Commonwealth Bank

Data Engineer

To empower our people and the communities in which we work and making sustainable, transparent and balanced business decisions.

  • Data and analytics

  • Full-time

  • Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia

  • Visa sponsorship · No

  • Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.

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Why Commonwealth Bank

We really love working here, and we think you will too. Diversity, flexibility and innovation are just some of the reasons why our people come to work every day.

Our team includes around 45,000 people from all walks of life, with different goals, experiences, and perspectives. At CommBank we’ll encourage and support you to be yourself. This is a place where you can feel confident expressing who you really are; where you belong because of your uniqueness.

About the role

Do work that matters

As a Data Engineer with expertise in software development and a passion for providing data-driven solutions, you’re ahead of trends and work at the forefront of Big Data and Data warehouse technologies.

Which is why we’re the perfect fit for you. Here, you’ll be part of a team of engineers going above and beyond to improve the standard of digital banking. Using the latest tech to solve our customers’ most complex data-centric problems.

To us, data is everything. It is what powers our cutting-edge features and it’s the reason we can provide seamless experiences for millions of customers from app to branch.

We’re responsible for CommBank’s key analytics capabilities and work to create world-leading capabilities for analytics, information management and decisioning. We work across the Teradata Group Data Warehouse, Hadoop Big Data Platform, Ab Initio.

We are seeking people who are:

  • Passionate about building next generation data platforms across the bank
  • Enthusiastic, be able to contribute and learn from wider engineering talent in the team
  • Ready to execute state-of-the-art coding practices, driving high quality outcomes to solve core business objectives and minimise risks
  • Capable to create both technology blueprints and engineering roadmaps, for a multi- year data transformational journey
  • Constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex data problems

We are also interested in hearing from people who:

  • Are experienced in design and development of Big Data and Data warehouse applications
  • Are confident in building group data products from scratch, by integrating large sets of data derived from hundreds of internal and external sources
  • Can collaborate, co-create and contribute to existing practices in the team
  • Have experience in building data pipelines and responsible for data governance
  • Have a natural drive to educate, communicate and positively influence a large stakeholder group

What you'll be responsible for

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    Data Pipelines

    Develop and maintain processes for the extraction, flow, and transformation of data

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    SQL and Databases

    Use SQL to query databases to extract and process data

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    Scripting and Automation

    Develop scripts and automated workflows to improve the efficiency and accuracy of repeated tasks

Skills you'll need

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    Numerical problem solving

    Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems

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    Critical thinking

    Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight

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    Attention to detail

    Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables

Meet the team

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Data and analytics

Commonwealth Bank