Senior Technical Specialist
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BNZ is hiring a Senior Technical Specialist to own and enhance critical IBM MQ platforms in a heavily operational yet automation driven environment in Wellington. This permanent, full-time role is hybrid with three days in the office and two days flexible, and you’ll troubleshoot incidents across distributed and mainframe environments, drive automation to reduce manual effort, and partner with engineers and product teams to improve service delivery. The successful candidate will bring 4+ years in tech, strong IBM MQ, Linux fundamentals, DevOps and CI/CD experience, and IaC tooling. To apply, showcase concrete end-to-end incident ownership, measurable automation wins, and clear cross-team collaboration, framing your experience for a product driven mindset.
Worker Type:
PermanentHere 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.
Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us
We run and support core messaging platforms at BNZ, with a strong focus on IBM MQ. This role is about owning and improving critical systems that the bank depends on — Not just keeping them running but making them better.
This is a heavily operational environment where stability matters. At the same time, there’s a strong push toward automation, reducing manual effort, and modernising how we deliver and support services.
Mō te Tūranga | About the Role
This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Wellington. This is a hybrid position with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly.
What are the day to day tasks the person in this role will complete?
- Own and support IBM MQ platforms in production.
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents across distributed and mainframe environments.
- Drive automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
- Work with engineers and product teams to deliver and improve services.
- Continuously improve platform performance, resilience and supportability.
What skills and experience are required for this role?
- 4+ years’ experience in the technology industry.
- Strong hands-on experience with IBM MQ.
- Exposure to iSeries and/or z/OS environments.
- Strong Linux and infrastructure fundamentals.
- Experience working in DevOps / CI/CD environments.
- Experience with Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform and containers.
- Strong focus on automation and scripting (Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
- Experience with AWS (preferred cloud platform).
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals.
- Experience working in Agile environments with a product mindset.
- Ability to manage incidents and production issues end-to-end.
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code and modern platform practices.
- Background in technology operations (monitoring and alerting).
- Experience delivering small to medium initiatives end-to-end.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Comfortable documenting systems and sharing knowledge.
What attributes will this person display to be successful in this role?
- Strong automation mindset — Always looking to remove manual work.
- Comfortable working across both legacy and modern platforms.
- Take ownership and follow things through to resolution.
- Pragmatic — focuses on outcomes rather than theory.
- Curious and proactive — digs into problems and looks for better solutions.
- Able to build relationships and work effectively across teams.
What should the applicant know before applying?
This is a hands-on engineering role with real accountability. You’ll be expected to own problems, improve systems, and drive automation — not just maintain the status quo.
If most of your experience is GUI-driven operations work rather than scripting and automation, this may not be the right fit.
Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand
Applications for this vacancy close on Thursday 9 June 2026. We review applications as they are received and may close applications early.
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: 05 August 2026Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.