Commonwealth Bank, Australia, has unveiled its latest technology hub, which will support over 400 software developers, cloud engineers, and cyber specialists in Melbourne’s CBD and help create new opportunities for Victoria’s growing digital economy workforce.
The hub, located on Collins Street in the heart of Melbourne’s central business district, was officially opened by CBA Chief Information Officer for Technology, Brendan Hopper, and includes collaborations with Monash University and RMIT University.
Software engineering students from Monash University and RMIT who are interested in completing their integrated placements working at CBA will be provided with job placements in a range of engineering roles such as cloud, data, analytics and software engineering. The Collins Street hub is the second major technology centre to be opened by CBA in the last six months. In February, the bank opened a tech hub in Adelaide’s prestigious Lot Fourteen precinct in a bid to attract the best technology talent from across South Australia.
Brendan Hopper, Chief Information Officer for Technology, said the expansion of technology roles into Melbourne underscored the bank’s more than $1 billion a year tech investment in supporting the digitisation of the Australian economy. “Establishing a tech hub in Melbourne puts us in a great position to tap into Victoria’s digital technology industry,” Hopper said.
