About this role
Shape the future of data at Westpac as a Senior Data Engineer
What’s the role?
You’ll join our Data Engineering team where you’ll help shape the future of how data is designed, built and transformed across the UNITE program. You’ll work closely with product owners, program managers, architects and business partners to turn ideas into scalable data products that genuinely make a difference. You’ll design and develop pipelines using Python, SQL, Azure Synapse and Informatica and you’ll experiment with agentic AI to automate the tasks that slow teams down. You’ll explore new ways to boost productivity across the data lifecycle, including deploying autonomous AI agents that can generate code, metadata and testing artefacts. This is a full time hybrid role based in either Gold Coast or Sydney Warrane, Gadigal Country with three days each week in the office.
What do I need?
• Strong experience building data pipelines using Python and SQL
• Ability to work with big data tools including Spark and Kafka
• Familiarity with Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake Services, Azure Event Hubs, Azure Cosmos DB, Snowflake and Teradata
• Interest in using AI driven tools to automate design, development and testing
Why join us?
We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:
• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives
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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.
If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website.
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Other facts
About Westpac Group
From rescue helicopters to signing the Equator Principles, from paying super during parental leave to adding 'Touch ID' biometric technology to our banking apps and being first on the scene with a helping hand in times of crisis... we have a proud history of stepping up to be first for our customers, communities and people. As Australia’s first bank and Australia’s first company we put service at the heart of everything we do and our people are our priority.
We've grown up as a company and expanded both in Australia and throughout Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Now we are made up of your favourite financial institution names including Westpac, BankSA, St.George Bank, BT Financial Group, RAMs and Bank of Melbourne, a change of job doesn’t mean a change of employer at Westpac Group.
We've made a commitment to put our customers first in everything we do. This means creating fundamentally superior customer experiences for each customer, every time. We promise that when you meet with someone from Westpac Group, you'll be touched by their genuine dedication to helping our customers prosper and grow.
Westpac Group acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's First Peoples, and to their Elders, past and present.
What you'll do
- As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design and develop data pipelines and collaborate with various stakeholders to create scalable data products. You will also explore AI-driven tools to enhance productivity across the data lifecycle.
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