Staff Software Engineer - DevOps & IAM (City of Sydney)

About the role We’re building tomorrow’s bank today, which means we need creative and diverse engineers to help us redesign customers’ expectations 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 a leader in IT and operations with world‑class platforms and processes, agile IT infrastructure, and innovation in payments, 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. Do work that matters You’ll be part of the Honey Badger Squad within the Open Data & Identity Crew, a team driving innovation and ensuring compliance in Australia’s Open Banking ecosystem. We enable secure data sharing and consent management for millions of customers, delivering resilient, scalable, and secure platforms that uphold regulatory compliance and foster customer trust. Responsibilities As a Staff Engineer, you will be a technical leader within CBA’s Open Banking domain, shaping the architecture, reliability, and security of our customer data sharing platforms. You will provide deep expertise across Identity & Access Management (IAM), secure integration patterns, and high‑scale distributed systems. You will design and evolve AWS‑based .NET microservices running on EKS, champion engineering excellence, embed modern observability and operational practices, influence cross‑squad technical direction, uplift engineering maturity, and ensure production readiness for critical banking services. Qualifications
- Full‑cycle engineering experience: ideation, technical design, build, testing (unit, integration, system), release, and ongoing maintenance.
- Collaborates with peers and helps grow capabilities within the squad and across the crew.
- Actively embraces and integrates AI‑driven solutions (including LLMs and agentic AI approaches) to enhance engineering workflows and product capabilities.
- Provides technical governance and guidance throughout the complete solution delivery lifecycle.
- Works independently and drives a culture where quality, excellence and openness are championed.
- Is passionate about learning current tools and technologies and constantly thinks outside the box.
- Designs, documents and implements solutions to distribute source system data via bulk interfaces.
- Contributes to complex delivery planning by providing guidance and oversight to ensure that technical deliveries are aligned with engineering direction and strategy.
- Has the ability to constructively challenge the status quo while influencing stakeholders at various levels. Tech Skills
- Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts: authentication, authorisation, token handling, familiarity with OpenID Connect (OIDC) standards.
- Identity platforms: Ping Identity (preferred), Okta, ForgeRock, AWS Cognito, or Azure Active Directory.
- .NET Framework for identity‑related microservices and API development.
- AWS expertise: EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM policies, networking.
- Scripting languages: Python (preferred), Perl or similar for automation.
- Containerisation & orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, ECS).
- DevSecOps & CI/CD: Build pipelines (GitHub Actions), IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation), security controls, automation.
- Observability & monitoring: Prometheus and Grafana.
- System engineering: certificate renewals, vulnerability management, uptime and resilience strategies.
- Experience with AI‑assisted engineering practices, regulated platforms or financial services is a plus. Working with us 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 offer a range of flexible working options including part‑time arrangements, job share, and changeable start and finish times. Our workplace is respectful, inclusive, and flexible, built on our values of Care, Courage and Commitment. We provide opportunities to develop your career with us. Advertising End Date: 15/06/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rtoia