Senior Software Engineer - Python/AWS

Job details
Job type
Full-time
 
Location
Sydney NSW
 
Full job description
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent role

You are collaborative and enjoy solving analytical problems to help our team to reach highest potential

We are a team of big thinkers who are engineering the future of banking

Together we will build tomorrow’s bank today, using world-leading technology and innovation

Do work that matters

We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank. Envisioning new technologies that are still waiting to be invented and reimagining products that support our customers and help build Australia’s future economy.

CommBank is recognised 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. 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. We offer market-leading products and services, supported by some of the world’s best systems and processes. We're building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redefine what customers expect from a bank.

You will be part of RBS Customer Remediation crew, we are responsible for determining the root cause of issues, implementing control mitigants with the Line of Business and ensuring Customers are fully refunded for any Bank error. We work closely with Group Customer Advocacy & Remediation (GCAR), Internal Audit and our Risk partners to deliver on our customer promises with Retail Bank ensuring the remediation experience is positive for our customers.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building impactful products, thrives in a Product Operating Model, and is eager to take full ownership of solving real user problems. You will join a cross-functional, empowered team, working side-by-side with a Product Owner/Manager and Designer to form the core product trio. Your role goes beyond coding: you will contribute to ideation, design, implementation, testing, release, and ongoing improvement of our products.

We value a “product engineer” mindset—where you care as much about the product’s success and user experience as you do about code. We expect you to be a clear communicator who collaborates proactively with peers and stakeholders, and to demonstrate technical leadership within and beyond the team.

We’re interested in hearing from people who:

Possesses full-cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing (unit, integration, system), release, and ongoing maintenance.

Have solid experience on developing Python applications as docker containers in AWS cloud.

Possesses hands-on technical experience on Powershell scripting & SQL

Have solid hands-on experience developing and peer reviewing automation solutions, as well as enhancing existing solutions based on requirements

Understanding on DevSecOps Model for building and supporting applications including alerts and monitoring

Are quality-focused and take pride in delivering well-tested, robust, and maintainable software. Also, comfortable owning testing responsibilities as there is no separate QA.

Mentors and supports other engineers, fostering a growth and learning mindset within the team.

Embraces change and ambiguity, taking initiative in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Have experimental and E2E ownership mindset, deliver with minimum supervision.

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:

Python skills including automating repetitive tasks, data transformation and ETL automation

Scripting Languages such as PowerShell or Shell/ Pearl scripting

Building applications using containers in AWS cloud environment (Python based applications)

Experience with AWS services like ECS, EC2, Aurora DB with liquibase deployment, S3, Secrets manager, security groups and cloud formation template for IaC

Hands on experience with SQL Relational DBs preferably Teradata or PostgreSQL

Git for code maintenance and version control

CI/CD pipelines (Teamcity/Github actions/ Octopus)

Basic understanding of data modelling concepts.

Application building using Python capabilities such Fast API, Flask, Django etc.

Any experience with the following would be great - .NET Core, AI/ML knowledge

Working with us:

Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, 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 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.

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