Principal Infrastructure Engineer
WestpacAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Posted April 13, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Westpac New Zealand is a bank that aims to Create Better Futures Together.
Job Description
Principal Infrastructure Engineer position at Westpac New Zealand, responsible for realising business and technology objectives, mentoring senior platform engineers, and implementing security and best practices for infrastructure with an automation lead focus.
Requirements
- 10-15 years infrastructure and platform engineering experience
- 5+ years in design experience in infrastructure
- Specialist knowledge in infrastructure, automation, and networks
- Experience in virtualisation technologies, particularly VMware vSphere and VMware Aria Suite
- Experience in vulnerability, observability, and patching tools: Nessus, MECM, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Red Hat Satellite
- Experience in CI/CD software development practices such as Jenkins, CloudBees, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
- Proficient in the use of version control using Git along with management tools such as GitHub or BitBucket
- Strong proficiency in scripting in PowerShell and/or BASH
- Relevant tertiary qualifications
- Bank experience desirable
Benefits
- 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave
- Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
- Banking benefits, insurance discounts, and superannuation scheme
- Growth and development opportunities
- Recognition and reward for star performers
- School holiday subsidy
- 2 volunteer days per year
