Staff Software Engineer

You lead and scale high-performing engineering teams across Beacon platform We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation Do work that matters We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build a brighter future for Australia. Here, you will be empowered to deliver world-class, competitive banking products and services with unparalleled levels of service and reliability. See yourself in our team Join CommBank’s Institutional Banking & Markets Technology team, where we combine next-generation technology with leading banking and markets capabilities to help our clients succeed. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead engineering teams responsible for Beacon, IBM’s strategic quantitative platform, supporting model development and validation, analytics and bespoke applications across Global Markets and other areas. Beacon provides important capabilities used across Trading and Sales, Market Risk and quantitative teams. You’ll lead the engineering strategy and evolution of the platform, setting technical direction, driving engineering excellence and building high-performing teams. Working closely with Product, Architecture, Quantitative Engineering and business stakeholders, you’ll help shape a resilient and scalable platform that supports the evolving needs of our markets businesses. We are interested in hearing from people who Lead and grow high-performing Quant, Platform and Application Engineering teams. Bring strong expertise in Python, AWS, application and infrastructure design, ideally within financial markets. Set technical direction for scalable, resilient and secure platforms and applications. Understand Quant workflows across model development, testing and productionisation. Champion engineering excellence across DevSecOps, SRE, observability and automation. Partner effectively with Quants, Product, Architecture, Risk and business stakeholders. Develop engineering talent and leverage AI and GenAI to improve productivity and platform capability. Tech Skills We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We do not expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these, or a willing to learn these skillsets (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team! Certified AWS Solution Architect or Software Engineer Strong AWS cloud architecture and engineering experience. Advanced knowledge of Python software engineering and data technologies. Experience designing scalable applications, platforms and infrastructure. Strong knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps practices. Experience with containers, SRE and observability in production environments. Working with us Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your time each month connecting in our Sydney office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work for you. Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We’re hiring engineers from across Australia and have opened technology hubs in Melbourne and Perth. We really love working here, and we think you will too. If this sounds like you, apply now! 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. We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696. Advertising End Date: 05/11/2026