Overview
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We are looking for a leader within the DevSecOps team under Financial Services Technology to guide a small team of engineers in building the recent Group Reconciliation Platform. You will lead technology leadership for the platform, drive detailed design and implementation, and ensure it meets operational goals. Post go-live, you will transition into the service owner role, accountable for platform health, evolution, and operations to ensure reliability.
Responsibilities
- Drive the detailed design and implementation of the platform, ensuring it meets operational goals.
- Ensure alignment with architecture guardrails, cyber security standards, and DevSecOps principles.
- Embed monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities to support platform reliability and transparency.
- Ensure effective delivery of robust API integrations.
- Enable data sharing between the SaaS platform and CommBank's AWS data platform.
- Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Lead the implementation and advocacy for reliability and platform engineering principles to improve the reliability and availability of applications.
- Oversee the monitoring of system performance and reliability, and proactively identify and address potential issues.
- Collaborate with vendor product and operations teams to ensure CPS230 is met.
- Develop and maintain advanced automation scripts and tools to streamline operations and reduce manual intervention.
- Perform root cause analysis of critical incidents and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Participate in and lead on-call rotations for 24/7 support of critical systems.
- Continuously improve incident response processes and procedures, setting high standards for the team.
- Conduct and facilitate post-incident reviews and implement lessons learned to enhance system reliability.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and procedures.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Experience integrating a SaaS platform with enterprise systems using cloud integration patterns (AWS PrivateLink, API Gateway, direct S3 access).
- Strong experience as a Platform Engineer or in a similar leadership role.
- Strong understanding of platform principles (on-prem, cloud, virtual, containers).
- Proficiency in troubleshooting complex issues and strong problem-solving skills.
- Deep knowledge of software applications and infrastructure, with experience in monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, Splunk, PagerDuty).
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Ansible).
- Deep technical knowledge in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with SaaS integration to enterprise systems and building observability solutions with Grafana and Prometheus.
- Proficiency in using Splunk for log management and analysis; familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices.
Working with us
We support a adaptable, inclusive workplace with options for flexible work locations and arrangements. You will be part of a team that puts customers at the center of everything we do and measures performance against external customer satisfaction measures. We offer flexible work options, including balancing where work is done, with opportunities for half your time in the office each month and other arrangements such as part-time or job share.
If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. Apply today. If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group, you’ll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application.
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📌 Principal Platform/Devops Engineer
🏢 Commonwealth Bank
📍 Australia