Kia ora, Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka and Namaste!

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 Technical Consultant and help shape the Entitlements layer by building the Entitlements engine needed to migrate legacy functions and enable modernisation that powers ASB's digital experiences.

As a Technical Consultant, you will act as both a hands-on architect and a strategic leader, you will guide teams, make key technical decisions, and help define solutions that deliver real value for our customers.

You’ll tackle complex, enterprise-scale challenges, working closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Your leadership will uplift best practices, foster innovation, and ensure our technology strategy aligns with business goals.

Ngā kawenga | What you'll do

We advocate for T-Shaped teams, where you will engage in all facets of engineering throughout your day. We are seeking a Technical Consultant with a diverse mix of technical skills to support the following activities:

• Provide technical leadership for the entitlement’s solution, applying ASB’s established platform, integration, and architectural patterns to deliver scalable outcomes.
• Develop and implement technology strategies that align with business objectives
• Guide and mentor engineering teams, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.Guide implementation using shared SDKs, infrastructure standards, and CI/CD practices, ensuring alignment with security and compliance requirements.
• Work closely with API, integration, and streaming platform teams to design resilient service interactions and meet agreed service levels.
• Evaluate and de-risk emerging technologies, run pilots with clear success criteria and guide adoption across squads.
• Lead delivery of reusable integration components and reference architectures, provide hands-on guidance for complex implementations.
• Engage stakeholders (product, security, ops) to balance velocity with safety, communicate trade-offs and decisions clearly.

Ō pūkenga | About you

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:

Experience

• 15+ years in software engineering, architecture and leadership.
• Proven leadership and decision-making skills, with a track record of successful project delivery. 5+ years in solution architecture

Languages and Frameworks

• .NET / C# including ASP.NET APIs
• PowerShell and Azure CLI
• NoSQL/Graph DB (Neo4j)
• Database engineering

Cloud and DevOps

• Azure and cloud-native development
• Azure DevOps and GitHub for CI/CD

Containers and Integration

• Docker, Kubernetes, AKS or similar
• API Gateways such as Kong
• Event streaming tools such as Apache Kafka

Practices and Tools

• REST APIs using OpenAPI or Swagger
• SDK and library development
• Agile delivery and user story refinement
• Strong technical documentation skills

Te mahi ki ASB | Working at ASB

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.

We appreciate the time and effort you put into applying and will keep you updated throughout the process.

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.

Applications close 10 July 2026 and will be reviewed throughout the advertising period. ASB reserve the right to close the advert prior to this date.