Chief Engineer

Commonwealth Bank

. Lead engineering excellence and modernisation across Risk and Finance Technology .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeMelbourne • AustraliaLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering excellence and modernization within Risk and Finance Technology, with a strong focus on CI/CD, DevSecOps, and operational resilience. Capable of influencing stakeholders and driving engineering transformation while balancing modernization with risk and operational requirements.

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CI/CDDevSecOpsEngineering TransformationRisk And Finance TechnologyAI-Assisted Engineering

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentPlatform EngineeringAutomationObservabilityTechnical LeadershipSecure DesignEngineering QualityData StrategyLegacy Platform ModernizationTechnical Decision Making

Soft Skills

Stakeholder InfluenceCoachingMentoringCommunicationContinuous Improvement

Tools & Technologies

AI PlatformsDeveloper Productivity ToolingVendor Application EcosystemsIntegration PlatformsData Platforms

Industry Keywords

Financial Services TechnologyRisk ManagementEnterprise EnvironmentsRegulated EnvironmentsEngineering Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead engineering excellence and modernisation across Risk and Finance Technology
Partner with Crew Technology Leads to solve complex engineering challenges and accelerate modernisation
Provide hands-on technical leadership and coaching to engineers, Principal Engineers and engineering leaders
Establish and uplift engineering standards, practices and ways of working
Lead technical debt reduction and modernisation of legacy platforms and applications
Drive excellence across software development, platform engineering, testing, automation, observability and operational resilience
Champion DevSecOps, CI/CD, infrastructure automation and contemporary engineering practices
Guide complex technical decisions and implementation across applications, integration and data platforms
Drive responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering, developer productivity tooling and process automation
Partner with the Chief Data Office and data platform teams to improve data accessibility, usability and readiness
Build engineering capability through mentoring, coaching and engineering communities of practice
Translate technical issues into risks, trade-offs, decisions and outcomes for senior stakeholders
Foster engineering culture focused on quality, simplification, ownership, continuous improvement and operational excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in large-scale enterprise environments, with a strong track record of building internally developed applications
Experience with modern software delivery practices, secure design, CI/CD and engineering quality at scale
Ability to influence senior stakeholders, make pragmatic trade-offs and communicate technical decisions clearly
Interest in AI, GenAI and Agentic platforms and their potential to improve colleague and customer experiences
Technical depth to work directly with engineers, challenge designs, break down problems and guide implementation
Experience operating in complex or regulated environments and balancing modernisation with risk, control and operational requirements
Knowledge of vendor application ecosystems and automation of the engineering components surrounding those platforms
Experience influencing enterprise data strategy from the perspective of business and technology consumers
Experience in Risk, Finance, banking or financial services technology
Experience leading engineering transformation across multiple teams or crews