As a Senior Platform Engineer at RecordPoint you are an experienced professional who uses their expertise and problem-solving skills to collaboratively develop new features and improve on existing components of our SaaS platform.
You will run technical streams of work coordinating several other engineers as you research, scope, design, estimate, and implement new features across our cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security landscape. You’ll work with a highly motivated self directed team that plans out their continuous improvements to processes, addresses technical debt, and builds new cloud capabilities for our Application Engineers and customers. Your passion and curiosity will drive us to continue to innovate and push the status quo higher. We’re looking for both an individual contributor and an exemplary teammate.
Azure DevOps and GitHub for CI/CD
Kubernetes using GitOps (FluxCD) and Docker
Cloud Infrastructure
Azure CosmosDB, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, PostgreSQL, Virtual Machines and Scale Sets, Firebase and Firestore, Azure EntraID
Cloud Network Topologies
App Gateways, vNets, WAFs, NSGs, PrivateLinks and Private Endpoints, DNS, internal and external routing
Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
Develop, document, test and orchestrate CI/CD modules for consumption by a team of 50+ engineers
Supporting applications and systems written in .Net, Python, and PowerShell
Who we’re looking for…Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Confidence in conveying risks and trade-offs in a clear and concise manner
Strong problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex distributed system issues
Ability to influence engineering teams to adopt best practices in reliability and observability
Takes a pragmatic approach to identifying risk, security, and compliance concerns and proactively manages them
Strong documentation skills with a focus on clarity and usability
Comfortable working through ambiguous problems with partial knowledge
Ability to contribute effectively during active incidents
Commitment to fostering a blameless and psychologically safe team environment
Respectful and supportive communication style across all levels of the organization
Passion for sharing knowledge and improving team-wide understanding
Demonstrates curiosity and a drive to continuously improve systems and processes
Embraces feedback and adapts quickly to changing environments
Option for mentoring more junior members of the team via knowledge sharing and participation in graduate program
What you’ll do…Design, build, maintain, and operate cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, databases, networking, and security services.
Define and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform along with an internally developed infrastructure module library with an audience 10+ cross functional teams
Understand cloud network patterns and infrastructure such as Application Gateways, VNets, WAFs, NSGs, Private Links/Endpoints and internal/external routing.
Support Kubernetes based platforms using Docker, GitOps practices, and tools such as FluxCD.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, reusable pipeline templates, and deployment patterns using Azure DevOps and GitHub.
Drive large, complex projects autonomously, from technical design through to delivery planning and scheduling, implementation, rollout, and launch.
Tackle complex architectural challenges by applying standards and best practices. And applying them to guide the design and delivery of new projects.
Define and break down high-level project goals into clear technical plans, implementation, and rollout phases
Act as Technical Lead on key streams of work, guiding engineers through the entire development lifecycle
Partner across engineering teams to tackle company-wide initiatives that can span across multiple projects
Proactively identify gaps, technical debt, risks, and sources of toil, then shape them into practical streams of technical improvement work.
Work with platform controls and patterns that support security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
Work with tools such as MS Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Rapid7, Drata, Tenable, and others
Support audits and risk-related activities by helping validate the security and compliance posture of the platform.
Work with our internal Risk team as well as 3rd party auditors and penetration testing groups to validate the security and compliance of the platform and product
Provide feedback and act as consultants on customer Request For Proposals and vendor selection processes
Who you’ll be working with…Our CIS team brings together a broad mix of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives.
The team includes people with:
SRE, infrastructure, platform operations, and Software Engineers
backgrounds working across the full development stack
experience growing with the evolution of SRE, Platform Engineering, and modern cloud operations
This mix helps us approach problems from multiple angles and gives each team member the opportunity to grow and learn from others whilst building skills across different areas of Platform Engineering.
The team is distributed across Australia and the US West Coast time zones
Our Application Engineering teams
Developing a mix of on-premise and cloud native applications
Handling billions of records
Written in a mixture of .Net, Python, and PowerShell
As well as our Support, IT, Sales, and Customer Experience teams.
About You:
- Australian Citizen is a MUST
- Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Extensive experience crafting and building software using the latest delivery techniques
- A real passion for quality, clean code, and continuous improvementA strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution designHighly dedicated ethos.
- Take end-to-end of the work you're doing
- Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior engineers
- Ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions
- A real appetite for learning and growing, both as an individual and teammate.
- A test-and-learn mindset with an emphasis on curiosity, collaboration, and care
Why RecordPoint:
- Fast-growth Australian-owned company
- Flexible work environment and a strong focus on work-life harmony
- Innovation is our way of life
- Personal Development budget for all staff
- Access to Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- A brilliant graduate program that provides both mentoring and growth opportunities for all
- Work on a product that makes a real social-good impact on the world
- Global opportunities!
