Principal Software Engineer - Python
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Job Description
How will I help
This role is a pivotal position within the team accountable for providing technical and strategic support in the design architecture and development of automation solutions to drive efficient delivery of complex network and data projects. The Principal Engineer will lead the configuration of automation and orchestration platforms and play a key role in guiding the team on best practices. Youll mentor fellow engineers contribute to strategic planning for innovation and be a crucial collaborator with DevOps security and executive engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Automation: Drive automation and orchestration for complex project delivery leading configuration and best practices for automation platforms to streamline network management and project outcomes.
- Design & Code Quality: Provide technical support for code design architecture and implementation while driving code reviews design assessments and test cases to ensure a high standard of code quality and performance.
- Mentorship & Culture Building: Mentor and guide engineers instilling a culture of continuous learning growth and team collaboration. Encourage technical excellence and proactive problemsolving across the team.
- Strategic Planning & Vision: Support longterm innovation planning collaborating closely with leadership to shape the future direction of automation infrastructure and data initiatives.
- Collaboration with Key Stakeholders: Facilitate productive crossfunctional collaboration with DevOps security and executive engineering teams representing the team in meetings and supporting seamless communication of technical requirements.
Whats in it for me
Youll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to createbetter futures together. So well back you in the development of your career internal career prospects and flexible working. Youll also keep learning to grow your career backed by a fantastic team of people with a cando supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions surrogacy and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need
Core Skills & Qualifications
- Advanced Software Engineering: Proficiency in Python Linux Docker and Kubernetes (Microservices) with experience in SSDLC TDD and BDD.
- Network Engineering & Automation: Expertise in automation and orchestration tools like Jenkins Bitbucket Ansible and Cisco DevNet with deep knowledge of network hardware including Cisco routers/switches and firewalls (Juniper Checkpoint VMWare NSX).
- DataDriven Insight & Visualization: Competence with data curation analysis and visualisation tools (Splunk Elastic Search Kibana Power BI) and familiarity with schema design and data manipulation.
- Infrastructure & DevOps Best Practices: Solid experience with DevOps/SRE practices and Agile methodologies emphasising CI/CD continuous improvement and operational resilience.
- Comprehensive Networking Knowledge: Familiarity with knowledge graph concepts and Microsoft Graph API plus experience with tools for network monitoring analysis and realtime incident response.
Additional Desirable Skills
- Programming & Infrastructure Tools: Expertise in Terraform MongoDB SQL Kafka Elastic Search Splunk and HashiCorp tools with strong operational knowledge of network switching routing and firewall management.
- Data Management: Experience with data collection schema binding and data manipulation to support analytical functions and datadriven decisionmaking.
Key Soft Skills
- Strategic Communicator: Skilled at conveying technical information clearly to business stakeholders and nontechnical colleagues.
- Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis: Proven track record in troubleshooting complex issues leading problem management and conducting thorough root cause analysis for automationrelated incidents.
- Documentation & Workshop Facilitation: Experienced in creating highlevel and detailed design documents organising technical workshops and using tools like Atlassian for design documentation.
Whats it like to work there
We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers our communities and each other. At Westpac making a difference means creating impact unlocking our own and each others passions and transformative success stories to create better futures together.
As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range ofemployee benefitsto help you manage your priorities whether that means family life work/life balance ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.
Well empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling mentoring and training opportunities youre in control of where you start and how youll grow.
As an equal opportunity employer we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility and champions inclusion.
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How do I apply
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At Westpac were all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces branches products and services are accessible and inclusive for everyoneour customers employees and the wider community. If youre interested in discussing workplace flexibility please feel free to mention it in your application.
We invite candidates of all ages genders sexual orientation cultural backgroundspeople with disability neurodiverse individuals veterans and reservists and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment processplease email.
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