Create your best future and join Westpac as a Data Engineer
What’s the role?
As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the design, development, and maintenance of data solutions that drive business insights. 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 processes. This role is well-suited for someone with a solid foundation in data engineering and a strong desire to learn and grow in a dynamic technology environment.
With Westpac’s data platforms moving into deploying AI Agents, this is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience and grow your career in an AI-enabled engineering landscape. This position is open to candidates based in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
What do I need?
- Basic understanding of data engineering concepts, tools, and languages (e.g., SQL, Python, Spark).
- Minimum 2 years of software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in any related field.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
- 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 would be advantageous.
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 Leave (such as dedicated Sorry Business Leave), Lifestyle Leave, 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 and our annual Indigenous Bayala Djurali Summit.
Create your future today
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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.
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. This forms part of Westpac’s strategy to foster a multicultural, vibrant and diverse workforce.