Principal DevOps Engineer

Westpac Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave

Learning and development opportunities

Community volunteering initiatives

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership across developer platforms including GitHub Enterprise, CI/CD tooling and automated delivery pathways. You will collaborate with engineering, architecture, security and risk teams to shape platform direction and improve the developer experience.

This hands-on role requires strong automation, IaC and experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker and modern deployment tools.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise-scale DevOps, CI/CD or developer platform capabilities.
• Hands-on with GitHub Enterprise and modern deployment tools (Harness, Argo CD, Octopus Deploy).
• Experience designing Infrastructure as Code and platform automation (Terraform, OpenTofu, APIs).
• Strong software engineering and automation skills (Python).
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Helm.
• Experience building secure, scalable developer platforms for enterprise software delivery.
• Understanding CI/CD best practices, automated testing and release management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across strategic developer platforms.
• Mentor engineers and drive platform improvements.
• Define and evolve engineering standards and automated delivery pathways.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, security and risk teams to balance pragmatic solutions.

Skills

GitHub Enterprise

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Platform automation

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitHub Runners

Harness

Argo CD

Octopus Deploy

OpenTofu

Job description

What’s the role?

Join a team focused on making it easier for engineers across Westpac to build, test and deliver software securely and at scale. As a Principal DevOps Engineer, you’ll provide technical leadership across strategic developer platforms including GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory and CI/CD tooling. You’ll help define and evolve engineering standards, build secure and automated delivery pathways, and improve the developer experience through modern platform engineering practices. Working closely with engineering, architecture, security and risk teams, you’ll drive platform improvements, mentor engineers and help shape the future of software delivery across the bank. This is a hands‑on technical role with significant influence on platform direction, engineering practices and delivery outcomes.

What do I need?

• Strong experience delivering and supporting enterprise-scale DevOps, CI/CD or developer platform capabilities.
• Hands‑on expertise with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, GitHub Runners, Artifactory and modern deployment tools such as Harness, Argo CD or Octopus Deploy.
• Experience designing and implementing Infrastructure as Code and platform automation solutions using tools such as Terraform, OpenTofu and APIs.
• Strong software engineering and automation skills, including Python and platform integration development.
• Knowledge of container platforms and modern application delivery technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
• Experience building secure, scalable and reliable developer platforms that support enterprise software delivery.
• Understanding of CI/CD best practices, automated testing and software release management.
• Strong troubleshooting and operational skills across Linux and Windows environments, including monitoring and observability practices.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, architecture, security and risk stakeholders to deliver balanced and practical solutions.
• Passion for mentoring engineers, driving technical improvements and creating great developer experiences through standardisation, automation and modern engineering practices.

Why join us?

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee‑only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

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 more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page, under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.