Base 24 Engineering Lead

Job Description:
Westpac Group has a rich heritage and offers employees a multitude of opportunities. We aim to attract the best people inside and outside of the business - building an organisation where the best talent thrives.
The Westpac Group has been proudly advancing Australia for two centuries. Our success is built upon both our heritage and our ability to evolve. We're setting ourselves up to be Australia's No. 1 Bank and we have an exciting change agenda ahead.
The role will be responsible for leading and managing the Cards and Payments Change team delivering software development and scheme compliance projects. Working on projects that involves enhancements to the payments and switch platform provides an excellent opportunity for a payments software professional to keep abreast of current and future industry technology that helps shape Australian payments landscape.
How will I help?

• Managing resources and budgets.
• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of the engineering team.
• Recruiting and hiring Base24/Mainframe engineers.
• Ensuring that software development follows best practices and standards.
• Implementing and managing testing processes by assisting the enterprise test team in establishing testing scope and execution of test cases.
• Identifying and mitigating risks.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders in understanding business requirements and reporting project status and progress on a regular basis.
• Work in collaboration with the other technical teams from that interface with the switching platform during development and testing.
• Understand existing codes and configuration to help in analysis to establish current state and assist in troubleshooting issues.
• Independently develop changes based on defined requirements.

What's in it for me?
You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.
What do I need?

• Strong leadership and management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team of senior engineers.
• Solid understanding of cards and payments industry.
• Familiar with AS2805 and ISO8583 standards
• 10+ years of programming experience on BASE24 (or equivalent products running on HPE Nonstop) to independently develop customisations and enhancements.
• Deep understanding of ATM and POS transaction processing.
• Excellent proficiency in analysing requirements and translating into technical design.
• Communication skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders.

What's it like to work there?
As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.
We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
How do I Apply?
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As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If an adjustment is required to assist you during our recruitment process, please email
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating inclusive and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 1.2 or email