Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer (Software Consultant) Build the platforms and automation that power Payments Great platform engineering is often invisible to customers, but it's essential to everything they do. Every reliable payment, every seamless deployment and every resilient technology service depends on strong engineering foundations. We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to help build those foundations. This is a hands-on role focused on automation, cloud infrastructure, platform tooling and operational excellence within ASB's Payments technology environment. You'll join a team on a journey towards greater automation and modernisation. There is significant opportunity to implement new capabilities, improve how infrastructure is managed and help move complex operational processes towards a more scalable, automated future. About The Team You'll join Shield Squad, a platform engineering team within ASB's Payments technology function. The team provides the infrastructure, tooling and operational services that support payment platforms across the organisation. The squad is responsible for areas including cloud infrastructure, container platforms, deployment pipelines, monitoring, observability and operational reliability. As Payments continues to evolve, the team is investing heavily in automation, platform modernisation and cloud capabilities across Azure and AWS environments. About The Role This is a hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building and improving platform capabilities. You'll work alongside experienced engineers to deliver automation solutions, improve deployment pipelines and help create a more resilient and efficient technology ecosystem. A key focus will be enabling infrastructure automation and reducing manual operational effort through modern engineering practices and tooling. You'll contribute directly to platform initiatives that improve reliability, scalability and operational efficiency across Payments. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using TerraformDeliver automation initiatives that improve platform operations and reliabilityDevelop and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment toolingSupport cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS environmentsWork with container platforms and supporting platform technologiesImprove infrastructure lifecycle management through automationContribute to resilience, monitoring and observability initiativesSupport incident response and operational improvement activitiesPartner with engineers across the Payments technology function to deliver platform capabilitiesShare knowledge and mentor less experienced engineers where appropriate About You You're a hands-on engineer who enjoys building solutions and seeing the impact of your work. You have strong platform engineering foundations, enjoy solving technical problems and are motivated by opportunities to automate, improve and modernise technology environments. You'll be excited by the opportunity to work across cloud infrastructure, automation, containers and platform tooling while contributing to meaningful engineering outcomes that support critical banking services. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer or similarStrong hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as CodeExperience building automation solutions within cloud or infrastructure environmentsSolid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automationExperience working with Azure cloud servicesStrong scripting and troubleshooting capabilityExperience supporting container-based platforms and modern infrastructure environmentsKnowledge of operational excellence, monitoring and observability practicesStrong collaboration and problem-solving skillsExposure to AWS cloud environmentsExperience with Ansible or infrastructure automation toolsExperience supporting highly available production environmentsFinancial services or regulated industry experience beneficial Working for ASB Hybrid working with flexibility built into how we workA strong focus on learning, growth and career developmentAccess to banking, insurance and lifestyle benefitsMarket-leading parental leave and employee support programmesHealth, wellbeing and mental health initiativesAn inclusive and supportive culture where diverse perspectives are valuedOpportunities to work with modern cloud, automation and platform technologies Your Opportunity If you enjoy building modern platform capabilities, automating complex processes and solving meaningful engineering challenges, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact while growing your platform engineering career within one of New Zealand's leading technology environments. Apply Now If you're ready to help shape the future of platform engineering within Payments, we'd love to hear from you.