Senior Data Engineer

Westpac Group; Gold Coast City, Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Employee mortgage rates

Learning & Development opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a hybrid role based in Gold Coast or Sydney. You will build scalable data pipelines, optimise data products and support enterprise transformation initiatives across platforms.

You will contribute to data architecture, governance and production readiness, mentor engineers, and partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex data into actionable insights, including AI and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience building and optimising data pipelines using Python and SQL.
• Experience working with modern data platforms and frameworks including Spark, Kafka and cloud technologies such as Azure Synapse, Data Lake or Snowflake.
• Solid understanding of data architecture, modelling and governance, with the ability to design scalable and reliable solutions.
• Proven ability to translate technical concepts into meaningful business insights and outcomes.
• Experience contributing to large scale transformation initiatives, with a focus on innovation through AI and automation

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines.
• Contribute to data architecture and governance.
• Ensure production readiness and deployment processes across platforms.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Drive innovation through AI and automation initiatives

Skills

Python

SQL

Informatica

Unix scripting

Tools

Spark

Kafka

Azure Synapse

Data Lake

Snowflake

Job description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Data Engineer.

What's the role?

You'll play a key role in building the data foundations that power better customer and business outcomes. As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines and solutions that support enterprise wide transformation initiatives.

This is a full time, permanent hybrid role based in Gold Coast or Sydney, offering the flexibility to work from both home and office. You'll work closely with cross functional teams to translate business needs into reliable data products, ensuring performance, stability and scalability across platforms.

You'll also contribute to data architecture and modelling, ensure strong data governance practices, and support deployment and production readiness. Along the way, you'll mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders and drive innovation across the data lifecycle, including the adoption of AI and automation.

What do I need?

• Strong hands on experience building and optimising data pipelines using Python and SQL, with exposure to tools such as Informatica and Unix scripting
• Experience working with modern data platforms and frameworks including Spark, Kafka and cloud technologies such as Azure Synapse, Data Lake or Snowflake
• Solid understanding of data architecture, modelling and governance, with the ability to design scalable and reliable solutions
• Proven ability to translate technical concepts into meaningful business insights and outcomes
• Experience contributing to large scale transformation initiatives, with a focus on innovation through AI and automation

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.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 69812
• Job Category Technology Operations
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia