Application Engineer (Fraud and Scams) at Westpac Group

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, Spring Boot, API Development, Kafka, MQ, DevOps, CI/CD, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Linux/Unix Shell Script, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, Tomcat, Control-M

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as an Application Engineer (Fraud and Scams). What’s the role? You’ll join Westpac’s Group Fraud Management Platform Change team, the technology that helps detect and prevent fraud and scams. This is a hands‑on, application development engineering role where the work you do directly helps protect customers and strengthen trust. This is a Sydney based role on Warrane, Gadigal Country, offered as a full time, permanent position with a hybrid way of working. We’re looking for an Application Engineer who thrives in complex enterprise environment, understands system landscapes, how different systems interact end‑to‑end, and how changes propagate across integrations and downstream platforms. A core expectation is the ability to logically reason through problems and debug issues across distributed systems. What do I need? * Strong technical foundation in application development in complex enterprise environments, with the ability to design, build and integrate application as part of projects * Experience in Java and Spring Boot, including developing and supporting APIs, with a solid understanding of application and integration architecture * Experience with integration and event‑driven technologies, including Kafka and/or MQ, and an understanding of how distributed systems interact end‑to‑end * Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices and tooling, including GitHub, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket, Jenkins, with automated builds, deployments, and release pipelines * Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills to resolve complex integration and application issues * Hands‑on experience with Linux/Unix shell script, Oracle databases (SQL and PL/SQL), and enterprise runtime and scheduling tools such as Tomcat and Control‑M * Exposure to infrastructure, networks, and modern technology platforms. * Clear and effective communication skills, with experience across both packaged and custom‑built solutions. Desirable Skills * Exposure to fraud, scams, or banking platforms is advantageous but not essential * Experience using AI‑assisted coding tools to improve development efficiency and code consistency * Experience working in Agile delivery environments, using tools such as JIRA and Confluence * Exposure to testing frameworks and test automation 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 Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button 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 [https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/careers/faq-contact-us/], under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section. #UNITEprogram

Responsibilities

Develop and integrate applications within the Group Fraud Management Platform to detect and prevent fraud and scams. The role involves debugging issues across distributed systems and managing changes across integrations and downstream platforms.