Technology Risk Executive Manager: Strategy & Resilience

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

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage discounts

Flexible work

Learning & development

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Westpac Group in Sydney/Melbourne seeks an Executive Manager, Technology Risk to lead independent risk oversight across major technology programs and modernization initiatives.

You will assess designs, examine cyber and resilience risks, and provide forward-looking insights to senior leaders to inform strategic decisions. The role emphasizes strong stakeholder engagement and delivery-focused risk management.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technology risk and enterprise architecture.
• Ability to evaluate design decisions across the technology lifecycle.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Assess technical designs, infrastructure roadmaps and modernization initiatives.
• Provide independent challenge to engineering teams and leaders on risk and controls.
• Review complex technology risks including AI-impact and failure scenarios.
• Advise senior leaders to balance risk with delivery objectives.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure

Networking

Platform operations

SRE

Resilience engineering

Disaster recovery

CI/CD practices

Architecture evaluation

Job description

Westpac Group in Sydney/Melbourne seeks an Executive Manager, Technology Risk to lead independent risk oversight across major technology programs and modernization initiatives.

You will assess designs, examine cyber and resilience risks, and provide forward-looking insights to senior leaders to inform strategic decisions. The role emphasizes strong stakeholder engagement and delivery-focused risk management.