Chapter Lead Engineering

Chapter Lead Engineering – Commonwealth Bank Join to apply for the Chapter Lead Engineering role at Commonwealth Bank . About the role Do work that matters. Our Crew is made up of passionate Platform Engineering DevSecOps squads who run and evolve CBA’s enterprise-scale Observability products. We’re driven by a mission to create a world‑class engineering experience for our internal customers. That means building automation, self‑service capabilities, and secure‑by‑design products that empower teams across the bank to deliver faster, safer, and with higher quality. We take ownership of everything we build and operate – applying a “you build it, you run it” mindset and leveraging data‑driven insights to continuously improve performance, reliability, and developer productivity. Our work sits at the heart of enabling CBA’s digital transformation – helping thousands of engineers ship software confidently at scale. Responsibilities Lead and develop a medium‑sized team of engineers working across multiple products, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability. Balance strategic leadership and hands‑on impact – dedicating around 50% of your time to coaching, mentoring, and performance management, and the remaining 50% to uplifting DevSecOps maturity, driving technical delivery and leaning in to help resolve complex incidents. Provide technical leadership across the crew, influencing engineering excellence beyond your direct team and championing best practices in secure, scalable, and high‑quality engineering delivery. Collaborate closely with fellow Chapter Leads within the Core Platforms Crew to align on shared goals, streamline delivery processes, and promote a culture of continuous improvement and cross‑team support. Qualifications Proven experience building and scaling high‑performing engineering teams, fostering an environment where innovation, creativity, and experimentation are encouraged and rewarded. Strong foundation in software or platform engineering, ideally within a large enterprise environment where products are delivered and operated at scale. Hands‑on technical leadership – you’re not afraid to dive into complex systems, debug production issues, or contribute directly to solutions when required. SRE mindset and operational excellence – you understand reliability, observability, and performance engineering, using data and metrics to drive decisions. Deep understanding of modern engineering practices, including systems design, performance tuning, automated testing frameworks, and application performance monitoring. Tech Skills Hybrid cloud environments – managing workloads across private cloud, public cloud (AWS preferred), and SaaS platforms. Containerisation and orchestration – strong hands‑on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing large‑scale, distributed workloads. Linux systems expertise – deep understanding of Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance optimisation across enterprise‑scale environments. Modern CI/CD practices – familiarity with GitHub Actions and Argo CD or equivalent tooling. Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – strong skills in scripting and automation using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and Bash. Go development – experience with or interest in Go is highly desirable. Observability and SRE mindset – practical experience in SLO/SLI, alerting, and improving system reliability. Observability toolsets – exposure to one or more tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, or Honeycomb. Working with us We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time connecting in our Sydney office. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to 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 aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. If you require additional support please contact HR Direct on . Advertising End Date: 11/12/2025 Location and Compensation Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – A$190,000.00 – A$210,000.00 Meta Information Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Commonwealth Bank by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr