At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead SRE practices, optimise cloud-native platforms, and enhance operational excellence.
- Company: Join a dynamic team focused on innovation and reliability in tech.
- Benefits: Flexible work arrangements, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and emerging technologies.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on platform reliability and drive cutting-edge technology initiatives.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in SRE or similar roles, strong AWS and Kubernetes experience.
The predicted salary is between 56250 - 68750 $ per year.
Working within the CSM mission and Orchestration SRE team, this role will lead SRE practices with a strong focus on platform reliability, security and operational excellence. The role will build, maintain and optimise cloud-native platforms and Kubernetes environments on AWS, while supporting CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation and observability capabilities.
The role will also drive reliability, performance, resilience and capacity improvements, contribute to continuous service improvement, and help standardise SRE tooling, processes and operating models across missions.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead SRE practices across the CSM mission and Orchestration SRE team, ensuring platform reliability, security and operational excellence.
- Build, maintain and optimise cloud-native platforms and Kubernetes environments on AWS.
- Develop and support CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation and observability capabilities across the platform.
- Provide operational support, incident management, root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
- Drive reliability, performance, resilience and capacity improvements through engineering best practices.
- Lead change management activities and drive standardisation of SRE tooling, processes and operating models across missions.
- Contribute to chapter initiatives, capability uplift, knowledge sharing and the adoption of emerging technologies, including AI and automation.
About you
- Minimum 5 years' experience working as a Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineer, or similar role.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, SQS, Secrets Manager, Kinesis, Firehose, and Cost Management.
- Proven expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration within large-scale production environments.
- Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
- Strong scripting and automation skills using Python and Bash - experience with TypeScript or Java is advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience with data analytics and observability tooling including SQL, Pandas, Splunk, New Relic, Fluent Bit, and Kafka.
- Understanding of AI and automation concepts, with the ability to identify practical applications within network operations and engineering workflows.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to work independently, lead initiatives, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in a dynamic Agile environment.
- Strong knowledge of operational best practices, including incident management, problem management, change management, capacity planning, performance engineering, resilience improvement, and post-incident reviews, with an understanding of Telstra policies and governance requirements.
Senior SRE Engineer employer: Telstra Corporation
Telstra is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration in the defence sector. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have access to ongoing training and development opportunities while working with cutting-edge technologies in locations like Canberra, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane. Our inclusive culture prioritises work-life balance and encourages meaningful contributions to national security through advanced communication solutions.
