Platform Engineering Lead (Quality Cloud Architect) — Sydney CBD, Sydney

Expired

About Us We are an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our Customers and most importantly our team. We want to create a collaborative team to help build ClearRoute. This is an opportunity for you to build a consultancy from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains. We are looking for Platform Engineering Lead who want to join and grow a high-performing team which aims to help create a world class engineering capability. The technologies used will be wide ranging and varied. You will be energetic to learn and pick up new technologies and work across different clients and sectors. In this role we will be bringing together the traditional responsibilities across Quality Engineering, DevOps and Cloud Engineering. If technology enthuses you and you strive for excellence, this is the role for you. Working alongside our clients, your role and responsibilities as a Platform Engineering Lead will focus on: Strategy – Ability to understand the current landscape and provide recommendations to provide the greatest business value return. Enable – Implement new techniques and processes to improve engineering capability in the Route to Live. Teach our clients through the process and to own once it’s been implemented. Extend – Deliver engineering solutions across QCE areas, enhancing existing engineering within our clients whilst providing QCE insights to improve Route to Live. Experience Our ideal candidate will have great passion, personal and technical skill. Curiosity, empathy and drive are all qualities we value. However we look for culture add not always culture fit. You will have proficiency in several of our core capabilities and feel comfortable leading agile development teams. Responsibilities: Platform Design and Development: Collaborate with engineering teams to understand their pain points and requirements, translate those insights into a comprehensive Internal Developer Platform (IDP) that accelerates development and deployment workflows. Automation and Tooling: Champion automation and CI/CD practices. Implement and manage robust pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and similar. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Embrace IaC principles using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to provision and manage cloud infrastructure reliably and consistently. Cloud Architecture: Design and implement scalable and resilient cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, or GCP. Evangelise best practices to engineering teams for building cloud-native applications. Observability and Monitoring: Implement comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions to gain insights into platform health and performance. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues proactively. Mentorship and Collaboration: Share your expertise with other engineers, provide guidance on best practices, and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Required Skills and Expertise: Proven experience in DevOps or a related field with proven expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud infrastructure. Passion for building developer platforms and a strong understanding of the principles and practices of Platform Engineering. Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell) Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., TypeScript, JS, C#, etc.). Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP), including expertise in provisioning and managing resources, configuring networking and security, and deploying applications. Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar. Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, ArgoCD, etc. to define and manage infrastructure. Backend Frameworks Exposure to a variety of application frameworks (e.g., Next.js, ASP .NET Core, etc.) Problem-Solving and Communication: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Continuous Learning: A strong desire to stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in DevOps and Platform Engineering. Bonus Points: Experience in designing and implementing Internal Developer Platforms. Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana and Sloth. Contributions to open-source projects or communities.