Sydney-Based Head of Data, AI & Platforms Engineering

CommBank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CommBank seeks an senior engineering leader to drive the Data & Platforms Crew in Sydney. You will own the technical direction, health and delivery of data and market data platforms, leading engineers and shaping the platform roadmap for scale and safety.

You'll champion modern data estates, AI/GenAI adoption, and secure, reliable operations while coordinating vendor relationships and controlling costs.

Qualifications

• Led engineering teams or squads in large, complex environments.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms and data products.
• Knowledge of data governance, security and risk across data estates.
• Familiarity with AI/GenAI and safe adoption practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineers and squads, set clear expectations and grow capability.
• Own technology roadmap, architecture and long-term health of data platforms.
• Accelerate delivery of reusable data products at scale.
• Drive major tech transformation, modernising legacy estates and migrating consumers.
• Align platforms with enterprise data direction and manage risk.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud data platforms

Snowflake

AWS

Data engineering

Data governance

Technical roadmap

CI/CD & observability

Vendor & SaaS management

AI/GenAI adoption

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

CommBank seeks an senior engineering leader to drive the Data & Platforms Crew in Sydney. You will own the technical direction, health and delivery of data and market data platforms, leading engineers and shaping the platform roadmap for scale and safety.

You'll champion modern data estates, AI/GenAI adoption, and secure, reliable operations while coordinating vendor relationships and controlling costs.