Principal Engineer - Pega
ASB Bank -
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mō Mātou | About us
At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial.
It's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive together.
We're a purpose-led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead.
Our work is guided by strong values such as caring, integrity, courage, passion, and unity, and brought to life by a diverse team of people who genuinely care about making a difference.
As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the stability and scale of a large organisation with a culture that ensures you're recognised as an individual.
Your ideas, your growth, and your contribution matter here.
You'll be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact every day
Mō te Tūranga | About the role
As a Principal Engineer, you'll solve complex engineering challenges and design solutions that uplift our entire Engineering Practice.
You'll play a key role in building and maintaining ASB's Pega Centre of Excellence — working across a modernisation and integration programme that spans Pega, Data, CRM, and enterprise-scale integration.
You'll bring technical and non-technical leaders on the journey by building trust, maintaining momentum, and removing roadblocks to deliver meaningful business outcomes.
You'll be part of a tight-knit, autonomous, multi-disciplinary team of Principal Engineers driving engineering excellence across ASB.
We work in agile ways and continuously grow our skills to improve outcomes for our customers.
Ō Pūkenga | About you
We're looking for a seasoned Engineering leader or Architect with experience in modern tech environments at scale.
You'll bring initiative, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative leadership style.
You'll Have
Proven experience in business process management platforms (e.g.
Pega, Appian, IBM Suite)
Event streaming experience (e.g.
Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud)
Strong knowledge of containerisation, APIs, and CI/CD for data workload management
Advanced understanding of AI tooling and trends (e.g.
generative AI, MLOps, agentic AI), especially within Pega
Deep knowledge of risk, security, and governance in large organisations
Expertise in transformational integration and delivery
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills — able to uplift engineers and stakeholders
Ability to switch context, learn fast, build trust, and take people on the journey
Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB
ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.
They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community.
They are what makes ASB — ASB.
Career Growth: Access to learning and development through training sessions, courses, and internal opportunities
Inclusive Culture: Join values-led teams that celebrate diversity and support employee-led communities
Health & Wellbeing: Southern Cross Wellbeing One health insurance, lifestyle and volunteering leave, and mental wellbeing support
Meaningful Benefits: Enjoy discounted banking, insurance, and a generous parental leave top-up
Impactful Work: Be part of a purpose-led organisation that makes a difference for New Zealanders
Join us and make a difference - apply today!
At ASB, we believe progress is more than just financial.
It's about helping New Zealanders, communities, and our environment thrive together.
We're a purpose-led organisation with a proud history and a clear vision to support Kiwis in getting one step ahead.
Our work is guided by strong values such as caring, integrity, courage, passion, and unity, and brought to life by a diverse team of people who genuinely care about making a difference.
As one of Aotearoa's most trusted banking partners, we combine the stability and scale of a large organisation with a culture that ensures you're recognised as an individual.
Your ideas, your growth, and your contribution matter here.
You'll be supported to do meaningful work that has a real impact every day
Mō te Tūranga | About the role
As a Principal Engineer, you'll solve complex engineering challenges and design solutions that uplift our entire Engineering Practice.
You'll play a key role in building and maintaining ASB's Pega Centre of Excellence — working across a modernisation and integration programme that spans Pega, Data, CRM, and enterprise-scale integration.
You'll bring technical and non-technical leaders on the journey by building trust, maintaining momentum, and removing roadblocks to deliver meaningful business outcomes.
You'll be part of a tight-knit, autonomous, multi-disciplinary team of Principal Engineers driving engineering excellence across ASB.
We work in agile ways and continuously grow our skills to improve outcomes for our customers.
Ō Pūkenga | About you
We're looking for a seasoned Engineering leader or Architect with experience in modern tech environments at scale.
You'll bring initiative, problem-solving skills, and a collaborative leadership style.
You'll Have
Proven experience in business process management platforms (e.g.
Pega, Appian, IBM Suite)
Event streaming experience (e.g.
Apache Kafka, Confluent Cloud)
Strong knowledge of containerisation, APIs, and CI/CD for data workload management
Advanced understanding of AI tooling and trends (e.g.
generative AI, MLOps, agentic AI), especially within Pega
Deep knowledge of risk, security, and governance in large organisations
Expertise in transformational integration and delivery
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills — able to uplift engineers and stakeholders
Ability to switch context, learn fast, build trust, and take people on the journey
Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB
ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.
They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community.
They are what makes ASB — ASB.
Career Growth: Access to learning and development through training sessions, courses, and internal opportunities
Inclusive Culture: Join values-led teams that celebrate diversity and support employee-led communities
Health & Wellbeing: Southern Cross Wellbeing One health insurance, lifestyle and volunteering leave, and mental wellbeing support
Meaningful Benefits: Enjoy discounted banking, insurance, and a generous parental leave top-up
Impactful Work: Be part of a purpose-led organisation that makes a difference for New Zealanders
Join us and make a difference - apply today!
Job Requirements
We're looking for a seasoned Engineering leader or Architect with experience in modern tech environments at scale.
You'll need proven experience in business process management platforms and strong knowledge of containerisation, APIs, and CI/CD.
You'll need proven experience in business process management platforms and strong knowledge of containerisation, APIs, and CI/CD.