Principal Site Reliability Engineer | Sydney

We’re partnering with a leading technology-driven financial services organisation to appoint a Principal Site Reliability Engineer into its core Reliability Engineering function.

This is not a traditional operations-focused SRE role. It is a senior engineering leadership position for someone who can combine deep software engineering and architecture expertise with a strong understanding of reliability, scalability and resilience.

You will:
Shape the technical roadmap and engineering strategy
Architect scalable, secure and highly resilient systems
Remain technically involved through design, coding and code reviews
Establish engineering standards and up-to-date development practices
Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence
Improve platform reliability, incident management and operational performance
Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering outcomes
Influence senior product, technology and business stakeholders

We’re looking for someone with:
Principal,



Staff or Lead-level engineering experience
Strong software design and architecture capability
Experience building and operating complex, high-performance systems at scale
Deep knowledge of reliability engineering and modern software development
The ability to translate business requirements into practical, extensible solutions
A track record of influencing and inspiring high-performing engineering teams
Experience in financial services or another highly regulated workplace would be advantageous

This is an outstanding prospect to influence the reliability and engineering direction of a large-scale digital platform while remaining close to the technology.

Interested? Apply directly or message me privately for a confidential discussion.
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📌 Site Reliability Engineer Sydney (Australia)
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📍 Australia