Principal Platform Engineer

24 hours ago

Sydney, New South Wales, 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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