Senior Data Engineering Manager / Chapter Lead at Commonwealth Bank

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Data Engineering, AWS, AI-Powered Engineering, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Data Processing, Kafka, DevSecOps, Agile, Automation, Mentoring, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Technical Strategy, Platform Engineering, Self-Service Data Platforms

Industry

Financial Services

Description

You are passionate, driven, flexible and collaborative 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 Australia’s future economy. See yourself in our team: Join the Banker Assisted Lending crew in Business Banking, where we’re reimagining the banker experience to deliver superior customer value and satisfaction. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the charge in building the roadmap of the future guiding a team that creates, manages, and optimises the data platforms powering our business. This is your opportunity to shape strategy, uplift capability, and inspire teams to do the work that matters. You’ll drive continuous improvement, simplify systems, and ensure our platforms are faster, more secure, and built for scale. We are seeking people who are: Deliver enterprise-grade data platforms and lead transformational projects that uplift technical capability across crews Drive innovation through AI-powered engineering, turning complex challenges into intelligent, scalable solutions Identify and resolve technology limitations, designing sustainable long-term solutions that minimise risk and maximise value Champion a culture of openness, excellence, and continuous improvement across engineering teams Empower engineers to grow, lead, and innovate with confidence through active mentoring and coaching Collaborate across teams to align technical strategy with business outcomes and customer needs Apply automation and self-service approaches where they add meaningful value and resilience Promote inclusive leadership and diversity of thought to strengthen team performance Provide hands-on technical guidance while influencing strategic direction and architectural decisions Lead with clarity and purpose across the full lifecycle of agile projects from ideation to implementation Technical skills: We are driving a strategy of creating a best-in-class AWS based cloud-based data platform. We use a broad range of innovative tools and services to enable the data processing and access requirements of the group with a key goal of enabling the utilisation of GenAI and other advanced data techniques across the business. People management experience with previous experience in playing leadership roles within data engineering chapter and a background of engineering experience Full cycle engineers having familiarity with object-oriented languages and databases Prior experience of working with Data Lakes, warehouses and data processing tools, having done large scale Data migrations before. Streaming services like Kafka and having built data products before. Expertise in leading and driving team of platform engineers utilising AWS services (EMR, Redshift, Glue, Athena among others) highly desirable Promote DevSecOps mindset within your chapter supported by world-class tools Experience working in an agile environment and in the use of work tracking tools such as JIRA Experience implementing large scale self-service enterprise data platforms highly desirable 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 or Melbourne 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. 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: 18/12/2025 Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day. Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead the team in building the roadmap for future data platforms and drive continuous improvement. You will also empower engineers through mentoring and ensure alignment between technical strategy and business outcomes.