Engineering Executive Manager-Group Security (Data and Software)

• Lead a number of teams of engineers across Data and Software Engineering disciplines within Group Security
• Lead the transition to a modern enterprise data platform powered by Snowflake and integrated with AWS services
• Build engineering capability that helps protect CommBank, our customers and communities

See yourself in our team

Group Security protects CommBank and our customers from theft, losses and risk events through the effective and proactive management of cyber security, privacy and operational risk.

Data and technology play a critical role in how we stay ahead of an evolving threat landscape. Our engineering teams harness data at scale to support security decisions, strengthen our capabilities and help protect our customers, people and technology.

As Engineering Executive Manager, you will lead approximately 50 engineers across Data and Software Engineering disciplines within Group Security. You will create an environment where talented engineers can do their best work while shaping the engineering capabilities, platforms and practices we need for the future.

Do work that matters

Your leadership will enable trusted, scalable data and software capabilities that support security analytics, informed decision-making and the protection of our customers, people and technology.

You will provide people and technical leadership as we transition between enterprise data platforms, balancing strategic transformation with the continued delivery, operation and evolution of existing platforms and in-house applications.

Drawing on your software and data engineering experience, you will lead the transition from our existing AWS-based data environment to a modern enterprise data platform powered by Snowflake and integrated with AWS services.

You will:

• Lead, coach and develop multidisciplinary teams across Data and Software Engineering, strengthening capability and creating meaningful career pathways.
• Provide engineering leadership across a complex, enterprise-scale data platform transition.
• Guide the evolution of our data engineering capability across Snowflake, AWS, Airflow, S3 and dbt, alongside modern software engineering practices.
• Maintain accountability for software applications developed and operated by the team while progressing strategic platform transformation.
• Champion high standards of engineering quality, security, resilience, automation and operational excellence.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Group Security to navigate ambiguity, changing priorities and complex technology decisions.
• Create clarity through periods of change, keeping engineering teams focused on security, customer and business outcomes.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and technical excellence.

We are interested in people who

are interested in people who bring substantial experience leading engineering teams in complex enterprise environments, coupled with the technical depth to credibly lead experienced data and software engineers. You will also have:

• A strong software engineering background complemented by deep data engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams across data and software capabilities.
• Significant experience designing, delivering or migrating enterprise-scale data platforms, including transitions between complex technology ecosystems.
• Strong Snowflake experience, coupled with experience across AWS data technologies. Exposure to Airflow, S3, dbt and broader cloud infrastructure will be highly regarded.
• Experience owning both engineering capability and the delivery and operation of applications or platforms.
• Strong stakeholder leadership, with the ability to influence, constructively challenge and create direction where priorities are shifting or problems are ambiguous.
• Experience operating in large-scale data environments where security, risk, resilience and data constraints are important considerations.
• A self-starting, outcome-focused leadership style, with the technical judgement to challenge architecture, delivery and operational decisions while empowering engineering teams to own implementation.
• Experience working in a security or cyber security environment, or demonstrated knowledge of security concepts and practices, would be advantageous.

Working with us

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

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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