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Senior Technical Specialist
Bank of New Zealand · Wellington
Job description
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Technical Specialist to own and enhance our core messaging platforms, primarily IBM MQ, within the Bank of New Zealand. The role combines operational stability with a strong drive for automation and modernisation, supporting both legacy and cloud‑based services.
Key responsibilities
- Own and support IBM MQ platforms in production across distributed and mainframe environments.
- Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, managing end‑to‑end incident lifecycle.
- Design and implement automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to deliver and continuously improve services.
- Enhance platform performance, resilience and supportability through monitoring, alerting and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
Required profile
- 4+ years of experience in technology operations or engineering.
- Hands‑on experience with IBM MQ and exposure to iSeries or z/OS environments.
- Strong Linux fundamentals and experience in DevOps/CI‑CD pipelines.
- Proven ability to work in Agile product‑focused teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Required skills
- IBM MQ
- iSeries / z/OS
- Linux
- Jenkins
- Ansible
- Terraform
- Containers (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Bash scripting
- PowerShell scripting
- AWS (preferred cloud platform)
- Networking fundamentals
- Infrastructure as Code
- Monitoring and alerting tools
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Bank of New Zealand
Wellington