Chief Engineer - Finance and Risk Technology
Commonwealth Bank
Full time
Operations Specialties Managers
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Posted
July 03, 2026
Job Description
Overview:
We are seeking a Chief Engineer to lead the technical strategy, architecture, and engineering standards across Finance and Risk technology platforms at CBA. This role is responsible for ensuring our systems are resilient, secure, compliant, and scalable, while supporting critical regulatory, financial reporting, and risk management capabilities.
You will act as the senior-most technical authority across Finance & Risk domains, driving modernisation of legacy platforms, uplifting engineering practices, and ensuring alignment with CBA’s enterprise architecture, risk frameworks, and regulatory obligations.
Key Responsibilities:
Technology Strategy & Architecture
Define and own the target architecture for Finance & Risk platforms (e.g. GL, regulatory reporting, credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk systems)
Lead modernisation initiatives (cloud adoption, platform simplification, decommissioning legacy syste...