Principal Platform Engineer

• You are passionate about driving modernisation and innovation in DevSecOps
• We are building engineering platforms that will enable our engineers to be 10x faster
• Together we can solve complex problems with world-class engineering tooling and process

Do work that matters :

CommBank is acknowledged as an industry leader in IT and operations with its cutting-edge platforms, processes, IT infrastructure and innovation across everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps. Our teams apply process excellence principles to ensure timely, error-free processing, which is a vital part of the value we offer our customers. Everyone places the customer at the heart of all we do and our performance is measured against the Group’s external customer satisfaction metrics.

See yourself in the team

We are responsible for leading the modernisation of the DevSecOps landscape, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, emerging technologies and methodologies.

The Engineering Pathway Crew plays a critical role driving smooth, safe and effective code development and deployment. We are the vigilant owners of essential engineering tools, dedicated to automating controls, building incremental pathways to enable smaller outcomes more regularly, and facilitating faster, safer, and inherently compliant changes to production.

In addition to these critical responsibilities, the Crew also leads AI-driven engineering pathways. These innovative solutions empower our engineers to ship changes to production with intelligence, leveraging advanced AI capabilities to streamline and enhance the deployment process.

Your impact and contribution

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will be tasked with leading the modernisation and enhancement of our engineering tooling suite. You will play a pivotal role in providing a world-class engineering tooling experience, encompassing a range of tools such as GitHub, CI / CD tools like GitHub Actions, automation testing tools and secure code scanning tools. Your expertise will ensure our DevSecOps practices are cutting-edge, efficient, and secure.

You will seek to enhance the reliability, availability, and performance of our applications by collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to implement site reliability principles and practices, troubleshoot complex issues and develop robust system engineering solutions. To achieve this, your role may include but is not limited to :

• Contributing and implementing DevSecOps strategies, technical standards and best practices
• Providing vision and direction for the implementation and continuous improvement of engineering tooling.
• Ensuring seamless integration of various DevSecOps tools to create a cohesive and efficient development environment.
• Working closely with cybersecurity teams to enhance supply chain security and implement robust security measures.
• Ensuring all engineering tooling and practices comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Collaborating with risk management teams to identify and remediate technology risks, ensuring secure and compliant systems.
• Utilising tools like Grafana and Prometheus to monitor systems and build dashboards, alerts, and reporting across multi-OS environments.
• Acting as a subject matter expert for DevSecOps engineering tooling, providing guidance and mentorship to team members and stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

• Extensive experience with DevSecOps tooling (CI / CD, Artifact Management, Automation Testing, Code Scanning tools etc.) and implementing & managing CI / CD pipelines with industry best practices
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience of containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Typescript, PowerShell or similar and programming languages such as C#, Java, Go or similar
• Hands-on experience with Grafana, Prometheus, and other monitoring tools.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, including infrastructure automation and orchestration.
• Familiarity with incident response and security operations, including threat detection and vulnerability management
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across diverse environments.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Working with us

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with an ultimate flexibility to work from any of our engineering hubs within Australia. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

If you want to be part of the journey, get onboard today!

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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