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We are currently recruiting Data Engineer-Data Platforms-Azure for an 18-month fixed term contract, based in Sydney. 

You will be part of an Application Development team that is responsible for supporting the full life cycle of development and enhancements. As a Data Engineer your responsibilities include – 

• Work effectively individually and with team members toward customer satisfaction and success
• Load/Ingest, Process, Synthesis the data into Westpac’s Enterprise Data Platform (DDEP) and deliver enterprise information management advice and support.
• Understand the Data Storage, Processing, Maintenance, in bigdata world. 
• Involve in Requirements gathering from business stakeholders
• Design the solution based on the requirements gathered and aligning with Westpac's standard solutioning patterns, and get it implemented to deliver the project
• Guide and Instruct the team members to get the solution built.
• Good understanding and work experience on any one of the data Cloud Platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Automate the implementation processes using CICD DevOps and customised tools built on Westpac’s Release Platforms.
• Develop design documents and review technical documents from Solution Architects for projects in Banking/Finance domain and manage the alignment of the program’s architecture to the Bank’s Enterprise Architecture.
• Lead and participate in problem solving to deliver large scale change through process engineering, technology and people engagement.
• Be keenly aware of timelines and budgeting to deliver in a timely manner

To ensure success in the role you will possess the following skills –

• Proficient with 10+ years technical experience in Data Engineering, Bigdata tech stack
• Proficient with 8+ years of working experience on Python and Linux Shell scripting. 4+ years’ experience as Implementation and Lead Engineer.
• Proficient with 6+ years of work experience on Spark, Hive, HBase (No SQL), SQL, Control-M, Spark Streaming, Data Mesh and Data Products.
• In depth knowledge and hands on experience on Westpac's Data Platforms (DDEP).
• Proficient with 6+ years of business domain knowledge of Banking and Finance Industry
• Ability to automate the implementation processes using CICD DevOps (DevSecOps, Git, Jenkins, etc).
• Coordinate with Solution Designers, Tech Leads and Business Analysts regularly to understand and adapt the new implementation processes that are being built to achieve Agile production releases in DDEP platform.
• Coordinate with and manage & lead large and complex Banking projects and teams across locations in Banking and Finance.

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