Chief Engineer, Mainframe

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westpac Group Full time

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Chief Engineer, Mainframe.

What's the role?

At Westpac, our mainframe environment underpins critical workloads and drives business innovation and agility. We are seeking an experienced Chief Engineer with proven expertise in designing and delivering mainframe projects, including compute and storage. The ideal candidate will also have a strong understanding of mainframe modernisation strategies and emerging AI and ML technologies relevant to mainframe environments.

The team is made up of a diverse group of highly skilled professionals with expertise across various IT disciplines. While this role primarily focuses on mainframe systems, you may also be expected to contribute to other domains as required such as cloud, midrange storage, data centres, automation, AI, networks, and security.

Your responsibilities will include driving system improvement and evolution, overseeing the selection and design of software and hardware solutions, and managing reporting and planning activities. You will also be responsible for fostering a high-performance culture and supporting training and skills development for yourself and others.

What do I need?

Essential:

  • Extensive experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing solutions on mainframe hardware platforms.
  • Vendor engagement – technical and sales.
  • z/OS
  • Ability to code in one or more mainframe languages.

Desirable:

  • Agentic AI skills
  • Mainframe virtualisation
  • zLinux / USS
  • Subsystems –some of CICS, IMS, VTAM, WAS, MQ, IODF, ACF2, RACF etc, containers, networking, data architecture, monitoring, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automated governance & compliance.
  • Ability to identify and nurture talent.

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 out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website .

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