Payments Infrastructure Specialist — Hybrid Contract, High-Impact

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks a Payments Infrastructure Specialist to join the Technology team on a fixed-term contract through to December 2027, based in Bella Vista with hybrid work. You will support Australia’s critical payments infrastructure, delivering and enhancing core platforms and collaborating across technology and business teams.

The role focuses on integration, operation, and high-availability services, with responsibilities spanning Linux environments, messaging and connectivity,

Qualifications

• Experience supporting payment systems, financial market infrastructure or enterprise integration platforms.
• Strong understanding of messaging, connectivity and systems integration within complex environments.
• Experience working with high-availability, business-critical applications and services.
• Proven analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience administering or supporting Linux-based environments, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Knowledge of payment, settlement or real-time transaction processing systems is highly regarded.
• Exposure to SWIFT technologies, VMware, networking or related infrastructure platforms will be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery, integration and ongoing operation of critical payments infrastructure platforms.
• Contribute to the maintenance, enhancement and optimisation of payments and messaging environments.
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver strategic technology initiatives.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for high-availability payment and settlement services.
• Investigate and resolve system, connectivity and integration issues across complex technology environments.
• Identify opportunities for platform improvements, automation and operational efficiencies.
• Contribute to infrastructure projects spanning Linux, virtualisation, networking and enterprise integration technologies.

Skills

Payments systems experience

High availability

Linux (RHEL)

Systems integration

Analytical troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

SWIFT

VMware

Networking

Job description

Reserve Bank of Australia seeks a Payments Infrastructure Specialist to join the Technology team on a fixed-term contract through to December 2027, based in Bella Vista with hybrid work. You will support Australia’s critical payments infrastructure, delivering and enhancing core platforms and collaborating across technology and business teams.

The role focuses on integration, operation, and high-availability services, with responsibilities spanning Linux environments, messaging and connectivity,