Chapter Lead / Engineering Manager

Chapter Lead / Engineering Manager (API Gateway, AWS)

• You are passionate, driven, flexible and collaborative.
• We are high performing engineers pushing the boundaries of platform engineering.
• Together we can build innovative solutions working with our group API Gateway squad.

Do work that matters

CommBank is recognized as leading the industry in IT and operations with its world-class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in everything from payments to internet banking and mobile apps.

As a member of the API and Microservices crew, you will contribute to all aspects of the technology products and services we deliver, from technical strategy and design to coding to deployment to operation. Our products and services are leveraged across all Business Unit Platforms within the Bank to deliver industry-leading software including: CommBank App, Netbank, CommSee, CommSec, CommBiz and Commbank.com.au.

As a Chapter Lead, you’ll be providing expert advice relating to technology, solution design and architecture, people leadership and hiring to drive excellence in technical delivery as per group engineering practices and standards. You will bring a perfect blend of people management, technical expertise and will be responsible for shaping the evolution of technical squad through contribution to the technology strategy, quarterly crew memo, prioritise backlog, define delivery roadmap, and determine which problems to invest in solving.

See yourself in our team

Our Group API squad is responsible for delivering & maintaining our API Gateways & API Management platform, simplifying integration between both internal and external systems, and enabling squads to discover and request access to APIs.

Our Greenfield platform is built solely on AWS, with automated deployments managed via GitOps. You'll work on both project and BAU tasks, including establishment of our API portals, developing automation to simplify on-boarding to our API gateways & ensuring adherence to CBA's API standards.

We’re interested in hearing from people who

• Have the ability to build, lead, and inspire an engaged team of engineers while also fostering an engineering culture of excellence.
• Can contributes to the Bank’s Engineering Management Practice by coaching and mentoring engineers and raising the bar for the discipline across the organization.
• Can effectively communicate engineering practice standards and consistent ways of working across squads and CBA that align to global best practice.
• Promotes open communication and creates a safe working environment where our engineers’ voices are heard to achieve great outcomes for our organisation, our customers, and the community.
• Can drive operational excellence and supports teams in charge of mission-critical production services with diverse stakeholders and complex dependencies.
• Encourages risk-taking and constructive challenge while growing diverse and inclusive teams.
• Established new ways of working, successfully advocated for new technology approaches, with the experience to understand the architectural integration of new software solutions.

Technical 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;

• Experience with foundational AWS services (EC2, ECS, Cloud formation, Lambda, S3, Secrets Manager, KMS, IAM services etc.).
• Have a proven track record of leafing high-performing engineering teams in a public cloud environment; AWS would be advantageous.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of API Gateway (Kong, AWS or similar) including design, implementation and support.
• Proficient in cloud infrastructure automation (CloudFormation, Terraform, Groovy, Jenkins etc.).
• Ability to engage with and communicate to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

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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