraform
- Git source control and GitHub experience with standard Git workflows
- Strong scripting skills (bash, Python, Ruby, Java)
- Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Dynatrace or similar)
- Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, Site Reliability and CI/CD practices
- Knowledge of security engineering practices and automated infrastructure/code compliance
- Experience with microservices and API design (useful)
- Knowledge of parallel and concurrent processing (useful)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
