Lead Platform Engineer Snowflake SME

• Sydney or Melbourne Location
• Hybrid Working & Awesome Team Culture
• Seeking Snowflake Engineering SME

How will I help

In this hands-on and high-profile function youll be a Snowflake Platform Engineering SME and help build and run one of Westpacs core enterprise data platformsensuring it is secure scalable reliable and costeffective.

Youll work at the heart of the Data Platforms Engineering team partnering with data governance security and infrastructure teams to enable highquality data consumption at scale. This role is about real platform ownership: improving resilience standardising environments automating at scale and supporting the modernisation of legacy platforms into Snowflake.

What will I do

• Engineer and operate Snowflake environments (DEV / TEST / PROD) using automation AIfirst and InfrastructureasCode principles
• Define and uplift platform standards for environment design warehouse strategies lifecycle management and metadata
• Build strong observability monitoring and operational rhythms across the platform
• Enable modern Snowflake capabilities including AI Cortex and Snowflake ML
• Embed securebydefault access models using RBAC leastprivilege and data protection controls
• Optimise platform performance reliability and cost supported by proactive monitoring and usage insights
• Develop automation for provisioning policy management and CI/CD pipelines
• Support migration from legacy platforms (e.g. Teradata) and onboard new data products safely
• Produce clear documentation runbooks and enablement pathways for platform users

What do I need

Essential Ingredients for Success

• Deep and advanced handson experience engineering and operating Snowflake in enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture security and performance patterns
• Proven experience implementing RBAC and secure access controls
• Strong SQL skills with a performancefocused mindset
• Experience with automation CI/CD and InfrastructureasCode (Terraform or equivalent)
• Confidence working across engineering security governance and delivery teams
• Experience working in regulated or risksensitive environments
• Exposure to public cloud platforms (Azure AWS or GCP)
• Familiarity with modern data tooling (ADF Airflow dbt Matillion or similar)
• Understanding of analytics and data consumption patterns
• Solid exposure to AI as it evolves within the role and the workplace

What makes me a great fit

• Youre a handson engineer who values automation standardisation and reliability
• Youre riskaware and securityfocused without losing sight of delivery
• You treat platforms as products and internal teams as customers
• You balance pragmatism with engineering excellence
• You communicate clearly and value strong documentation

Our Commitment to You!

Were obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and were looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that return were committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country.

Here are just a few of the ways were 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 grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to give back to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

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