Platform Engineer - DataX

• Sydney Location / Hybrid Working 

The DataX and Economics teams sit within WIB DDAI (Data, Digital & AI) and deliver data-driven products and insights to external institutional clients, while Economics provides macroeconomic research and forecasts that shapes Westpac's market voice. 

We’re looking for a hands-on Platform Engineer to lead a critical uplift across our Economics and DataX environment — transforming how data, tooling and insights come together to power decision-making at scale.

You’ll play a central role in modernising a data environment — bringing structure, scalability and automation where it matters most. 

• Lift and simplify a complex data landscape
• Build a single governed data access layer
• Standardise tooling and integrate specialist tools
• Deliver end-to-end automated pipelines
• Embed reusable patterns and documentation

• Advanced Data/platform engineering experience across Python, SQL, and Spark 
• Highly developed ETL/ELT pipeline development and integration of multiple data sources
• Cloud platforms SME (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Transforming manual workflows into scalable systems
• Data cataloguing tools, CI/CD for data pipelines
• Ability to operate in complex enterprise environments with strong stakeholder engagement with Publication or research environment exposure advantageous

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