Senior Software Engineer - Security Automation & APIs

Commonwealth Bank; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Security Engineering & Automation to design, build and support scalable security-focused software products. You will collaborate with engineers, product owners and security experts to deliver high-quality solutions, automate security tasks and improve resilience across the bank's technology environment.

You'll work on APIs, automation and cloud-native services, apply modern engineering practices, and help solve complex

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack software engineering experience with deep backend engineering expertise.
• Experience building and supporting software across the full development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and production support.
• Experience designing and building APIs, automation solutions or distributed systems.
• Solid programming experience in Python or similar modern programming languages.
• Experience working in cloud environments such as AWS or Azure.
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, testing and deployment automation.
• Experience working in Agile teams and contributing to end-to-end delivery.
• Strong problem-solving capability and a passion for continuous improvement.
• Learning agility and curiosity, with the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and unfamiliar challenges.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support scalable APIs, automation services and software solutions.
• Develop solutions that address complex security and operational challenges across the organisation.
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from design and development through to testing, deployment and production support.
• Deliver high-quality, maintainable code using modern engineering practices.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

APIs

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Security engineering

Agile teams

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

Terraform

Job description

Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Security Engineering & Automation to design, build and support scalable security-focused software products. You will collaborate with engineers, product owners and security experts to deliver high-quality solutions, automate security tasks and improve resilience across the bank's technology environment.

You'll work on APIs, automation and cloud-native services, apply modern engineering practices, and help solve complex