# Software Engineer - Java, Kubernetes & Kafka

Create your best future and join the DFO squad in Connected Markets as an Engineer. What’s the role? Join the DFO squad within Connected Markets, helping build, enhance and support the shared engineering platform used by Financial Markets applications. You’ll work across Core Java, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Kafka, Ansible and Infrastructure as Code, building platform capability and automating how applications are deployed and operated. You’ll also work with CI/CD pipelines, observability and monitoring using technologies including Bamboo, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK and Tempo, while providing L3 production support across Linux-based environments. What do I need? Strong engineering experience with Core Java and Unix/Linux shell scripting. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm and Docker, building and operating containerised workloads. Experience with Ansible and Infrastructure as Code, including roles, playbooks and templated configuration. Experience with Kafka and Avro, including topics, schemas and access control. Knowledge of CI/CD and SecDevOps practices, including Bamboo, code scanning, secrets and certificate management. Experience with Prometheus, Grafana and ELK for observ

- **Id**: 4221823
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/westpac-software-engineer-java-kubernetes-kafka>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Sydney, Australia
- **Countries**: AU
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T00:54:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T11:07:09Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2774
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Commercial & Retail Banks, Business & SME Lending

## Company

- **Id**: 1766325
- **Name**: Westpac
- **Domain**: westpac.com.au
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/westpac-com-au>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0.333
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 14
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Technologies

- **Amazon EKS** — Optional: no
- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **Apache Kafka** — Optional: no
- **Azure AKS** — Optional: no
- **Bamboo** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **GitHub** — Optional: no
- **Grafana** — Optional: no
- **Helm** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Prometheus** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RabbitMQ** — Optional: no
- **Snowflake** — Optional: no
- **Unix** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: yes
- **Azure** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Australia** — Iso: AU; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T05:35:59Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 14
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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