You are a hands‑on engineering leader who enables teams to deliver meaningful outcomes
We are a team committed to modernisation, reliability, and continuous improvement
Together we can modernise systems and transform financial services
Do work that matters
We’re a dynamic and innovative team, dedicated to building world-class engineering solutions that power CommBank’s Institutional Banking & Markets division. Here, you’ll lead and grow a talented engineering team while delivering technology that supports Australia’s financial markets and strengthens the bank’s future.
See yourself in our team
We’re a collaborative and forward‑thinking engineering team, building high‑quality solutions that power CommBank’s Institutional Banking & Markets division. Our work supports critical financial systems, and we take pride in delivering technology that is secure, scalable, and built to last.
In this role, you’ll lead and grow a talented engineering team while remaining hands‑on in the design and delivery of modern platforms. You’ll balance technical depth with thoughtful delivery and people‑first leadership, champion strong engineering practices, foster a culture of trust and continuous improvement, and work closely with business and technology partners to translate complex problems into clear, customer‑focused outcomes.
We’re interested in hearing from people who:
Have deep experience leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams and love being hands-on.
Can balance technical excellence with delivery agility and strong stakeholder engagement.
Build collaborative, psychologically safe teams where people feel supported, included, and empowered to contribute.
Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to non-technical audiences and influence decision making.
Apply commercial insight with a strong product mindset, balancing customer needs, risk, and long‑term value
Thrive in environments where modernisation, continuous improvement and operational excellence are key.
Bring experience in financial services, ideally with exposure to financial markets or data-intensive domains.
Tech skills
We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. Experience with some of these will set you up for success:
Strong programming experience with Python (backend/data) and TypeScript (front end), with the ability to work across multiple languages when needed.
Deep experience with AWS (certification preferred) and familiarity with Azure is helpful.
Strong understanding of databases and caching technologies (Snowflake, Postgres, Oracle).
Experience with event-driven and messaging systems such as SQS, SNS or Kafka.
Familiarity with engineering and delivery toolchains including GitHub, GitHub Actions, Octopus, TeamCity and Artifactory.
Managing the design, build and operations of the system (DevSecOps).
Expertise in observability and reliability practices using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana and CloudWatch.
Solid understanding of security best practices including secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) and certificate management.
Experience with automated testing and modern testing methodologies such as TDD and BDD.
Ability to design and implement scalable, data-intensive systems using APIs, microservices, event-driven patterns and serverless architectures.
Knowledge of deployment strategies, CI/CD and SRE principles
Demonstrated experience implementing Gen AI and machine learning technologies, including agentic AI frameworks, Eval frameworks and automated supervisory/monitoring, including risk and control monitoring required to productionalise these solutions.
Working with us
Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you.
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your time each month connecting in our Sydney office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few.
If this sounds like you, apply now!
If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.
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