We’re looking for a senior

Platform Engineer

to join a large and complex technology environment, working across cloud platforms, automation, Kubernetes and modern engineering practices. This is a senior technical role for someone who enjoys building platforms that make it easier for engineering teams to deliver reliable, secure applications. You’ll be involved in both the hands‑on engineering and the broader direction of platform capabilities, working closely with engineering, architecture, security and operations teams. You’ll be responsible for designing, building and continuously improving platform capabilities across a large-scale environment. Responsibilities

Designing and supporting

cloud platforms across AWS and Azure Building and improving

Kubernetes and container platforms Developing reusable infrastructure, automation and deployment patterns Improving

CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code , particularly Terraform Building self-service capabilities that make it easier for developers to provision and deploy services Establishing engineering standards, reusable patterns and practical guardrails Embedding security into platform services and delivery processes Improving monitoring, observability,



reliability and operational practices Working with engineering teams to improve developer experience and platform adoption Contributing to platform architecture, technical roadmaps and engineering standards Troubleshooting complex issues across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD and platform services Working across technical teams to identify opportunities for automation, standardisation and continuous improvement You’ll ideally have solid experience across

AWS and Azure Kubernetes and containerisation Terraform / Infrastructure as Code CI/CD and DevOps practices GitHub, GitLab and Artifactory Cloud security and DevSecOps Automation and policy-as-code Developer self-service and internal platforms Service mesh technologies Observability, monitoring, logging and distributed tracing Platform architecture, standards and governance Experience with

Backstage, OpenTelemetry and HashiCorp Vault

will be highly regarded, as will experience working with large-scale enterprise platforms and supporting critical services. You’ll need to be comfortable operating at a senior level, solving complex technical problems and working with a range of engineering and technical stakeholders. Australian citizenship is required for this position.

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📌 Lead Platform Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 BLACKROC Recruitment
📍 Sydney