Technical Product Owner

Westpac Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Technical Product Owner to lead the direction and ongoing evolution of key Developer Enablement platforms, including GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory and Harness. You will work with engineers, architects and security to define practical roadmaps, establish secure-by-default patterns and ensure platforms meet the needs of teams delivering software.

You will bring 15+ years of software engineering or platform leadership experience and demonstrate credible hands-on depth,

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering or architecture leadership.
• Deep understanding of GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, Harness and related build, release, artifact and platform automation capabilities.
• Strong technical product ownership capability, with the ability to influence executives, architecture forums, product leaders and engineering teams through clear roadmaps, practical guidance and credible hands-on technical depth.
• Strong experience defining reference architectures, paved-road patterns, platform guardrails and automated controls in regulated or risk-sensitive environments.
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers, lead technical communities and improve engineering practices across multiple teams or domains.
• Comfortable operating across strategy, product ownership and hands-on delivery, with the judgement to simplify complex technical problems and translate them into clear enterprise direction.
• Hands-on familiarity with AI and agentic integration into engineering workflows is desirable, particularly where it improves developer productivity, quality and control automation.
• Ideally, you will be active in the wider technical community through mentoring, technical writing, speaking, standards development or contribution to enterprise engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Own direction and evolution of Developer Enablement platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects and security to shape roadmaps and drive secure patterns.
• Provide hands-on technical product ownership across GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, Harness and related SDLC capabilities.
• Translate complex technical problems into clear enterprise direction.

Skills

Product ownership

Executive influence

Mentoring engineers

Cross-team leadership

Strategic roadmaps

Hands-on delivery

AI integration

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

Artifactory

Harness

Job description

What's the role?

The Technical Product Owner owns the direction, standards and day-to-day evolution of key Developer Enablement platforms. You will provide hands‑on technical product ownership across GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, Harness and related SDLC capabilities, treating them as strategic enterprise products rather than isolated tools. You will work closely with engineers, architects, security teams and delivery teams to define practical roadmaps, prioritise outcomes, shape secure‑by‑default patterns and ensure the platforms continue to meet the needs of teams building, testing, packaging, releasing and operating software.

What do I need?

• 15+ years experience in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering or architecture leadership, with broad expertise across SDLC tooling, cloud‑native platforms and enterprise developer experience.
• Deep understanding of GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Artifactory, Harness and related build, release, artifact and platform automation capabilities.
• Strong technical product ownership capability, with the ability to influence executives, architecture forums, product leaders and engineering teams through clear roadmaps, practical guidance and credible hands‑on technical depth.
• Strong experience defining reference architectures, paved‑road patterns, platform guardrails and automated controls in regulated or risk‑sensitive environments.
• Proven ability to mentor senior engineers, lead technical communities and improve engineering practices across multiple teams or domains.
• Comfortable operating across strategy, product ownership and hands‑on delivery, with the judgement to simplify complex technical problems and translate them into clear enterprise direction.
• Hands‑on familiarity with AI and agentic integration into engineering workflows is desirable, particularly where it improves developer productivity, quality and control automation.
• Ideally, you will be active in the wider technical community through mentoring, technical writing, speaking, standards development or contribution to enterprise 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.

#LI-Hybrid.