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Engineering Senior Manager, Database
About the role
CTO - Database Team at Commonwealth Bank of Australia leads the Database and DevSecOps enablement crew, driving technical strategy and delivering reliable, secure data platforms. The Senior Engineering Manager coaches managers and engineers, sets engineering standards, and oversees architecture and risk management for database migrations to AWS. Based in Bangalore, on-site work model, with relocation assistance available.
What you’ll do
- Lead, coach and develop engineering managers, chapter leads, and engineers
- Drive performance, career development, succession planning, and engagement
- Set technical direction and engineering standards for database platforms
- Ensure high-quality software, reliability, security, and observability
- Guide architectural decisions and resolve complex technical challenges
- Promote automation, productivity, and reduction of technical debt
- Own delivery outcomes across multiple teams and domains
- Partner with product owners, architects, risk teams, and executive stakeholders
What you’ll bring
- 12-15 years DB, infrastructure, and solutions experience
- Strategic thinking and organisational leadership
- People leadership and coaching
- Software/platform engineering expertise
- Engineering governance and risk management
- Architecture and technical design oversight
- Financial and business acumen
- AI and data literacy
Skills
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology