Senior Engineering Manager

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank Australia is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to drive technology strategy and lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for Everyday Banking platforms. You will shape architecture, backlog and roadmaps, ensuring secure, scalable systems in a cloud-first environment, collaborating with product, risk and operations to deliver reliable customer experiences.

This role suits leaders who combine technical depth with people leadership and a passion for CI/CD and modern

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Strong background in cloud-native design and scalable architectures.
• Experience with secure web and microservices delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology strategy and backlog across squads.
• Drive architecture decisions and ensure delivery roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in CI/CD and DevSecOps.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Cloud Architecture (AWS)

C#/.NET

React/Next.js

Microservices

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Tools

AWS

REST APIs

Job description

• You are collaborative and enjoy solving analytical problems to help our team to reach highest potential

• 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

Do work that matters

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 Australia’s future economy.

CommBank is recognised as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia, and you could be a part of that journey.

See yourself in our team

Retail Technology is responsible for the world-leading application of technology and operations across every aspect of CommBank - from innovative product platforms for our customers, to essential tools within our business. We also use technology to drive simplicity and better banking, an essential component of great customer service, underpinning a strong emphasis on software development as a craft and the adoption of industry best engineering practices.

You’ll be part of the Everyday Products crew, which sits within the Retail Technology – Everyday Banking team. Specifically, you’ll be responsible for developing and owning the technology estate that underpins our retail transaction, debit and retail FX products to deliver simple, innovative and leading customer experiences.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be driving technology strategy and leading engineers that report to you. You’ll play an important role in steering the organisation by providing expert advice relating to technology, solution design and architecture, people leadership and hiring. You will bring a blend of people management and technical expertise and will be responsible for shaping the platform by contributing to the technology strategy, drafting quarterly crew memos, prioritising backlog, defining delivery roadmaps, and deciding which problems to invest in solving.

We’re interested in hearing from people who

• Have ability to build, lead, and inspire a high-performing engineering team with a solid technical background

• Contribute to CommBank’s Engineering Management Practice by coaching and mentoring engineers and raising the bar for the discipline across the organization

• Promotes open communication and creates a safe working environment where our engineers’ voices are heard to achieve great outcomes for our organisation, our customers and the community

• Effectively communicates engineering practice standards and consistent ways of working across squads and CBA that align to industry standards

• Drives operational excellence and supports teams in charge of mission-critical production services with diverse stakeholders and complex dependencies

• Encourages risk-taking and constructively challenges the status quo while influencing stakeholders and building diverse and inclusive teams.

Tech Skills

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don’t expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these will set you up for success in this team:

• Leading Solution Architecture & technical working groups across the value stream

• Experience in designing and operating highly available systems in cloud environment – AWS preferred

• Proficient with C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework

• Experience defining and building secure web (next.js/React) and microservices REST API

• Excellent understanding of large-scale distributed systems, integration, and cloud technology

• Establish new ways of working and promote DevSecOps culture of CI/CD pipelines and Automation supported by world-class tools.

Working with us

At CommBank, we’re committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we’re particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For support, please contact 1800 989 696.

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