Technical Lead-Mainframe

at  Westpac Group

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 a complex Information Technology environment that needs to deliver to the rapidly changing needs of our customers and employees, the ever-evolving IT landscape, and the Group’s regulatory and statutory requirements. In GroupTech we’re striving to be game-changing technologists, shaping the future of banking.

WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE DO I NEED?

• Essential: Mainframe experience, Cobol, PLI, IMS, CICS, DB2, JCL, Pier 1 (Java), In-depth technical knowledge on payments routing
• Desirable: Financial/Banking experience, zOS Connect/API, strong stakeholder management experience, Partner management, Commercial Hogan System (CHS)
• Capabilities: Mentoring · People Leadership · Analysis and Problem Solving · Communication Skills (Business, financial, technical)

HOW DO I APPLY?

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, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If an adjustment is required to assist you during our recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the architect and solution designer to convert requirements/high level solution design into architecture aligned detailed technical solution design
• Identify downstream impacts
• Provide application development, maintenance and end-to-end technical expertise
• Expertise in software architecture, low level technical solution, visual design and technical governance of applications and platforms
• Provide DevOps services and lead application development teams
• Responsible for the overall delivery of the Technical solution within a Squad e.g. Employee Exp. Or Customer Exp.
• Inputs into Architecture and Solution Design
• Inputs into sprint planning, risks, dependencies and governance
• Delegated sign offs from Principal Lead
• Single point of contact for all developers within the assigned squad
• Represents the team at forums e.g. WDP forum

To be successful in this role, you will need in-depth technical knowledge within the automation space, strong stakeholder management experience, a positive attitude with the ability to take ownership of the role. In addition to this, your skills may include:

• Good communication skills – a diverse user base with both business, financial and technical backgrounds.
• Strong IT Financial knowledge with an understanding of contract costings, Capex and Opex concepts. Ability to translate contract information into direct costing impacts.
• Strong Data analytics and information management skills.
• Proven experience in translating technical requirements into working solutions.
• Infrastructure Knowledge with an understanding of concepts such as storage, virtualisation, and vendor management