Engineering Manager - Security Engineering

Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Bangalore at Manyata Tech Park. You will define the technical vision for security platforms, APIs, and automation while leading several security squads. The role blends hands-on coding with architectural leadership and stakeholder engagement.

You will bring strong backend/frontend expertise, cloud experience (AWS/Azure), and a track record of elevating engineering standards in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Senior-level experience leading technical strategy across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy across security engineering platforms and AI-enabled solutions.
• Provide cross-squad technical leadership and governance.
• Hands-on architectural work and software development.
• Drive platform evolution, API services and scalable automation.
• Engage stakeholders to influence senior leaders and align on goals.

Skills

Backend engineering

Frontend engineering

Software architecture

Systems design

Technical strategy

Hands-on engineering

Cloud engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Principal Software Engineer Organization - At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in delivering a brighter future for our customers and supporting our communities. Our focus is to help customers and communities move forward to progress. To make the right financial decisions and achieve their dreams, targets and aspirations. Regardless of where you work within our organization, your initiative, talent, ideas and energy all contribute to the impact that we can make with our work. Together we can build tomorrow’s bank today.

Role Title – Engineering Manager

Business Unit– Group Security

Location- Bangalore- Manyata tech Park

Impact and Contributions

Technical Strategy & Platform Evolution Define and drive the technical vision for security engineering platforms, automation capabilities, API services and AI-enabled engineering solutions.

Cross-Squad Technical Leadership Provide technical leadership across multiple security engineering squads.

Hands‑On Engineering Contribute directly to architecture, solution design and software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Proven experience leading technical strategy across multiple engineering teams, platforms or domains.
• Strong hands‑on software engineering experience at Staff, Principal or equivalent level.
• Deep expertise in backend engineering, frontend engineering, software architecture and systems design.
• Experience building scalable APIs, automation platforms and distributed systems.
• Experience working with large-scale datasets, signals, graph technologies or intelligent automation platforms is highlyregarded.
• Strong cloud engineering experience across AWS, Azure or similar environments.
• A track record of uplifting engineering capability, standards and technical excellence.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior technical and business leaders.
• Experience operating in complex environments where ambiguity, innovation and continuous learning are essential.
• Experience in cyber security, security engineering, identity and access management, incident response or related

Requirements – Education Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information

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Advertising End Date: 29/11/2026

Experience Level Senior Level