Technical Lead (Calypso Trading System)

at  WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

JOB DESCRIPTION

Westpac Group has a rich heritage and offers employees a multitude of opportunities. We aim to attract the best people inside and outside of the business - building an organisation where the best talent thrives.
The Westpac Group has been proudly advancing Australia for two centuries. Our success is built upon both our heritage and our ability to evolve. Our vision is to be one of the world’s great service companies, helping our customers, communities, and people to prosper and grow. We’re setting ourselves up to be Australia’s No. 1 Bank and we have an exciting change agenda ahead.

STRONG BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MARKETS KNOWLEDGE:

• Business domain knowledge of variety of Financial Markets Products (FX, Fixed Income, Rates and Credit Derivatives)
• Understanding of various external execution platforms including (Calypso).
• Proficient competence of business processes from front to back, inclusive of trade capture, back office/operations, finance, middle office, risk management, credit & settlement functions.
• Strong understanding of pricing and modules used for valuation & broad understanding of financial markets conditions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Extensive hands-on experience with the Calypso GUI, back-end infrastructure, Calypso engines and services, Calypso workflows, and batch structure are preferred.
• Exposure to Trading, Confirmations, Payments, Risk Management Systems, and Emerging Technologies.
• Experience in Linux operating system
• Knowledge of programming languages applied to financial markets products and databases (preferably Oracle & Java) - Advantageous
• Experience with managing system changes, functional testing, implementations
• Identification of new Technologies in the marketplace.
• Familiarity with various technology applications and tools (Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence etc).
• Familiarity with the functions and structures of: XSL, XML, FIX, MXML
• Advanced analysis, problem solving, troubleshooting and consultative skills

PEOPLE SKILLS:

• Sound negotiation and influencing skills especially when dealing with business and technology units and vendors.
• Delivery and quality focused.
• Diligent and proactive in finding solutions.
• Ability to prioritise and adopt a structured approach but exhibit the flexibility where necessary.
• Experienced in facilitating work across teams (eg Front Office, Operations, Compliance, Finance, Risk);
• things through and gets things done
• Effective and articulate communicator
• Experience in alternative sourcing options, and leading/managing third parties

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline, or evidence of ability combined with relevant prior experience.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO WORK THERE?

As well as good pay and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you’ll get some of the best banking, wealth, and insurance benefits in the market. We’ll even pay you to do volunteer or community work. We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people who love helping others succeed. Working with us you’ll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we’re proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
The health and well-being of our employees is our top priority. We have developed clear standards to ensure our people are confident, safe, and healthy whether they are working from a Westpac Group site or working from home. These are based on expert medical advice and Safe Work Australia guidelines.
As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, people with a disability and Indigenous Australians to apply.

HOW DO I APPLY?

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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

• Manage components or assist in the resolution of escalated system issues to ensure issues are resolved in accordance with business needs, timeframes, and SLAs.
• Ensure the consistent use of and adherence to operational policies, standards, tools, and processes, to achieve consistent quality application maintenance, system stability and fulfilment of regulatory obligations
• Work as SME within the technology teams to support changes to meet the demands of the evolving marketplace.