At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic team to build a cutting-edge Credit Risk platform from scratch.
- Company: Join a leading Australian bank at the forefront of digital public services.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary and the chance to work with AI technologies.
- Other info: This is a greenfield opportunity with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a high-stakes domain while shaping the future of banking.
- Qualifications: Experience in Credit Risk platforms and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
Location: Sydney
Permanent role
Opportunity to work with a leading industry player, Competitive salary
What we need from you / What our client requires:
- Lead a team of 30+ members (Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, Business Analysts)
- Experience with specific Trading / Credit Risk platforms or vendors (e.g., Murex, Calypso, Moody's, internal bank-built systems)
- Embedding AI-enabled tools and practices
About our client:
Our client is a global leader in the sector, positioned at the forefront of service delivery in Australia. Supporting millions of citizens, the organization is central to the nation's mission to become a world leader in digital public services.
Role Description:
Job Summary: We have been engaged by a large Australian Bank to provide an experienced engineering leader to lead their Credit Risk technology team as part of a strategic rebuild program. The program is a large initiative to re-engineer a legacy Credit Risk system that underpins the bank's credit decisioning and review processes. The team is distributed across Sydney and India and is responsible for designing and delivering the next-generation platform from the ground up. This is a greenfield build opportunity with a mandate to leverage modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development, and agentic tooling to accelerate delivery and raise the engineering bar across the team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Principal Engineer who can set technical direction, lead distributed teams, and bring practical experience in applying AI and agent-based approaches to transform how engineering teams build software.
What Makes This Role Unique:
- Greenfield – Building its replacement from scratch with modern tools and approaches
- AI-first mandate – The bank is actively investing in AI-assisted engineering. You will have executive support to experiment with and embed agentic development practices across the team
- Scale and impact – Leading large engineering team on a program that directly impacts the bank's credit risk posture and regulatory standing
- Domain depth – Credit Risk decisioning is a complex, high-stakes domain where strong engineering can create outsized business value
Talented, committed, can-do individuals have always been the cornerstone of this dynamic organisation. If you have what it takes to thrive in this role and want to know more, please reach out to Preetika on +61 28028 3141 or preetika.arora@akkodisgroup.com
Akkodis is an Equal Opportunity employer, committed to all forms of workforce inclusion. We actively invite and encourage applications by candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Principal Engineer - Credit Risk Platform Lead in Sydney employer: Akkodis
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