Address- Lead cutting-edge digital engineering initiatives at one of Australia's leading financial institutions.
- Collaborate with diverse teams in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model based in vibrant Sydney.
Job Description:
How Will I Help?
As a Lead Engineer within our Digital Engineering team, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining technical solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers and employees. You'll be at the forefront of our online presence, driving innovation and excellence in digital banking. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing expert technical guidance to GroupTech and Application Development Services teams.
- Hands-on coding when required, ensuring the robustness and scalability of our solutions.
- Taking ownership of various aspects of applications, becoming the go-to person for each solution.
- Passionately tackling challenges related to scale, performance, and security.
- Collaborating with stakeholders across the business and technical spectrum.
- Advocating for agile methodologies and applying Lean and Design Thinking principles.
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of applications throughout their lifecycle.
What Do I Need?
Technical and Industry Expertise:
- Strong Core Java skills with a minimum of 8 years hands-on experience.
- Minimum 3 years hands-on experience with Spring/Spring Boot and Hibernate.
- Expertise in RESTful API design and implementation, Microservices, Swagger, and design patterns.
- Proficiency in Scrum/Agile development methodologies and continuous delivery.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to mentor junior/senior developers and review code for quality and compliance.
- Advanced problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Other Desirable Skills:
- Experience with Microservices architecture, enterprise architecture, and contemporary IT strategies.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
- Passion for DevOps principles and practices, including TDD, BDD, and integration with business systems.
- Exposure to the Digital domain and agile team environments.
- Proficiency in instrumenting systems with monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
What is it like to work there?
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us reach our vision to become one of the world’s great service companies. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re 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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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. 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 you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ***************@westpac.com.au.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
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 2.3 or email ***************@westpac.com.au
