Senior Automation Engineer

at  Westpac Group

HOW WILL I HELP?

The Senior Automation Engineer function plays an important role in the development and maintenance of technical solutions on the hybrid cloud and ensures that the detailed design and operations are fit for purpose.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert technical expertise to Enterprise Compute and Storage Services teams, covering all aspects of the cloud within a specific service or pattern.
• Set direction and oversight for the consistent use and implementation of tools, standards, methods and processes to ensure that quality services are developed with consistent and maintainable code which supports risk, secure operations, and compliance management.
• Apply expert knowledge of service or pattern to inform Platform Architecture and Service Engineering to continuously improve pattern and/or platform designs.
• Deliver cost estimates for the design and development of services in partnership with the Service Engineer, Cloud Lifecycle Manager, subject matter experts and solution providers to provide accurate and timely cost estimates.
• Deliver the build, deployment, and operations of automated cloud enabled patterns, tools, and platforms.
• Apply Agile frameworks, techniques and processes and overlay agile reporting and governance to deliver incremental value to areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding and a high level of experience with DevOps, CI/CD, SecOps, test driven development (TDD) and other high maturity practices.
• Accountable for backup and recovery procedures to ensure effective Disaster Recovery plans are developed, documented, tested and implemented.
• Contribute to the common “one team” mindset that includes collaboration and a sense of joint responsibility between Westpac teams and suppliers.
• Keep abreast of business strategies and developments and use this knowledge to advance technology and requirement solutions to assist our customers and suppliers.

• Provide expert technical expertise to Enterprise Compute and Storage Services teams, covering all aspects of the cloud within a specific service or pattern.
• Set direction and oversight for the consistent use and implementation of tools, standards, methods and processes to ensure that quality services are developed with consistent and maintainable code which supports risk, secure operations, and compliance management.
• Apply expert knowledge of service or pattern to inform Platform Architecture and Service Engineering to continuously improve pattern and/or platform designs.
• Deliver cost estimates for the design and development of services in partnership with the Service Engineer, Cloud Lifecycle Manager, subject matter experts and solution providers to provide accurate and timely cost estimates.
• Deliver the build, deployment, and operations of automated cloud enabled patterns, tools, and platforms.
• Apply Agile frameworks, techniques and processes and overlay agile reporting and governance to deliver incremental value to areas of responsibility.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding and a high level of experience with DevOps, CI/CD, SecOps, test driven development (TDD) and other high maturity practices.
• Accountable for backup and recovery procedures to ensure effective Disaster Recovery plans are developed, documented, tested and implemented.
• Contribute to the common “one team” mindset that includes collaboration and a sense of joint responsibility between Westpac teams and suppliers.
• Keep abreast of business strategies and developments and use this knowledge to advance technology and requirement solutions to assist our customers and suppliers