Senior AI Engineer Agent Ops
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at Westpac Group. Sydney · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Design, build and operate AI agents, shared platforms, APIs and enterprise connections
- Move agent capabilities from experiments into production, covering orchestration, tool use, RAG, evaluation and safeguards
- Coach engineers, run design and code reviews, and improve AI and LLM operations practices
- Lead a team of three to six direct reports
What you bring
- You have built generative AI applications or agents and owned software in production, including deployment and operational support
- You can write clean, tested production code and design, review and evolve enterprise software
- You understand AWS and Azure, Kubernetes, containers, cloud networking, APIs and distributed systems
- You can investigate issues across code, models, data, networks and infrastructure, with sound engineering judgement
- You understand secure engineering, responsible AI and guardrails
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer ready to lead direct reports while staying hands-on with production AI systems. It is hybrid, preferably based in Sydney or Melbourne; other locations may be considered by agreement.
From the employer
Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior AI Engineer Agent Ops
Ready to help shape how AI is built, deployed and operated at scale?
Help turn ambitious AI ideas into secure, reliable services that work at enterprise scale. You’ll lead 3 to 6 direct reports while designing, building and running AI agents, shared platforms, APIs and enterprise integrations. You’ll work across agent orchestration, tool calling, RAG, evaluation, observability and guardrails, taking complex capabilities from experimentation through to production. You’ll also coach engineers, lead design and code reviews and strengthen engineering practices across AI and LLM operations.
This is a hybrid role within Technology and CIO DDAI, preferably based in Sydney, Warrane, Gadigal Country, or Melbourne, Naarm, Wurundjeri Country. Other locations may be considered by agreement
What do I need?
• Strong coding fundamentals, with experience producing clean, well tested production code and designing, reviewing and evolving enterprise software.
• Hands on experience building generative AI applications or agents and running software in production, including deployment, observability, operational support and end to end ownership.
• Working knowledge of AWS and Azure, including Kubernetes such as AKS and EKS, containers and cloud networking, together with knowledge of APIs, distributed systems, asynchronous processing, identity and failure handling.
• The ability to diagnose complex issues across code, models, data, networks and infrastructure, supported by sound engineering judgement, problem solving, learning agility, clear communication and collaboration.
• An understanding of secure engineering, Responsible AI and guardrails.
• Experience with Python, FastAPI, PydanticAI, OpenAI Agents SDK, Google ADK, LlamaIndex or similar is highly regarded, as is experience with CI/CD, IaC, OpenTelemetry, MCP, RAG, vector search, evaluation or AI observability. Strong engineers working in other languages are also encouraged to apply.
Why join us?
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 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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