Chief Engineer - Finance And Risk Technology

Commonwealth Bank Group

15+ years engineering experience
Enterprise-scale banking environment
Finance and risk technology platforms
This role serves as the senior-most technical authority responsible for defining the target architecture and leading the modernisation of critical Finance and Risk technology platforms

Job Summary

  • This role serves as the senior-most technical authority responsible for defining the target architecture and leading the modernisation of critical Finance and Risk technology platforms.
  • The successful candidate will drive enterprise-level technical leadership across software, data, and AI engineering while ensuring alignment with CBA's enterprise architecture and regulatory obligations.
  • Key success measures include improved platform resilience, reduced legacy complexity, high-quality trusted financial data, and increased engineering maturity across the organisation.

Matching Summary

This role serves as the senior-most technical authority responsible for defining the target architecture and leading the modernisation of critical Finance and Risk technology platforms.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 15+ years engineering experience
  • Enterprise-scale banking environment
  • Finance and Risk technology platforms
  • Cloud adoption (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Distributed systems and data platforms
  • Regulated environments (APRA/Basel)
  • Legacy system modernisation

Nice-to-have

  • BCBS 239 regulatory reporting experience
  • Data architecture and governance background
  • Model risk or credit risk systems knowledge
  • Platform engineering transformation experience
  • Executive stakeholder engagement skills
  • Mentoring principal engineers capability

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years of engineering experience
  • Experience in regulated banking environments
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems
  • Proven track record in large-scale transformation

Work Rights

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