Lead Data Engineer

Westpac

Westpac is committed to building a fairer and stronger New Zealand, driven by their purpose to create better futures. The Lead Data Engineer role is pivotal in guiding the squad and ensuring service delivery excellence, alongside fostering innovation and maintaining compliance standards.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Assess and resolve application vulnerabilities and undertake upgrades.
• Maintain Information Technology Service Accreditation for the Data Intelligence Platform.
• Provide support for internal and external audit requirements.
• Offer on-call production support for critical applications.
• Translate logical designs into physical designs and create detailed documentation.
• Ensure infrastructure service level agreements are met.
• Set standards for programming tools and techniques and ensure compliance.
• Lead all stages of the data engineering development process.
• Advise and assist less experienced colleagues.
• Resolve problems in platforms, systems, and services.
• Collaborate with Service Owners and Scrum Masters on project priorities and stakeholder negotiations.
• Support tool and technique usage for release and deployment activities.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• 4 weeks of standard holiday plus 5 additional wellbeing leave days.
• Options to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional leave per year.
• Banking benefits, insurance discounts, and superannuation scheme.
• Opportunities for growth and development.
• Recognition and rewards for high performance.
• School holiday subsidy.
• 2 volunteer days per year.

This role requires you to have:

• Minimum 7 years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Proficiency with the Apache Ecosystem, including HDFS, Spark, and Hive.
• Experience with Terraform and Snyk.
• Capability to review and recommend development techniques and vendor products.
• Ability to validate functionality and performance of development projects.
• Skills to diagnose and resolve technical issues during the application lifecycle.
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Business, or related fields.

You would benefit from having:

• Familiarity with Agile ways of working.
• Experience in building relationships with suppliers.
• Certification in relevant technical and management disciplines.

Westpac fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace, encouraging applicants from all walks of life, including those who are neurodiverse or have disabilities. The organization is driven by community service and customer advocacy.