Staff Software Engineer – AWS, AI

Commonwealth Bank

. Lead the design, development, deployment and operation of secure, scalable cloud-native software solutions .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeMelbourne • AustraliaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, developing, and deploying secure cloud-native software solutions on AWS and Kubernetes, with a strong focus on automation, observability, and AI integration. Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams while ensuring operational resilience and efficiency.

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AWS Solution DesignKubernetes OperationsPython Software EngineeringAI Integration PatternsContinuous Integration and Deployment

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Hard Skills

PythonJava.NETAWSKubernetesGitOpsInfrastructure as CodeObservabilityRelational DatabasesNoSQL Databases

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringKnowledge SharingInfluencing Outcomes

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsArgo CDHelmCloudFormationOpenText

Industry Keywords

Secure Coding PracticesAutomated TestingOperational ResilienceDisaster RecoveryPerformance Optimization

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaKubernetesMongoDBNoSQLOraclePostgresPython.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, development, deployment and operation of secure, scalable cloud-native software solutions
Shape architecture and technical direction across AWS and Kubernetes-based platforms
Develop software and automation
Integrate AI-enabled capabilities into the platform and guide practical, responsible adoption
Embed automated testing, observability, monitoring and secure-by-design engineering practices
Improve delivery through infrastructure as code, continuous integration and deployment, GitOps and reusable engineering patterns
Strengthen operational resilience, reliability, disaster recovery, performance and cost efficiency
Mentor engineers, share knowledge and influence technical outcomes across squads and the wider crew
Operate, strengthen and progressively enhance AWS-hosted, containerised OpenText document retention and archiving platforms

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experienced software engineer and technical leader
Strong software engineering experience in Python, Java or .NET
Sound design, testing and secure coding practices
Deep hands-on experience designing and operating solutions on AWS and Kubernetes, ideally including Amazon EKS
Practical experience with AI-enabled solutions, intelligent automation, machine learning integration patterns, retrieval-augmented generation or agentic AI
Experience with continuous integration and deployment, GitHub Actions, GitOps, Argo CD, Helm and infrastructure as code such as CloudFormation
Strong knowledge of observability, reliability engineering, security, identity and access management, encryption and operational support
Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers and influence architecture and engineering standards across teams
Experience with relational or NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL, Oracle or MongoDB, will be well regarded
Experience applying AI within software or platform engineering is strongly preferred, although relevant exposure and ability to build capability will also be considered

Benefits

Comp & perks

Accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace
Support or adjustments for accessibility needs
Career growth and development opportunities
Mentoring and collaboration with engineering experts
Employee application support through Sidekick for Commonwealth Bank Group employees