Staff Software Engineer

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Identity and Security to lead the design and delivery of enterprise identity and security platforms used across the bank. You will engineer secure, cloud-native solutions on AWS, applying modern software practices and DevSecOps principles.

You'll influence technical strategy, mentor engineers and shape the future of secure digital banking while guiding teams from discovery through deployment and ongoing optimisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering enterprise security platforms.
• Deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle, Agile delivery and DevSecOps.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of complex enterprise solutions across identity and security.
• Architect secure, scalable cloud-native services on AWS.
• Mentor engineers and shape security strategy across teams.
• Drive DevSecOps practices, automation, testing and observability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align security with business goals.

Skills

DevSecOps mindset

Cloud-native engineering

Security architecture

Mentoring

Team leadership

AWS

Automation & observability

SDLC

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Snyk

SonarQube

Octopus

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

API gateways

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Identity and Security

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise identity and security platforms used across the bank.
• Engineer secure, cloud-native solutions using AWS, modern software practices and DevSecOps principles.
• Influence technical strategy, mentor engineers and help shape the future of secure digital banking.

Bring your ambition and we'll help you grow, belong and shape what's next.

Do work that matters

We're embarking on an engineering transformation focused on building robust, secure and highly scalable services for our customers.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll combine software engineering, infrastructure, automation and operational expertise to deliver trusted enterprise identity capabilities. You'll lead complex initiatives from discovery and architecture through to development, deployment and ongoing optimisation.

Recognised as a technical subject matter expert, you'll influence strategy and architecture, guide engineering decisions and mentor others. You'll champion modern engineering practices that embed security, quality, automation, observability and operational ownership throughout the software development lifecycle.

This is an opportunity to solve complex security challenges at enterprise scale while helping build tomorrow's bank today.

See yourself in our team

Group Security is part of Technology and brings together security and resilience capabilities spanning cyber security, protective security and business resilience, fraud technology and operations, and cyber defence. Our purpose is to safeguard a brighter future for all by securing the bank, protecting customers, strengthening recovery capability and delivering strong security outcomes.

Within Group Security Technology, our team builds enterprise identity capabilities that improve visibility of accounts and access across the organisation. We focus on account discovery, classification, enrichment and governance onboarding, creating trusted identity data and secure, streamlined self-service experiences.

You'll work with engineers, architects and business stakeholders to build enterprise-grade solutions that improve security, strengthen controls and enable automation at scale.

Your impact

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and delivery of complex enterprise solutions across discovery, architecture, development and deployment.
• Create innovative engineering solutions for challenging identity, access and security problems.
• Influence architecture decisions to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient and fit for purpose.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring across engineering teams.
• Champion DevSecOps practices through automation, testing, observability and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement through engineering standards, governance and modern delivery practices.

We're interested in hearing from people who

• Have extensive experience delivering enterprise technology solutions across architecture, software engineering, implementation and optimisation.
• Bring deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle and Agile delivery practices.
• Apply a strong DevSecOps mindset, embedding security, quality, automation and operational ownership into engineering.
• Have experience designing and delivering cloud-native solutions, particularly on AWS.
• Can influence technical direction and engage effectively with engineering and business stakeholders.
• Enjoy mentoring others and fostering a culture of continuous learning, experimentation and innovation.

Experience across several of the following technologies will help set you up for success:

Python, Java, JavaScript or TypeScript; React or Angular; microservices and event-driven architectures; databases and serverless technologies; GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TeamCity, Snyk, SonarQube or Octopus; Terraform or CloudFormation; Docker and Kubernetes; and API gateways, networking and cloud security.

Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning or large language models is highly regarded.

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.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

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