Oracle Banking Platform Technical Lead

Westpac Group has a rich heritage and offers employees a multitude of opportunities. We aim to attract the best people inside and outside of the business – building an organisation where the best talent thrives. We’re striving to be game-changing technologists, shaping the future of banking.

We understand the big picture and focus on things that will move the dial for Westpac. Westpac has a complex Information Technology environment that needs to deliver to the rapidly changing needs of our customers and employees, the ever-evolving IT landscape, and the Group’s regulatory and statutory requirements.

How will I help?

The purpose of this role is to provide technical leadership expertise in the delivery of solutions in the Loan Originations and Secured/Unsecured Lending related projects. The Banking platform team has several exciting projects that enable new features for our Digital, Lender and Broker Channels.    

The role will predominantly be responsible for leading the analysis, design and proposing ‘fit for purpose’ IT and business solutions to meet the requirements of projects across the Banking Platform portfolio.

The role will operate predominantly in an Agile environment and as such, will be required to support the technology capabilities to effectively deliver value to customers.

You will be responsible for leading and managing solution design outcomes for complex systems, selecting appropriate design standards, methods and tools, consistent with agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensures they are applied effectively.

You will review others’ systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and integration of multiple systems and technology.

A key requirement of this role will be to contribute to policies for selection of architecture components, evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options, and assesses and manage associated risks. You will ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality, security and systems management requirements.

You will provide strong technical leadership to develop functional and technical solutions with the goal of providing reliable, stable and operationally sound applications that meet business requirements, and also collaborate with various teams across the bank to ensure strong relationships are maintained and technology requirements are understood.

What’s in it for me?

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world’s great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure. 

What do I need?

To be successful you will have the following experience and/or skills:

• Expertise in Oracle Banking Platform
• Experience in banking domains ideally Loan Originations, Lending (Secured/Unsecured), Digital Origination and Integration using REST APIs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills using an open, clear and engaging manner
• JAVA, J2EE, Oracle BPM, OBP Host, Oracle Service Bus (OSB), REST API, MicroServices, Kafka
• Oracle ADF, Oracle SOA
• Oracle Weblogic Server, Apache Tomcat
• Web services, WSDL, SOAP, XSD, XML, JSON/YAML
• Oracle 12c or any SQL databases
• Jira and Confluence
• Version control using BitBucket
• Issue root cause analysis using tools like Splunk, SQL Developer, AppDynamics and Eternity
• Experience working on a Core banking implementation (will be an advantage)

What’s it like to work there?

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.

We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

How do I Apply?

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As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating inclusive and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 1.2 or email [email protected]