“It begins at Bendigo Bank”

We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

About the opportunity

Join our Cloud Platforms & DevOps Enablement team to shape, own and drive the successful adoption of AI infrastructure and platform capabilities. You will play a key role in building out platform capability to deliver AI solutions for the bank in line with customer safety and regulations. Responsibilities include end to end accountability for AI Platforms; including development of the banks AI Strategy, Service Strategy, performance, delivery, mentoring, and risk management.

Our model is cloud first, we’re modernising and simplifying. You’ll get the opportunity to work on the latest technologies and have access to continual learning and development opportunities.

If you enjoy designing and building great technology whilst collaborating and leading others, our community is a place you’ll thrive.

In this role you’ll get to…

• Plan, design, deliver and support Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms and frameworks.
• Deliver operational platforms and patterns as foundations for the journey with AI, with high levels of automation, standardised patterns supported for re-use within a continuously maturing operating model. 
• Provide leading inputs into architectural roadmap, service strategy, and technology target state for future vision for Service.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of engineers. Mentor others and develop technical talent.
• Educate teams on AI capabilities and utilising the capabilities in day-to-day practices.

What you’ll bring to the role

You’ll be passionate about AI and are a Technical Lead/Lead Engineer who wants to stay close to tech whilst providing technical leadership to a team.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Expert technical background/understanding in Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI)/GenAI solutions, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Chatbot, or Large Language Model (LLM) Engineering as well as Cloud, Computing, Software or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Proven experience leading delivery of cloud deployments and AI platform solutions at scale ideally in regulated industries.
• Thorough understanding of Cloud Infrastructure, AWS or GCP, CI/CD tools (such as Gitlab & Artifactory) and scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience with cloud native application deployment and management using Kubernetes and Helm.
• Hands on experience with tools such as AWS Bedrock or Google Vertex AI Studio and/or AI Notebooks (Jupyter, VSCode or Google NotebookLM) will be highly desirable.
• You’ll have the ability to work with various stakeholders, have a positive mindset, and you can adapt to change and lead others with confidence.

So, why work with us?

• Want big impact that matters? Here, you’ll know your work directly benefits the customers and communities we all serve.
• Want to be more than just a number? Join a team that truly values you – and that gets more and more diverse every day.
• Want career opportunity AND flexibility? Achieve both here, where we know that balance and progression go hand in hand.
• Work in our brand-new custom-built Melbourne office – 555 Collins Street.

You’ll also get access to a great range of benefits, including:

• Hybrid work? Flexible hours? A compressed work week? Our flexible work options are designed to suit your life.  This role can be based in any of our office locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Bendigo, or Adelaide. We offer flexible work options that put our people first, and a hybrid model of a minimum of 40% of your week in the office, increasing to 60% in July 2025.
• Health and well-being support, including discounted gym memberships, private health insurance options, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family members.
• Take your learning to the next level through opportunities like our corporate university ‘BEN U’ or at an external provider of your choice.

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you

Could you be our newest team member? Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.  Please note shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to the advertised close date, so don't delay apply now!

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds?  

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

We love the support recruitment agencies give our businesses every day, however, we have got this.  Our superstar talent advisors will reach out to our fabulous panel if we need a helping hand.

Location: You’ll work out of our brand-new Melbourne Office (555 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000) or our Bendigo Office (22-44 Bath Lane, Bendigo Vic 3550)

Advert open date: Wednesday 28th May 2025

Advert close date: Thursday 26th June 2025