Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

As an SME Lead Network Engineer in ANZ’s Techops IT Networks, you will play a pivotal role in guiding operations and providing consultancy on projects, fostering collaboration and shared knowledge across teams You will support and mentor solution designers and engineers, enabling their growth through knowledge sharing and coaching. In this role, you will advocate for consistent infrastructure operations, standards and designs, while nurturing the development of other engineers within the team where needed.

The role requires expertise in enterprise cloud connectivity, supported by a strong foundation in designing and maintaining Cisco fabric, data centre technologies, switching, routing, and security layers. Collaboration is central to this role, fostering teamwork across technical and project domains. It emphasises empathetic leadership and knowledge sharing, creating an environment where insights and expertise are exchanged to drive success and impactful outcomes.

Role Location:  Auckland

Role Type: Permanent, Full Time

Hours: Standard Business hours with flexibility to cover after hours support and platform enhancements

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Support consistent infrastructure operations, standards, and quality design practices, ensuring compliance with bank-wide standards and aligning with performance and availability requirements.

• Oversee Cisco Fabric to support ANZ critical applications with specialised requirements,  implement security overlays and collaborate as the technology stack lead to ensure resilient and dependable operations.

• Proactively identify and address technical, architectural, and process risks and opportunities throughout the build, design, and run phases, maintaining the integrity and health of the platform.

• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners, understanding customer needs, anticipate future directions, and collaborating closely with Technology Areas to provide guidance and support to stakeholders and end-users.

• Develop proof-of-concept work, peer reviews, and the creation of Solution Architecture and detailed design documents, ensuring adherence to bank standards.

• Collaborate closely with other Technology Areas, offering guidance and support to stakeholders and end users while maintaining the integrity and health of the platform.

• Enhance cloud networking capabilities, leveraging expertise in cloud routing to ensure smooth and efficient integration with the broader network ecosystem.

Promote a culture of continuous improvement, empowering your team to grow and thrive while promoting trust, collaboration, and a supportive environment.

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Proficiency in Cisco Fabric and Cisco Datacentre technologies, including network routing, switching, security and DCNM fabric management application.

• CCIE level of expertise

• Hands-on experience in enterprise scale network design, build and configuration projects, supported by your knowledge of DevOps practices.

• Network as Code concepts using Ansible Automation is desirable

• A deep understanding of Network Security Layers and DMZ concepts, ensuring robust and thoughtful control over network access and security.

• Practical exposure to cloud networking across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and expertise in cloud routing.

• Exceptional interpersonal skills for building collaborative partnerships with Technology Teams, engaging vendors effectively, and ensuring solutions are assessed and validated with care.

• Ability to tell the narrative, provide resolution debriefs, and effectively engage senior leadership to explain key developments and outcomes.

• Experience mentoring and guiding teams in an enterprise environment to deliver outcomes aligned with strategic direction.

• A talent for communicating the benefits and opportunities for improvement within approaches, taking into account team strengths and organisational priorities.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 90636.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Sunday 06 April 2025 at 11.59pm, (NZ)