Software Specialist - SRE

At ASB, progress means more than financial growth. It's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive. We're a purpose‑led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead. As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the scale of a large organisation with a culture that values your ideas, growth, and impact. You'll be supported to do meaningful work that makes a real difference every day. Mō te tūranga | About the role Join our Core Tribe as a Software Specialist – SRE. The Core Tribe is backing our frontline by building products to make banking simpler and easier for our people. We know we can do this by supporting and maintaining the core systems we use today, while building intuitive and effective solutions that will allow us to help our customers into the future. Within Core, we have our Trade Banking squad that support the services used by our International Trade service business to support all our importer and/or exporter customers. You'll play a key role in enabling seamless, scalable, and secure integration by building reusable components and supporting modern engineering practices across squads. We advocate for T‑Shaped teams, where you will engage in all facets of engineering throughout your day. We are seeking developers with a diverse mix of technical skills to support the following activities: Maintenance of the systems our services run on including Windows Servers, MSSQL, and MQ services. Ensure services consistently meet agreed availability targets. Identify and manage operational and reliability risks early. Supporting activities associated with the upgrade of the SaaS platform. Actively participate in incident response and coordination and contribute to post‑incident reviews and action tracking. Work collaboratively and comfortably taking ownership of work/issues that deliver to user/business outcomes. You're a proactive problem solver with strong technical leadership and communication skills. You're confident gathering requirements, designing pragmatic solutions, and presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences. What you bring To thrive in this role, you’ll bring: Understanding of application development and software engineering lifecycles. Server admin experience (renewing certs on Windows / Linux boxes; patching Windows / Linux servers; DNS maintenance). Able to create Kibana dashboards and alerts for exception and health monitoring. Experience in creating and maintaining GHES / Azure / Octopus CI/CD pipelines and GIT / TFS source control. Prior experience with automation process and orchestration tools. Build, release and management of the configuration of all production systems. Motivated to learn new technologies and practices, as well as sharing that knowledge with other team members. Bring knowledge of new tools, processes and best practices into the squad. Automate security remediation and detection processes, develop documentation – SOP & knowledge base, dashboards and reporting. Experience working within Agile and DevOps frameworks. Enterprise networking and security knowledge. Excellent written and verbal communication skills (can balance the level of technical detail for the right audience, and can clearly articulate problem statements). Our values guide everything we do — from how we work together to how we support our customers and communities. He aha tā mātou | What can we offer Get the work‑life equation right. We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment. What's important to you is important to us. We support your wellbeing in meaningful ways, including comprehensive health insurance, wellness initiatives, parental and flexible leave, and customisable benefits to suit your lifestyle. Bring your whole self to work every day. Whether you're into scrap booking, spontaneous karaoke sessions, or just hanging out with the family, ASB is working hard to create a culture where everyone feels safe, included and part of our shared purpose of helping Kiwi get one step ahead. The whole "one step ahead" thing applies to you, too. With mentorship, flexible learning pathways, and opportunities to deepen your expertise, ASB is a place where you can take on exciting challenges and step forward to reach your goals, both in and out of office. Me pēhea te tona | How to apply We know great people come from all sorts of backgrounds, and you don't need to tick every box to apply. What matters most is you bring your unique strengths and enthusiasm to the team. To be considered, all applications need to go through our online career channels and will be treated with confidentiality. Check out the position description to find out more. Applications close 28th May 2026 and will be reviewed throughout the advertising period. ASB reserve the right to close the advert prior to this date. To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture and performance of our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr