Senior Data Engineer (AWS Cloud)
You are driven by data and passionate about building modern data platforms
We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking
Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation
We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build a brighter future for Australia.
Here, you will be empowered to deliver world-class, competitive banking products and services with unparalleled levels of service and reliability.
See yourself in our team:You will be joining our IB&M Engineering team. Here you will be building cloud-based applications, deploying and managing large-scale, complex big data applications using cloud native technologies.
You will also be providing in-depth understanding of cloud technologies, automation, and best practices for infrastructure as code (IaC) whilst ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
Working with our stakeholders in the Digital Customer Crew, you will help drive our commitments in our Data Strategy to achieve our vision of becoming the best AI Bank in the world to better serve our customers.
You will collaborate with industry leaders to drive forward our mission of revolutionising the fintech landscape. As part of our team, you will be empowered to deliver world-class, competitive banking products and services with unparalleled levels of service and reliability.
We are interested in hearing from people who have:Strong software development background using Python, Spark or DBT/SQL
Have expertise in data integration, cleansing, modelling, warehousing, and developing pipelines.
Pride themselves on AWS technologies, including S3, AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis, Apache Airflow and IAM roles and permissions
Demonstrable hands-on experience in building and running infrastructure in AWS with a proven track record of (IaC) development using Terraform
DevOps mindset, with a drive to automate processes and workflows
Are knowledgeable of financial markets and, or corporate & institutional lending products
Working knowledge of AI/ML and Gen AI applications and how they can enhance engineering processes to improve productivity
We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We do not expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these, or a willing to learn these skillsets (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team!
Certified AWS Solution Architect or AWS Data Engineer.
Python, Spark or DBT/SQL
Solid experience and expertise working with AWS Infrastructure & AWS technologies (S3, Glue, EMR)
Source control, and CI/CD tooling with GitHub Actions
DevOps tooling and infrastructure management using Terraform, Ansible and Artifactory
Experience with containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
Proficiency with Observability tooling including Prometheus, Grafana, Observe Experience with Snowflake or Apache Iceberg
Experience with developing pipeline workflow using Apache Airflow
Knowledge of data mesh technology is desirable.
A keen interest in researching new AI tooling and you are a daily user of AI coding assistants such as Cursor, Continue, GitHub CoPilot, Aider, Cline, etc.
Knowledge of or experience in Anthropic Claude, Llama, LiteLLM, Cursor, windsurf / Codeium, VO Vercel, Continue, Aider, Cline, Langchain, Langgraph, Hugging Face will be highly desirable
Working with us:
Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with an ultimate flexibility to work from any of our engineering hubs within Australia. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.
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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