CommBank

Staff / Lead Data Engineer (Oracle, AWS)

Sydney CBD Area Full time

Staff Data Engineer (Oracle, AWS)

  • You are passionate to stay ahead of the latest AWS Cloud, and Data Lake technologies but well versed in relational databases

  • We're one of the largest and most advanced Data Engineering teams in the country

  • Together we can build state-of-the-art data solutions that power seamless experiences for millions of customers

Do work that matters:

As a Staff Data engineer with expertise in data engineering, software development / programming and a passion for building data-driven solutions, you’re ahead of trends and work at the forefront of AWS Cloud, AI, and Data warehouse technologies.

Which is why we’re the perfect fit for you. Here, you’ll be part of a team of engineers going above and beyond to improve the standard of digital banking. Using the latest tech to solve our customers’ most complex data-centric problems.

See yourself in our team:

The Data Provisioning and Enrichment team provides data delivery, insights and software delivery outcomes to support Finance Risk and Treasury businesses. We support the Group’s strategy of building tomorrow’s bank today for our customers, through a focus on three key priorities of trust, resilience and capital generation.

You will be a part of the Mobile and Modernisation Crew, which is responsible for:

  • Design and delivery of a fully secure mobile customer interface and payment system

  • Migration and transformation of data from legacy Oracle Database to Cloud Databases (AWS and others), and

  • Overseeing the delivery of all data outcomes to support payments and

  • So much more….

We are interested in hearing from people who:

  • Have built or worked on building out data warehouses or data lakes

  • Have In-depth knowledge of Oracle Databases (COMMSEE/COMMBIZ experience would be a bonus)

  • Are familiar with the full software development lifecycle with a focus on data extraction/ingestion processing, data transformation pipelines, data integration and visualisation

  • Understand data profiling, basics of numerical statistics and data quality calculations

  • Has experience in handling large-scale data processing and analytics

  • Can provide code quality control through peer programming, code review and automated pipeline release management

  • Have strong problem solving and analytical skills

  • Are experienced in end to end application design

  • Can coach junior engineers, share knowledge to uplift and improve software development practices

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;

  • Large and complex Oracle Relational Database experience

  • ETL and DataLake experience

  • Are proficient in languages such as Python and SQL

  • ETL Development: Design, Develop and implement ETL processes using appropriate toolsets

  • In-depth knowledge of AWS services, especially related to data storage and processing such as S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, Glue, Athena, EMR, Spark

  • Knowledge of data architectures such as data vault 2.0

  • Understanding how AI can be used to solve real-world problems through data pipelines and machine learning lifecycle management

  • Building scalable and efficient data pipelines that support AI model training and inference

  • Leveraging AI agents to automate and accelerate engineering tasks (highly desirable experience with effective use of Model Context Protocols (MCPs) and automation for DevSecOps)

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. 

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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