Mō te tūranga | About the role
Westpac New Zealand is seeking a Lead Engineer to join the FinCrime Tech Squad within the Fraud and FinCrime service group. As 2IC to the Service Owner, you’ll lead Platform and Systems Engineering workstreams, set engineering standards, and co‑create the technical strategy for how we design, build, and operate solutions for AML/CTF, Sanctions, and related FinCrime capabilities. You combine deep technical expertise (e.g., Control‑M, scripting, CI/CD, containerisation) with pragmatic leadership to deliver safe and timely outcomes for our stakeholders.
Ko tō mahi | What you’ll do
Serves as technical counterpart and 2IC to the Service Owner, stepping in for prioritisation, delivery decisions, and risk/incident leadership when required.
Take responsibility for supporting the NetReveal application and all related initiatives in the pipeline.
Provide technical leadership to engineers during deployments of release packages, disaster recoveries and updates while ensuring technology upgrades are carried out within best practice guidelines.
Show passion for ensuring good code quality and configuration consistency.
Serve as a trusted technical partner to FinCrime Operations, Policy & Advisory, Risk, and Analytics; facilitate design trade‑offs and sequencing decisions.
Contribute to establishing and maintaining monitoring, alerting, and observability aligned to Westpac practices (dashboards, actionable alerts, run-time SLOs).
Lead the design and operation of Control‑M scheduling, batch orchestration, calendars, dependencies, and failure/retry strategies; champion automation.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
At least 5 years’ experience in financial services, with a background in delivery projects.
Experience with Kubernetes or similar containerisation technologies.
Proven ability to lead technical teams and act as a key influencer.
Deep understanding of AML processes and general knowledge of rules and detection checks in the FinCrime space.
Experience supporting applications such as NetReveal or similar FinCrime applications.
Strong commitment to code quality, configuration consistency and compliance.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Agile mindset and ability to work collaboratively.
Desirable skills:
Batch scheduling/orchestration: Strong hands‑on expertise with Control‑M (designing schedules, calendars, dependencies, error handling, notifications).
Scripting & automation: Proficiency in Python, Bash, and PowerShell (or equivalent) for tooling, integration, and operational automation.
Containers & runtime: Kubernetes fundamentals (workloads, services, ingress, Helm), resiliency patterns, and troubleshooting in product.
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
In addition to immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you'll receive some great job perks and benefits including:
4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
Growth and development – we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility
Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers
School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
2 Volunteer days per year
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
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