Chief Engineer – Data Platforms

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Competitive salary; annual bonus; benefits
Hybrid
Enterprise-scale data platforms
Cloud-native, distributed, event-driven architectures
Data governance, controls, lineage, observability
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking a Chief Engineer for its data platforms, responsible for leading the evolution of enterprise data systems and overseeing large-scale migrations from legacy to modern platforms. The ideal candidate should possess deep technical expertise in building enterprise-scale data architectures, along with strong stakeholder management skills

Job Summary

  • Lead the evolution of CBA’s enterprise data platforms, powering critical customer, banker and regulatory experiences.
  • Provide end-to-end technical leadership, owning architectural direction, engineering standards and platform evolution across multiple domains.
  • Balance hands-on technical depth with executive-level influence to deliver safe, scalable and future-ready data foundations.

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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is seeking a Chief Engineer for its data platforms, responsible for leading the evolution of enterprise data systems and overseeing large-scale migrations from legacy to modern platforms. The ideal candidate should possess deep technical expertise in building enterprise-scale data architectures, along with strong stakeholder management skills.

Salary

Competitive Salary; Annual Bonus; Benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Enterprise-scale data platforms
  • Cloud-native, distributed, event-driven architectures
  • Data governance, controls, lineage, observability
  • Platform stabilization and scalability
  • Uplifting engineering standards

Nice-to-have

  • Executive-level influence
  • Passion for engineering excellence
  • Developing people and teams

Key Requirements

  • Deeply technical hands-on Chief Engineers
  • Experience building and evolving enterprise-scale data platforms
  • Experience delivering major data migrations or platform transformations
  • Comfortable working across ambiguity

Work Rights

Not specified

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