Lead AI Engineer

• Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane Location • Hybrid Working Arrangement What’s the role? An exciting opportunity is available for a passionate, engaging and expert Lead AI Engineer to complement our Data, Digital, and Artificial Intelligence (DDAI) team. The role works within delivery squads focusing on building and operationalising AI applications and ML models that will further enhance our service and product offerings. Additionally, the role is responsible for engineering design, development, and deployment of machine learning (ML) models and Gen-AI agentic applications that solve complex problems and enhance our products and services. This role will work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product managers to integrate machine learning solutions into production systems. Your Checklist for Success • Highly established people leadership experience whilst also being able to balance a hands-on senior AI Engineering workload. • Expert programming skills in Python and strong familiarity with ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn. • Advanced experience building solutions leveraging frameworks such as LlamaIndex, LangChain, AutoGen, DSPy, etc. • Deep experience building CI/CD pipelines and automation in Jenkins, GitHub and Bamboo, plus IaaC & configuration management tools such Terraform and Chef. • Advanced experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, or similar for data processing and feature engineering, and implementing solutions on Azure ML, Synapse and Azure AI Services. • Highly experienced in dealing with diverse stakeholders at all levels within a complex enterprise setting. • Strong familiarity with Graph databases and their usage pattern, with hands-on experience in backend & frontend development using Nodejs and React. • Advanced familiarity with scripting languages such as bash, PowerShell. • Possess certification on Azure & AWS for solution design. • Deep experience with A/B testing and experimental AI engineering design and architectural concepts. • Well-rounded relationship management and business acumen with a default ability to cater language and style to suit any audience. Our Promise to You We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re 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. Create your future today! To get started, simply click on the  APPLY  or  APPLY NOW  button. We’re 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.