Staff / Lead Software Engineer (Automation)

Staff / Lead Software Engineer (Automation)

• You are a detail-focused engineer who loves building elegant end-to-end solutions
• We're embarking on an engineering transformation program and ready to push the boundaries
• Together we will build tomorrow's bank today, using world-leading engineering, technology, and innovation

Do work that matters

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Software Engineer who will focus on Automating Operations Tasks , implementing Observability, readability practices and the reduction of TOIL (manual repetitive work). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in designing, implementing, and managing automation solutions that drive operational efficiency, observability and reliability.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable solutions using wide tech stack. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a passion for building robust systems.

See yourself in our team

As a member of the Corporate Tech, FCO Platform – Sirius Delivery Technology Crew, you will be contributing to the Reliability and Resiliency of the FCT applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Software engineering principles and best practices to automate and streamline platform operations tasks.
• Analyze existing workflows and identify areas with high levels of repetitive manual tasks.
• Develop scripts and automation solutions to minimize TOIL within the engineering and operations teams.
• Engineer to enhance observability and reliability practices, ultimately leading to improved Mean Time metrics.
• Implement tools and processes to measure the effectiveness of TOIL reduction efforts.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks and tools to streamline operations.
• Monitor and improve the performance of automation systems and infrastructure.
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code to support the automation of various platform-related activities.
• Establish and reinforce coding, code reviews, design, deployment practices, and architectural standards to ensure consistency and reliability within the organization.
• Assist the team in overcoming complex technical challenges, acting as a go-to resource for solving critical or blocking issues.
• Play a key role in shaping the team's engineering culture by advocating for innovation, collaboration, and a focus on delivering value.

We're interested in hearing from people who

• Are passionate about building, developing and deploying high quality and secure software solutions
• Are actively involved in continuous learning, experimentation and innovation while contributing to the definition & governance of our standards and best practices
• Are ready to apply and promote industry best patterns and practices, driving high quality outcomes to solve core business objectives
• Constantly think outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex technical problems

Tech skills

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We don't expect you to know them all but experience or exposure with some of these (or equivalents) will set you up for success in this team.

• Can design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and robust software solutions using Programming Languages like Golang, Python etc.
• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS).
• Experience in containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes and IaC tools
• Experience in the observability ecosystem, particularly OpenTelemetry (OTEL), Prometheus metrics collection, and Grafana visualization tools.
• Expertise in designing and optimizing complex CI/CD pipelines.
• Skilled in automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Deep knowledge of TDD and BDD techniques using frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Cucumber, or similar testing tools"
• Ability to add reliability features including automated safe releases and resiliency to an existing system.
• Ability to integrate security practices (DevSecOps) into the pipeline.
• Ability to debug complex production issues and identity proper root cause analysis

Working with us

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 with flexible work locations.

Here, you'll thrive. You'll be supported when faced with challenges and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We're hiring engineers from across all of Australia and have opened technology hubs in Melbourne and Perth. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in 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 in the role you're interested in.

If this sounds like the role for you then we would love to hear from you. Apply today

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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