Senior Engineering Manager - Chapter Lead – Mobile CommSec
We're embarking on an engineering transformation with a key focus on team leadership, engineering excellence and AI enablement.
You have knowledge that spans across development and operations, including coding, infrastructure management, system admin/engineering, and DevOps Toolchains.
Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading engineering, technology, and innovation.
Do work that matters:CommBank is building the future of banking by seeking creative and diverse Full Stack engineers to help redefine customer expectations through cutting-edge technologies and innovative digital products like NetBank, Cardless Cash, CommSec Pocket, and Spend Tracker. Recognised for its world-class IT infrastructure and agile platforms, the bank offers engineers the opportunity to influence major technical decisions, shape architecture, and drive AI integration while collaborating with stakeholders on complex system strategies—all contributing to Australia’s digital economy.See yourself in our team:The CBA Technology unit is at the forefront of delivering world-class digital banking services, overseeing everything from digital delivery and data analytics to cyber security and business resilience across the bank. It also plays a key role in enhancing the workplace experience for over 53,000 employees by providing cutting-edge tools and technologies that empower teams to work more effectively and deliver greater value to customers.In this role, you’ll join the Digital and Customer Crew within CommSec, Australia’s largest online retail stockbroker, where you’ll lead a team of six engineers as the Senior Engineering Manager – Mobile Chapter Lead. You’ll be responsible for driving technical excellence, influencing architecture and AI strategies, and delivering scalable investment solutions. This hands-on leadership role spans development and operations, offering the opportunity to shape CommSec’s engineering transformation while collaborating across the broader CBA network.We’re interested in hearing from people who:
Lead and inspire a high-performing, psychologically safe engineering team with a strong culture of excellence.
Mentor engineers and uplift engineering practices across CommBank.
Champion consistent, best-practice engineering standards and ways of working.
Foster open communication and inclusivity to drive impactful outcomes.
Support mission-critical operations and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
Advocate for innovation, new technologies, and effective architectural integration.
Tech skillsWe use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. We do not 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.
Technical expertise across full-cycle software engineering, as well as a track record of leading high-performing engineering teams.
Strong application architecture in web and mobile.
Proficiency in Android((Kotlin/Java) or iOS (Swift) development
Front End Technology ReactJs, NextJs, React, Redux (preferred) or Angular.
JavaScript frameworks NestJs, Apollo GraphQL.
Microsoft .Net Technologies such as C#, .Net Framework, .Net Core, MVC, Web API are desirable but not mandatory.
Expertise with Designing and implementing microservices and highly scalable APIs, GraphQL API and Restful API design patterns.
Databases – PostgreSQL, Oracle.
DevOps and CI/CD – Github Actions, TeamCity. Docker and Kubernetes experience.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus/Grafana, Observe, AWS CloudWatch.
AI & Machine learning and LLM knowledge is desired. GenAI tools – Cline, Cursor, AWS Bedrock.
Expertise with Security Engineering principles and implementation.
Cloud native development - AWS preferred. AWS Certification is a bonus.
Understanding on DevSecOps environment and landscape, SRE Practices
Working with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Octopus etc.
Leveraging IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Driving quality with modern automated testing.
Designing robust systems and solutions with a focus on security and scalability.
Ensuring observability and performance monitoring.
Promoting code quality through peer programming, code reviews, and automated release pipelines.
Working with us:Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you.We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half your 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 for you.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, you’ll be empowered to do your best work and be given the choice on when and where that work happens. We really love working here, and we think you will too.If this sounds like you, apply now!If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.Advertising End Date: 19/09/2025
