Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Staff Software Engineer who will focus on automating operations tasks, implementing observability, readability practices and the reduction of TOIL (manual repetitive work). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in designing, implementing, and managing automation solutions that drive operational efficiency, observability and reliability. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop scalable solutions using a wide tech stack. The role contributes to the Reliability and Resiliency of the FCT applications within Corporate Tech, FCO Platform – Sirius Delivery Technology Crew.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply software engineering principles and best practices to automate and streamline platform operations tasks.
- Analyze existing workflows and identify areas with high levels of repetitive manual tasks.
- Develop scripts and automation solutions to minimize TOIL within the engineering and operations teams.
- Enhance observability and reliability practices to improve Mean Time metrics.
- Implement tools and processes to measure the effectiveness of TOIL reduction efforts.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks and tools to streamline operations.
- Monitor and improve the performance of automation systems and infrastructure.
- Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code to support automation of platform-related activities.
- Establish and reinforce coding, code reviews, design, deployment practices, and architectural standards for consistency and reliability.
- Assist the team in overcoming complex technical challenges, acting as a go-to resource for solving critical issues.
- Influence the team’s engineering culture by advocating for innovation, collaboration, and delivering value.
We’re Interested In Hearing From People Who
- Are passionate about building, developing, and deploying high-quality and secure software solutions.
- Are actively involved in continuous learning, experimentation and innovation, contributing to the definition and governance of our standards and best practices.
- Are ready to apply and promote industry best patterns and practices to drive high-quality outcomes solving core business objectives.
- Constantly think outside the box and push boundaries to solve complex technical problems.
Tech Skills
We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. Experience with some of these (or equivalents) will help you succeed in this team.
- Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable software solutions using languages such as Golang, Python, etc.
- Experience in cloud environments (AWS).
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Experience in the observability ecosystem (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Expertise in designing and optimizing complex CI/CD pipelines.
- Automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
- Knowledge of TDD/BDD techniques using frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Cucumber, or similar.
- Ability to add reliability features including automated protected releases and resiliency to existing systems.
- Ability to integrate security practices (DevSecOps) into the pipeline.
- Ability to debug complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
Working with Us
We are committed to a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with flexible work locations. We support our people with options to balance where work is done, including in-office time and flexible working arrangements (start/finish times, part-time, job share). We welcome engineers from across Australia and have technology hubs in Melbourne and Perth. If this sounds like the role for you, apply today.
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Advertising End Date: 29/09/2025
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Engineering and Information Technology
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