Senior Cloud Risk & Compliance Leader

Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Manager Technology Risk within the Technology and Operations Risk team to provide Line 2 risk oversight across the CTO Cloud and Architecture portfolios. This role lets you apply your technical experience beyond individual systems at enterprise scale, influencing important decisions early.

You will identify material risks across cloud, cyber, DevSecOps, software engineering, data and AI, and collaborate with Engineering, Architecture and Risk

Qualifications

• Hands-on tech background in software or platform engineering, DevSecOps, cloud engineering or security.
• Experience applying technical expertise to risk, security or control decisions.
• Deep technical curiosity about systems, platforms and architectures.
• Strong critical thinking and the ability to develop sound risk judgement across complex problems.
• The confidence and communication skills to engage credibly with technical and senior stakeholders.
• A curious, pragmatic and collaborative mindset, with willingness to learn from others.

Responsibilities

• Get beneath the surface of systems and architectures to understand risks and assess controls.
• Apply independent Line 2 judgement across material technology risks, controls, issues, incidents and change.
• Identify material and emerging risks across cloud, cyber, DevSecOps, software engineering, data, AI and resilience.
• Connect technical issues to broader business, strategic and systemic implications.
• Lead complex risk work and drive outcomes through ambiguity.
• Build trusted relationships across Engineering, Architecture, Technology and Risk, engaging early to influence outcomes.

Skills

Tech background

Cloud engineering

Security engineering

Risk judgement

Stakeholder communication

Curious & collaborative

Job description

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Manager Technology Risk within the Technology and Operations Risk team to provide Line 2 risk oversight across the CTO Cloud and Architecture portfolios. This role lets you apply your technical experience beyond individual systems at enterprise scale, influencing important decisions early.

You will identify material risks across cloud, cyber, DevSecOps, software engineering, data and AI, and collaborate with Engineering, Architecture and Risk