Senior Platform Engineer – Digital Workplace Security Services

· Grow your expertise across enterprise security platforms

· Work flexibly with wellbeing and medical cover support

· Help protect Kiwibank’s people, data and technology

Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai ake i a koe | This is us. Where you matter.

Kiwibank is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to work in our Digital Workplace Security Services (DWSS) product area, within our Enterprise Technology Hub. Role is based in either central Auckland or Wellington.

Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.

As a DWSS Senior Engineer at Kiwibank, you’ll play an important role in building, running, and improving the platforms that help keep our people, data, and technology safe.

You’ll work as part of a talented engineering team, partnering with the Lead Engineer and Product Lead to deliver planned work across enterprise security platforms that are robust, reliable, and aligned to industry best practice. You will help support engineers across the team, contribute to quality delivery, and take responsibility for detailed implementation and design activities. Your platforms will be critical to the safety of the bank, assisting our information security, data governance, and corporate teams. This is an opportunity to bring strong technical ownership, deepen your platform expertise, and help improve the experience we provide for our people and partners. And yes, it’s a hands on role with an on call component. Join us on this exciting journey!

Ko tātou tēnei. Kia hāpai i ō pūkenga |This is us. Where your expertise matters.

Ownership and attitude: You look for ways to move things forward, even when the path is not straightforward. You take ownership, stay pragmatic, and help the team work through challenges.

Technical leadership: You lead through your technical contribution, helping others understand good engineering practice and supporting the team to deliver quality outcomes.

People focus: You care about the experience our people have with the tools and services we provide, and you keep that front of mind when making technical decisions.

Automation mindset: You look for opportunities to automate repeatable work, improve reliability, and make things easier to support at scale.

Regulated environments: Experience in banking or another highly regulated environment would be valuable, especially where security, risk, and governance are part of day to day delivery.

Communication: You can explain complex technical topics clearly, adjust your message for different audiences, and keep people aligned.

Delivery: You have a track record of contributing to meaningful outcomes, from day to day improvements through to larger initiatives.

Required Experience

· Good experience across human and machine identity in a large or complex environment, with exposure to cloud and on premises directories, identity governance, and privileged access management

· Hands on experience contributing to the design, implementation, and operation of Privileged Access Management (PAM) capabilities, including privileged identity governance, least privilege controls, session management, and operational support

· Experience working with cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Git, and using APIs to help integrate systems and improve platform capability

· Ability to work effectively in an Agile or DevOps environment, collaborating with other engineers to plan, deliver, and improve team practices

· A strong security mindset, with experience working alongside information security and data governance teams and understanding what matters to them when delivering new or changed platforms

· Comfortable sharing knowledge, supporting other engineers, and contributing to the growth of engineering capability across the team

· Strong experience with at least one programming or scripting language

· Comfortable working in an agile delivery environment, supporting sprint planning and contributing to larger initiatives over time

Tono mai |Apply Now.

Applications close on Thursday 24th September.

For more detailed information on the role, please see the attached Position Description: Senior Platform Engineer PD

Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai i a koe, me tō whānau |This is us. Where you and your whānau matter.

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