Senior SRE Engineer

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Job Description

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 

Mandatory requirements: 

• 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 

5+ years SRE/Platform Engineer experience; AWS (EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, SQS, Secrets Manager, Kinesis, Firehose, Cost Management); Kubernetes; GitLab CI/CD; Python, Bash; SQL, Pandas, Splunk, New Relic, Fluent Bit, Kafka; strong communication and operational best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• leading SRE practices
• building cloud platforms
• supporting CI/CD

Skills & Tools

AWS, EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, SQS, Secrets Manager, Kinesis, Firehose, Cost Management, Kubernetes, GitLab, Python, Bash, TypeScript, Java, SQL, Pandas, Splunk, New Relic, Fluent Bit, Kafka

Job Details

• Category: Software Development
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Australia
• Languages: English

About Telstra

An iconic Australian telecommunications company with a global footprint, committed to being a great place to work. — Industry: Information Technology