Data, AI & Innovation Leadership
Drive adoption of modern engineering approaches across AI, Machine Learning, Agentic Engineering and intelligent automation.
Shape the roadmap for emerging technologies that enable faster data delivery and improved developer experiences.
Champion innovation while ensuring platforms remain reliable, secure and operationally resilient.
Engineering Excellence
Define engineering standards, tooling and best practices that streamline the development of data assets and pipelines.
Embed DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering practices across the Intelligence Platform.
Ensure security, governance and compliance requirements are integrated as core platform capabilities.
Technical Leadership & Influence
Act as the senior technical authority for the Intelligence Platform, providing leadership across complex transformation initiatives.
Coach and mentor senior engineers and technical leaders, helping build enterprise engineering capability.
Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning and engineering excellence.
Key Ingredients for Success…
We're looking for a highly accomplished engineering leader with deep expertise across data platforms, cloud technologies and AI-driven capabilities.
Experience & Expertise
Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organisations and enterprise technology transformations.
Deep technical expertise across modern data and cloud ecosystems including Microsoft Azure, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Teradata, & Snowflake
Strong knowledge of Machine Learning platforms and MLOps frameworks such as Azure ML, H2O, MLflow, & Enterprise Decisioning Platforms
Extensive experience delivering Data Products and modern data platform capabilities.
Demonstrated success driving platform performance, operational excellence and cost optimisation.
Leadership Qualities
Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
A strategic thinker capable of translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
A recognised technology leader who inspires and develops engineering talent.
A champion of innovation, emerging technologies and modern engineering practices.
A trusted advisor able to influence technology decisions at the highest levels of the organisation.
Why Join Westpac?
At Westpac, you'll have the opportunity to shape some of the organisation's most strategic technology investments and influence how data and AI capabilities evolve across the Group.
You'll work with talented engineers, architects and technology leaders, solving complex challenges at scale while helping define the future of intelligent platforms, machine learning and engineering innovation.
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.
Create your future today!
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