Engineering Leader, Payments Channels

• Competitive Salary + Annual Bonus + Benefits
• Hybrid working, option to work from home 50% per month
• Lead our next evolution of Payments & Operations technology

Do Work That Matters

Join CommBank  Recognised as a leader in digital, engineering, data and AI. We're transforming the way 53,000 people work with world-class platforms, agile infrastructure and cutting-edge technology. Our mission is to empower our people and deliver exceptional experiences for millions of customers.

See yourself in our team

Payments Technology & Operations powers the movement of money for 40% of Australia's economy. Through market-leading products and digital experiences, we're shaping the future of payments.

As Crew Tech Lead for Payments Channels & Reporting, you'll play a pivotal role in a once-in-a-generation transformation, moving from Digital-First to AI-First and redefining customer experience.

What you'll be doing

Partnering with the Payments Channels & Reporting Crew Lead to deliver exceptional outcomes for our business stakeholders and customers you'll:

• Define and deliver the team's technology strategy and architecture
• Own and execute an ambitious tech roadmap to realise the vision
• Lead transformational change in Payments, shifting from Digital-First to AI-First
• Drive AI-powered engineering and human-centred design for brilliant customer outcomes
• Build and lead high-performing teams, partnering with the business to create lasting value
• Apply emerging technology, leading engineering practices ensuring the build of secure, reliable systems at high velocity

We're interested in hearing from people who:

Are seasoned hands-on Technology Leader's with deep engineering expertise, a passion building complex, scalable systems, who enjoy leading teams through challenging builds.

• Build and run customer experience platforms/channels including mobile, online and API, while incorporating AI engineering tools such as Claude Code, Roo & Cline.
• Are accountable for tech assets ensuring systems are reliable, secure and perform at scale.  
• Experts in architecting and engineering cloud native (AWS), microservice based solutions.
• Communicate effectively at all levels and foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and learning.
• Use emerging tech as a key part of modern engineering practices to deliver both efficiency and new customer propositions.
• Define and execute a workforce strategy and manage the associated financials.
• Operate in a mature full cycle environment, driving CI/CD workflow automation.

Working with us:  

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you.

We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time 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.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We're looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we'll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.

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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