Lead site reliability engineering across cloud-native platforms and Kubernetes environments on AWS. Build and optimize infrastructure, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation, and observability capabilities. Provide incident management, root cause analysis, and service improvement while driving reliability, resilience, performance, capacity, and security enhancements. Standardize SRE tools, processes, and operating models; lead change management and knowledge-sharing initiatives. Apply AI and automation concepts to network operations and engineering workflows.
Employment TypePermanentClosing Date6 Nov 2026 11:59pmJob TitleSenior SRE Engineer
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.Job Description
Job Summary
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.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
Telstra Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
242 Exhibition St, Melbourne, VIC , Australia, 3000
Telstra Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
Melbourne, Australia
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