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Platform Engineer
Auto & General Insurance · Toowong, QLD, Australia
Toowong, QLD, AustraliaRemote
Remuneration
Bonuses and other perks; insurance and retailer discounts; paid parental leave and additional leave options
Location
Toowong, QLD, Australia
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The platform engineer builds and improves a cloud platform that enables developers to deliver software and supports critical internal and customer workloads. The role provisions AWS resources with Terraform, develops build and deployment pipelines, manages Kubernetes clusters, and supports cloud operations through troubleshooting, incident response, and post-incident analysis. The work also involves collaborating with application teams and improving platform standards.
Benefits
Work-from-home options two days per weekVolunteer daysAdditional paid personal dayPaid parental leaveOption to purchase additional leaveLearning and professional development opportunitiesVolunteering, fundraising, and donation opportunitiesMental health supportFitness discountsOn-site events and family daysInsurance product discountsRetailer and hospitality discounts
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services in an enterprise environment
- Understanding of Kubernetes architecture and experience deploying applications to a cluster
- Familiarity with observability concepts and tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, or New Relic
- Basic understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, and cloud networking concepts such as VPCs, subnets, and routing
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive approach to learning tools, systems, and cloud concepts
- AWS, Kubernetes, or similar cloud certification preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline preferred
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Terraform modules and configurations for AWS resources
- Collaborate with application teams to accelerate software delivery
- Develop and manage build and deployment pipelines
- Provision, network, monitor, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters
- Support cloud operations and troubleshoot infrastructure issues
- Participate in cloud infrastructure incident response and post-incident analysis
- Keep current with industry practices and improve team standards
Skills
AWSCloudWatchKubernetesNew RelicPrometheusTerraform
Certifications
AWS, Kubernetes, or similar cloud certification
Degrees
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
Industry
Insurance
Relocation
No