Engineer - Data Platforms (Applicants must Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander)

• Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, or Perth based. 
• Outstanding career development opportunity within Information Technology… 

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Data Engineer within our Data Platforms (DP) team. 

What’s the role?

As a Data Engineer, you will support the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that enable business insights. 

No two days will be the same as you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications, assist in building scalable data pipelines, and contribute to testing and release activities.

This role is ideal for someone with foundational knowledge in data engineering and a passion for learning and growing within a dynamic technology environment.

 What will you be doing in the role?

Requirements Analysis & Solution Design

• Collaborate with business users, technology teams, and suppliers to understand and document business requirements.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional and non-functional specifications.

Development & Testing

• Support the design, development, and testing of data components and systems.
• Assist in building maintainable and scalable data pipelines using emerging tools and languages.
• Participate in the development of automated functional and integration test cases.
• Execute and support automated testing including regression, usability, and security testing.

Agile & DevOps Practices

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies and apply Agile principles to daily work.
• Support CI/CD and DevSecOps practices to enhance delivery efficiency.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and workshops to improve engineering practices.
• Consistently apply standards, tools, and methodologies to ensure quality and compliance.

 What skills, qualifications and experience are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in any related field.
• Basic understanding of data engineering concepts, tools, and languages (e.g., SQL, Python, Spark).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Experience with data integration and ETL tools

 Why join us?

At Westpac, we’re passionate about becoming our customers’ #1 banking partner for life and we know that starts with creating the best workplace in the country. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, that means more than just a job. 

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• We offer flexible work arrangements to support your work/life balance, along with a variety of leave options including Culture (such as dedicated Sorry Business Leave), Lifestyle, and Wellbeing Leave.
• Tailored career support through our Indigenous Careers Team, and growth opportunities like the Echo mentoring program and Jawun secondments. 
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives including our Brothers & Sisters Employee Advocacy Group. 

 Create your future today!

To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button. 

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.

At Westpac we aim to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians succeed by supporting Indigenous employees to build meaningful careers. 

Westpac has been granted an S126 Exemption to sections eight (8) and fifty-one (51) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW); this allows us to advertise and recruit this role exclusively to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

The filling of this position/these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)

Applicants must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA). 

The filling of this position/these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and s 8(4) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic)

The filling of this position/these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)