Staff Platform Engineer

• Work with world-class tech, engineers and innovators within the CTO office 

• Access to limitless learning and professional development opportunities 

• Flexible, hybrid work environment plus competitive rem and bonus 

• High tech, centrally located and welcoming corporate office environment 

See yourself in our team 

Join an elite team within the CTO office at the forefront of building CBA's next-generation Data Lake Platform. You'll be part of a specialized squad that empowers our data engineers and analytics teams with world-class data infrastructure, focusing on scalability, reliability, and data governance excellence. We offer cutting-edge data technologies, advanced analytics tools and top-tier engineering teams. Our innovation-driven environment provides limitless development opportunities in the rapidly evolving data landscape.  

Your Impact and Contribution 

As a Staff Platform Engineer in the CTO office, you'll be instrumental in architecting and building our enterprise-scale data lake on AWS, establishing the foundational platform that powers CBA's data-driven decision-making. You'll work closely with data engineering teams to create reusable patterns and frameworks for data ingestion, processing, and analytics workloads.

This is a critical data lake serving thousands of users across CommBank, and you will be at the heart of our data platform evolution. Your role will be vital in ensuring the operational excellence of data pipelines, storage systems, and analytics infrastructure, while driving the transformation from legacy data systems to modern cloud-native data architectures. Your expertise in data platform engineering, cloud-native architectures, and data governance will be essential in delivering our strategic data initiatives. 

We're interested in hearing from people who can

• Design and build scalable data lake infrastructure and data processing frameworks on AWS 

• Lead the migration of legacy data systems to modern cloud-native data platforms with zero data loss 

• Architect data ingestion patterns and frameworks for onboarding diverse data sources at scale 

• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation for data platform provisioning and management 

• Establish data governance, security, and compliance frameworks for enterprise data assets 

• Collaborate with data engineering teams to optimize data pipeline performance and reliability 

• Design and implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions for data platform health 

• Participate in architecture reviews and provide expertise on data platform best practices 

• Provide technical leadership in data platform strategy within the CTO office initiatives 

• Support data platform operations through on-call rotation and incident response 

Technical skills

• Extensive experience building and operating large-scale data lakes and data platforms 

• Deep expertise in AWS data services (S3, EMR, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, Kinesis, etc.) 

• Strong background in data engineering frameworks (Apache Spark, Kafka, Airflow, dbt) 

• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) for data platform automation 

• Experience with data governance, cataloging, and lineage tools (Apache Atlas, AWS Glue Catalog, etc.) 

• Knowledge of data formats, partitioning strategies, and performance optimization techniques 

• Familiarity with programming languages commonly used in data platforms (Python, Scala, SQL) 

• Experience in highly regulated financial services with focus on data privacy and compliance 

• Understanding of DataOps, MLOps, and modern data platform engineering practices 

• Passion for solving complex data challenges and driving data platform excellence 

Working with us

You will work with cutting-edge data technologies and industry-leading data platform practices within the prestigious CTO office, being part of a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing data team that shapes CBA's data strategy. You'll have access to world-class data tools, advanced learning opportunities in emerging data technologies, and accelerated career development in the data space. We also offer competitive remuneration, performance bonus, and comprehensive staff benefits. 

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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