Senior Platform Engineer – DWSS Identity Governance and Administration

• Build critical identity platforms that protect Kiwibank and Kiwi
• Grow your expertise in security, automation and cloud technologies
• Enjoy flexible working, wellbeing support and medical cover

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) Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) team, 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 IGA Senior Engineer at Kiwibank, you’ll play an important role in building, running, and improving the identity governance capabilities that help ensure the right people have the right access at the right time.

You’ll work as part of a talented engineering team, partnering with the Lead Engineer and Product Lead to deliver planned work across IGA platforms and services that are secure, reliable, auditable, 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 across access lifecycle, identity governance, access reviews, entitlement management, and automation. These platforms are critical to the safety of the bank, supporting strong access controls, governance obligations, and a better experience for our people and partners. This is an opportunity to bring strong technical ownership, deepen your identity governance expertise, and help improve how access is managed across Kiwibank. 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 making access simple, secure, and timely for our people, while ensuring governance and control expectations are met.

Automation mindset: You look for opportunities to automate repeatable access processes, improve reliability, reduce manual effort, and make IGA services easier to support at scale.

Regulated environments: Experience in banking or another highly regulated environment would be valuable, especially where identity governance, access controls, auditability, risk, and compliance 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 identity governance and administration in a large or complex environment, with exposure to access lifecycle, joiner-mover-leaver processes, role-based access, entitlement management, and cloud or on-premises directories.
• Hands-on experience contributing to the design, implementation, and operation of IGA capabilities, including access requests, approvals, certifications, segregation of duties, governance controls, and operational support.
• Experience working with automation, APIs, code versioning tools such as Git, and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform to integrate identity systems, improve access workflows, and support reliable platform delivery.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems using a variety of protocols and interfaces, such as SCIM, REST APIs, and LDAP.
• Ability to work effectively in an Agile or DevOps environment, collaborating with other engineers to plan, deliver, and improve team practices.
• A strong security and governance mindset, with experience working alongside information security, risk, audit, and data governance teams to support safe and well-controlled access outcomes.
• 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. We will be reviewing resumes throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to withdraw the ad at any time.

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

Making a difference for all Kiwi starts with making a difference for our people. Flexibility, growth, challenging and rewarding work, this is Kiwibank. A place where you can belong and thrive. We are as ambitious as we are caring. We have big ideas and big plans. For you, for Kiwibank and for all Kiwi. We are Kiwi making Kiwi better off and that means you too!

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