Senior Automation Engineer (DevOpsSRE)
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Job Summary
Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Automation Engineer - Platform Automation.
Whats the role
We have an opportunity for a Senior Automation Engineer in the Platform Hosting Services team within Enterprise Technology Services. Drawing on your DevOps/SRE experience youll help Westpac run infrastructure at scale. Youll build self-service automation and connect services across infrastructure domainshelping application teams deliver new features and services at pace with high reliability and efficiency.
You will join a team of IT automation generalists who combine infrastructure experience with tools and languages such as Terraform Ansible Python PowerShell and Aria Automation (JavaScript). Together youll tackle challenges across a large on-premises hosting platform plus some cloud compute services.
Your key responsibilities include:
- Maintain and extend our self-service VM orchestration and management stack.
- Identify and deliver new automation opportunities across hardware (compute storage and networking) platform and VM managementfrom requirements through to build and release.
- Apply SRE/DevOps practices (CI/CD SecOps test-driven development and more) to the automation we deliver.
- Provide subject matter expertise on workload lifecycle management and support incident recovery problem resolution and service continuity.
- Partner with other infrastructure teams to deliver well-integrated automation.
- Stay current with IT automation trends and assess new technology for operational fit and potential to improve or replace existing offerings.
Please note Interstate candidates are welcome to apply for this position!
What do I need
To succeed in this role youll apply software development skills to build and maintain tooling that supports DevOps/SRE practices and enables infrastructure management at scale. Were keen to meet engineers who frequently ask can this be done better and bring the following skills and experience:
- Experience applying DevOps/SRE practices and tooling to deliver automation across one or more hosting platforms. This role primarily operates with on-prem VMware-based infrastructure; experience with other platforms (including public cloud) is also welcome.
- Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages preferably Python PowerShell and/or JavaScript to support infrastructure automation.
- Hands-on experience with Git associated workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with provisioning automation (e.g. Terraform Aria Automation/Orchestrator CloudFormation Azure Resource Manager) configuration management (e.g. Ansible Chef) and image/template build tools (e.g. Packer).
- Experience supporting modern application architectures (e.g. microservices) and platforms such as Kubernetes/OpenShift.
- Understanding of network fundamentals (TCP/IP DNS VLANs/overlays firewalling routing) would be desirable.
- Experience with IBM Power Systems (P-Series) would be beneficial (e.g. AIX PowerVM/LPARs VIOS HMC NIM and related tooling) particularly when used alongside Ansible-driven automation; training is provided if required.
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 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
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Were 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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About Company
Westpac has a long and proud history as Australia's first and oldest bank. It was established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales under a charter of incorporation provided by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. In October 1982 it changed its name to Westpac Banking Corporation following th ... View more
