Staff Software Engineer (Harrier)

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 – Staff Software Engineer

Business Unit– Group Security

Location- Bangalore- Manyata tech Park

Impact and Contributions: Lead the design and delivery of enterprise identity and security platforms used across the bank Engineer cloud-native solutions using AWS, modern software practices and DevSecOps principles
Influence technical strategy while mentoring engineers and shaping the future of secure digital banking. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be recognised as a technical Subject Matter Expert, influencing technical strategy, architecture and engineering outcomes. You'll provide technical leadership across critical initiatives, consult on solution design and contribute to the evolution of our platforms, capabilities and engineering practices.

As a Full Cycle Engineer, you'll work across design, development, automation, integration, deployment and operational excellence. You'll lead initiatives that drive automation and optimisation outcomes while supporting the design and deployment of secure, scalable cloud-based services on AWS.

 You'll also be part of a thriving engineering community through regular engineering guilds, technical forums and agile delivery ceremonies that help shape how we work and grow.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and delivery of complex enterprise solutions across discovery, architecture, development and deployment
• Design innovative engineering solutions to solve challenging business and security problems
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring across engineering teams
• Influence architecture decisions and ensure solutions are secure, scalable and fit for purpose
• Champion DevSecOps practices through automation, testing, observability and operational excellence
• Drive continuous improvement through engineering standards, governance and modern delivery practices.

We're interested in hearing from people who

• Have extensive experience leading end-to-end enterprise technology solutions across strategy, architecture, delivery and optimisation
• Demonstrate deep expertise across the software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodologies
• Apply a strong DevSecOps mindset where security, quality, automation and operational ownership are embedded into engineering practices
• Have experience delivering solutions in public cloud environments, particularly AWS
• Bring strong stakeholder engagement skills and can influence technical discussions across engineering and business teams
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, experimentation and innovation

 Technical Skills:

Experience in some of the following technologies will help set you up for success:

• Front-end technologies including React, Angular and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Microservices, event-driven architectures, databases and serverless technologies
• Programming languages including Python, Java, JavaScript and TypeScript
• CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling including GitHub Actions, Jenkins, TeamCity, Snyk, SonarQube and Octopus
• Networking technologies including firewalls, network segmentation, API gateways and Infrastructure as Code
• Infrastructure as Code tools including Terraform and CloudFormation
• Containerisation technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Cloud-native platforms and services within AWS
• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Large Language Models is highly regarded

Education:  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology

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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