Senior Data Engineer - Python

Job Description

How will I help?

The Senior Data Engineer will be part of Westpac International, Financial Markets Technology Team. This role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane and will require the candidate to attend the office twice a week.

The Market Risk Application Program is implementing a new market risk solution for APS116 – Market Risk in the Trading Book. An in-house capability is being development as part of the program to hold data from the new risk system and provide data models and data preparation for: reporting of market risk exposures; reconciliation to the trading systems and to the legacy market risk system; to calculate Value at Risk (VAR) and related measures, to perform VAR Back testing; and to enable users to calculate further aggregate risk measures. This same capability will also be used to perform data-transforms on data feeds to and from the new Market Risk system.

FM Technology team requires an increase in technical leadership and development capability to oversee this complex application and building domain knowledge & IP to increase solution design capability, transition support knowledge & capability to partners and internal teams, and hands on developments as per business requirements.

Responsibilities will include:

Technical Specialism:

• Data Engineering / Development
• Python / PySpark
• Palantir Foundry
• Ability to write optimised code for the processing of large datasets
• Propose solution options for larger pieces of work end to end.
• Technical and Operational documentation
• Problem solving skills
  
  

Adherence to Organisational Framework and Processes

• Perform hands on work and lead, the technical activities across the Software Development Lifecycle within Agile projects.
• Participate in sprint planning, with a keen eye for detail of critical path delivery through the various milestones to Production.
• Be a gatekeeper of quality and ensure coding standards and patterns are implemented.
  
  

People management:

• Provide leadership to a small, professional team of technical specialists in teams of diversely located resources.
• Work closely with other in-house teams who develop and support on Palantir Foundry.
• Actively encourage professional development and innovative practices
• Provide feedback to management of resource challenges, to help ensure the right people are performing the right roles. Make suggestions for improvements.
  
  

Stakeholder Management:

• Develop strong relationship with L2/L3 support team (on and offshore) to manage Operational support requirements.
• Develop relationships with other Technical Leads in the broader team to gain insights and share experiences.
• Develop strong relationship with Scrum Master to become leadership team in the overall team.
• Develop strong relationship with Business team and SMEs to understand the business context.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

You’ll play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years and be instrumental in achieving our purpose of helping Australians succeed. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You’ll also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

What do I need?

To be set up for success in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• 10 years’ experience within the IT Industry, specialising in data engineering design, coding, and development.
• 5 years’ experience in Python
• 5 years’ big data platforms
• PySpark experience is highly desirable
• Palantir Foundry is high desirable
• 5 years’ experience leading a team of Developers (on and offshore)
• Financial Markets and/or Market Risk banking experience is desirable
• Experience in Agile Teams.
• Tertiary qualifications in Information Technology or a related discipline
  
  

What’s it like to work there?

We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. 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 talentacquisition@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 talentacquisition@westpac.com.au