Sydney or Gold Coast location with flexible working Be a part of a world class team How will I help?This is a senior Technology leadership role in a team aligned to the Digital and Consumer Finance business at Westpac, accountable for quality controls, automation, governance, and the leadership & coaching of Quality Assurance teams.You will need to be proactive and an effective communicator and have excellent test management skills across multiple streams within a wide portfolio.You will be working across multiple scrum teams, villages and across more traditional waterfall projects as well.This role is focused on the development of new capabilities in Quality Assurance that will modernise Digital and Consumer Finance and affect a strategic shift to modular banking across Westpac and St George brands.A key accountability of the role is to attract, recruit & retain top-tier technical talent.The role reports into a broader Head of Technology role and leads a team partnering the Digital and Consumer Finance business in strategy and planning, Quality Assurance technology, and enabling effective Project/Programme delivery.You will provide technical thought leadership to create and execute the Quality Assurance strategy to assist the team in leading a transformation to a modernised microservice enabled ecosystem.Leadership : Provide strong technical leadership to a team of automation engineers providing guidance on automation best practice and promoting a collaborative and engaging work environment.Quality Assurance Strategy : Develop and execute a comprehensive Quality Assurance strategy for the Digital and Consumer Finance technology portfolio aligned with Westpac's technology standards & goals.Framework Development : Lead the design, implementation and/ or maintenance of scalable.Tool Selection and Integration: Evaluate, select, and integrate appropriate testing tools and technologies.Technical Excellence : Maintain a high standard of technical excellence within the team through embedding Quality Assurance standards and processes.Execution and Monitoring: Manage the execution of automated test suites, monitor test results, and collaborate with teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly.Reporting and Analysis: Establish mechanisms for generating and analysing test automation reports, providing insights into software quality and driving data-informed decisions for improvement.Collaboration: Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams, including developers and quality assurance resources.Partnerships : Manage relationships with vendors and third-party service providers ensuring effective delivery and adherence to SLAs.Lead in contract negotiation & vendor performance management.Technical Delivery : Work closely in collaboration with delivery management, Technology Domain Owners & senior business stakeholders from ideation phase to overseeing agile technical project planning, execution and delivery and ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards and budgets.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?Proven experience in technical leadership roles, with track record of successfully building strong Quality Assurance teams and embedding processes, tools and Quality Assurance ways of working Strong technical background with expertise in relevant test automation languages, tools and technologies Solid understanding of project methodologies and tools Experience in recruiting, building and mentoring high performing technology teams Ability to make strategic decisions that align with business objectives.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.We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together.As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will have access to banking, wealth, and insurance benefits.#LI-Hybrid.How do I Apply?Start here.Just click on the APPLY button.At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.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.If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email ****** you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?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 2.3 or email ******
