Job Description
Location
Sydney NSW
Full job description
Join this world class team in a senior technical leadership role.
Utilise your extensive skills and experience to influence outcomes across key technology services.
Together we can build simpler and better solutions.
Do work those matters
Engineering the future of banking - We're building tomorrow’s bank today, envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining payments products that support millions of our customers, and help build Australia’s future economy.
Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, Comm Sec Pocket and Spend Tracker. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.
See yourself in our team
Retail Banking Services (RBS) is the public face of CommBank, delivering a seamless banking experience for the future, to our 10 million + personal and small business customers. The Customer Engagement and Digital domain in Retail Tech support our flagship CommBank App, NetBank site and digital experiences to our retail customers across many offerings, ranging from everyday banking to investment and home of Yello!
As an Engineering Manager - Chapter Lead, you will be leading SAP core banking engineers that report to you, instilling a growth mindset and innovative ways of working. You’ll play an important role in steering the organisation by providing expert advice relating to technology, solution design and architecture, people leadership and hiring. You will bring a perfect blend of people management and technical expertise and will be responsible for shaping the evolution of the technical squad by contributing to the technology strategy, drafting quarterly crew memos, prioritising backlog, defining delivery roadmaps, and deciding which problems to invest in solving
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Have ability to build, lead, and inspire a high-performing engineering team with a solid technical background
Have prior experience working in a DevSecOps environment.
Contribute on how to best use the Core product’s standard offering (SAP) together with existing bank assets
Contribute to CommBank’s Engineering Management Practice by coaching and mentoring engineers and raising the bar for the discipline across the organization.
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.
Effectively communicates engineering practice standards and consistent ways of working across squads and CBA that align to industry standards.
Drives operational excellence and supports teams in charge of mission-critical production services with diverse stakeholders and complex dependencies.
Encourages risk-taking and constructively challenges the status quo while influencing stakeholders and building diverse and inclusive teams.
Tech 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 will set you up for success in this team:
SAP Banking, particularly SAP Transactional Banking (TRBK) and SAP BW
Back-end: strong hands-on experience with the technologies like ABAP, C# and .NET Core
Sound knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, Microservices, and Rest API Integration
Cloud - AWS (preferred) or Azure
CI/CD pipeline - GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus
DB – SAP HANA, SQL database and NoSQL database (PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB)
Tools: Eclipse IDE, TOSCA, Blazemeter
Any experience with the following would be great – GenAI, Payment’s domain
SAP certifications are a plus
Working with us
Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you.
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.
Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We’re looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we’ll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.
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.
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 1800XXXXXX.
Advertising End Date: 31/07/2026
Sydney NSW
Full job description
Join this world class team in a senior technical leadership role.
Utilise your extensive skills and experience to influence outcomes across key technology services.
Together we can build simpler and better solutions.
Do work those matters
Engineering the future of banking - We're building tomorrow’s bank today, envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining payments products that support millions of our customers, and help build Australia’s future economy.
Our Software team are the brains behind Australia’s number one banking app, Netbank, Cardless Cash, Comm Sec Pocket and Spend Tracker. We go beyond a passion for web and mobile development, creating reliable APIs at a unique scale in Australia. And you could be a part of that journey.
See yourself in our team
Retail Banking Services (RBS) is the public face of CommBank, delivering a seamless banking experience for the future, to our 10 million + personal and small business customers. The Customer Engagement and Digital domain in Retail Tech support our flagship CommBank App, NetBank site and digital experiences to our retail customers across many offerings, ranging from everyday banking to investment and home of Yello!
As an Engineering Manager - Chapter Lead, you will be leading SAP core banking engineers that report to you, instilling a growth mindset and innovative ways of working. You’ll play an important role in steering the organisation by providing expert advice relating to technology, solution design and architecture, people leadership and hiring. You will bring a perfect blend of people management and technical expertise and will be responsible for shaping the evolution of the technical squad by contributing to the technology strategy, drafting quarterly crew memos, prioritising backlog, defining delivery roadmaps, and deciding which problems to invest in solving
We’re interested in hearing from people who
Have ability to build, lead, and inspire a high-performing engineering team with a solid technical background
Have prior experience working in a DevSecOps environment.
Contribute on how to best use the Core product’s standard offering (SAP) together with existing bank assets
Contribute to CommBank’s Engineering Management Practice by coaching and mentoring engineers and raising the bar for the discipline across the organization.
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.
Effectively communicates engineering practice standards and consistent ways of working across squads and CBA that align to industry standards.
Drives operational excellence and supports teams in charge of mission-critical production services with diverse stakeholders and complex dependencies.
Encourages risk-taking and constructively challenges the status quo while influencing stakeholders and building diverse and inclusive teams.
Tech 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 will set you up for success in this team:
SAP Banking, particularly SAP Transactional Banking (TRBK) and SAP BW
Back-end: strong hands-on experience with the technologies like ABAP, C# and .NET Core
Sound knowledge of large-scale distributed systems, Microservices, and Rest API Integration
Cloud - AWS (preferred) or Azure
CI/CD pipeline - GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus
DB – SAP HANA, SQL database and NoSQL database (PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB)
Tools: Eclipse IDE, TOSCA, Blazemeter
Any experience with the following would be great – GenAI, Payment’s domain
SAP certifications are a plus
Working with us
Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by software engineering, or called by creativity, a career with us is for you.
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.
Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We’re looking for people who truly live our values: Care, Courage and Commitment and we’ll offer you great opportunities to develop your career with us.
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.
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 1800XXXXXX.
Advertising End Date: 31/07/2026
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Chapter Lead - Engineering Manager (SAP) position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Sydney offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.