Principal Platform Engineer

4 days ago

Eveleigh NSW Locomotive Street, Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

The Principal Platform Engineer – Data Protection is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient data protection platforms in CBA's On-prem and Cloud environments. This role operates at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and leadership, driving strategic initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and delivery of data protection platforms, with a focus on storage and backup technologies.

  • Act as a technical lead and solution architect, guiding engineering teams through complex implementations.

  • Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and performance.

  • Drive automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using tools like Terraform and Ansible.

  • Ensure observability and monitoring capabilities are integrated (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus).

  • Maintain high standards of security, compliance, and operational excellence.

  • Provide technical mentorship and leadership across the Data Protection engineering team and Operations team

  • Participate in strategic planning and roadmap development for platform engineering.

  • Participate and drive high priority incident and problem management scenarios.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Significant experience in platform engineering, infrastructure, or related fields.

  • Deep expertise in storage and backup technologies, especially Commvault, Data Domain, Pure Storage, VMAX Storage

  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and certification (Architect level ideal).

  • Strong understanding of On-prem VMware technology platforms and certification (Architect level is ideal).

  • Proficiency in automation and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible).

  • Experience with observability tools and monitoring integration.

  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver complex solutions.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

  • Strong professional attitude, integrity, and ability to work independently.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience with additional backup tools (e.g., Networker, Veam).

  • Exposure to DevSecOps practices and API development.

  • Familiarity with enterprise environments and vendor collaboration.

  • Desirable on products such as ECS, VXRAIL, Nutanix

Work Environment

  • Hybrid work model with on-site collaboration required (Sydney-based vendor engagement)

  • Fast-paced, project-heavy environment with multiple concurrent initiatives.

  • High expectations for autonomy, leadership, and delivery quality

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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