AI-Powered Credit Risk Engineer

Westpac Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a software/AI engineering professional to join the Credit Risk Limits squad. You will gain credit risk exposure while delivering AI-enabled tools, end-to-end ownership of initiatives including regulatory APS180, and collaboration across Front Office, Technology and business users.

You will work on counterparty risk tech, reporting and trading platforms such as Murex and Calypso, with hands-on design, development, testing, release and production support responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of software, data or platform engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and scripting with willingness to learn new languages and platforms.
• Solid DevOps fundamentals including CI/CD and automated testing.
• Interest in AI engineering and building AI-enabled tools.
• Experience with data mapping, feeds and batch/EOD processing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build AI-enabled tools and agents to automate investigations, data quality checks, reconciliations and testing across credit risk.
• Prototype emerging AI approaches and turn ideas into production-ready solutions.
• Own product and regulatory change end-to-end, including APS180, from requirements to testing and release.
• Build and support integrations and batch/EOD data flows across Murex, Calypso, exposure, limits and reporting platforms.
• Support cloud/mesh platforms, CI/CD, automated testing and production troubleshooting to reduce recurring issues.
• Grow knowledge of credit risk and collaborate with Front Office, Technology and business users to deliver solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

CI/CD

DevOps

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering qualification or relevant tech degree

Tools

Murex

Calypso

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Westpac is seeking a software/AI engineering professional to join the Credit Risk Limits squad. You will gain credit risk exposure while delivering AI-enabled tools, end-to-end ownership of initiatives including regulatory APS180, and collaboration across Front Office, Technology and business users.

You will work on counterparty risk tech, reporting and trading platforms such as Murex and Calypso, with hands-on design, development, testing, release and production support responsibilities.