Principal Engineer

Worker Type:

Permanent

Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

We are seeking a visionary Principal Engineer – End to End Integration to lead BNZ’s strategic direction in Testing Environments, testing methodologies, integration patterns, and database technologies to understanding a wide range of banking systems.

Mō te Tūranga \| About the Role

We sat down with our Platform Manager, and they let us know the following about the role.

What are the responsibilities the person in this role will have?

Responsibilities as the Principal Engineer, you will assist, automate and implement scalable testing patterns, evaluate tools, troubleshoot issues and establish best practices for testing, transformation, and analytics. You will provide technical leadership for our Testing Practices, SDLC phasing and test platform reliability.

You will mentor and guide engineers at all levels, conduct training sessions, and promote continuous learning and technical excellence. Your leadership will inspire innovation, align strategies, and strengthen BNZ’s Testing capabilities and environments.

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?

This critical role shapes our long-term technology testing strategy in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices, troubleshooting system and test issues, driving innovation while fostering collaboration and alignment.

What will success look like for the candidate in this role?

Success in this role will look like a well-maintained, reliable end-to-end test environment that enables fast, confident delivery across multiple systems and integration points. The successful candidate will have established strong automation practices and frameworks that reduce manual effort, improve test coverage, and provide clear visibility of quality across the delivery pipeline. They will demonstrate technical strength in integration testing, ensuring data and process flows between applications are validated early and consistently. Ultimately, success means becoming a trusted partner to both development and operations teams—streamlining release cycles, lifting quality assurance maturity, and driving continuous improvement in how testing supports business outcome.

What is the team environment like?

Join a team that’s redefining how we deliver technology through simplicity, clarity, and alignment. As part of our Engineering Products, you’ll help industrialise testing environments by applying standardised practices, smart tools, and user-friendly solutions that streamline delivery. We measure what matters from day one and continuously improve how we work. You’ll be part of a culture that celebrates engineering impact, invests in capability, and simplifies relentlessly - removing legacy and designing for consistency. If you’re passionate about creating robust, scalable testing environments and practices that empower teams to deliver with confidence, we’d love to hear from you.

What specific tech skills would be beneficial?

We are looking for a technical leader with extensive experience in integration technologies, test automation development, application integration, databases, and messaging systems. This includes:* Scripting \& Automation

Pipelines – Jenkins, Spinnaker

Proxies \& Gateways – Kong, F5

Containers – OpenShift, EKS, Kubernetes

Load balancers – HA Proxy, F5

Queues and event streaming – Kafka, MQ

Monitoring – Splunk, Dynatrace and others

Strong understanding of security (i.e. secret management, vulnerability scanning, certification management, etc)

SDLC practices and any development background

Source Code Management or experience with GIT and GitOps

Bonus is any expertise in Kafka or Mainframe

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role?

Strong communication skills are essential for this role, with the ability to build social capital across BNZ and technology. You will also have:* A proven track record of fostering collaboration, driving innovation, continual improvement, automation and inspiring teams.

The ability to shape BNZ’s long-term technical testing strategy, ensuring that engineering efforts are aligned with business objectives, user needs and delivery cadence.

A willingness to learn and get involved in the integration of varied technical applications.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa \| Come to the Bank of New Zealand

Please note applications close Tuesday 28 October 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join us! We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it.Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Closing Date: 28 October 2025

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.