Platform Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Sydney is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer to join high-performing product teams. You will design scalable platform solutions, automate complex processes, and empower engineering teams to move faster, with a focus on platform engineering, cloud services, and developer enablement.

Ideal candidates combine strong software engineering fundamentals with platform expertise, embrace security-by-design, and contribute to CI/CD, observability, and modernization

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable platform solutions for enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement integrations between internal and external applications and services.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Git & GitHub

Cloud-native

REST APIs

AWS

IaC

Observability

Security by design

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are HCLTech, one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world and home to 219,000+ people across 54 countries, supercharging progress through industry-leading capabilities centered around Digital, Engineering and Cloud. The driving force behind that work, our people, are diverse, creative, and passionate, raising the bar for excellence on a regular basis. We, in turn, work hard to bring out the best in them as we strive to help them find their spark and become the best version of themselves that they can be.

Are you ready to be an important part of this ever-transformational journey?

Duration: 12 months Fixed term contract with possibilities to go permanent.

Location: Sydney.

About the Role

Are you passionate about building scalable platforms, automating complex processes, and enabling engineering teams to move faster? We are seeking experienced Senior Platform Engineers to join high-performing product teams and provide flexible engineering capacity across strategic platform initiatives. This role focuses on platform engineering, systems integration, automation, cloud services, and developer enablement, helping teams improve delivery velocity, operational excellence, and platform reliability.

You will work in complex enterprise environments, designing scalable solutions that simplify operations, improve developer experience, and accelerate product delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with platform expertise and a systems-thinking approach to solving technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement integrations between internal and external applications and services.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance platform capabilities, shared services, tooling, and automation frameworks.
• Build reusable engineering assets that improve developer productivity and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management processes.
• Enhance observability through monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational tooling.
• Support cloud migration, modernization, and platform uplift initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and architecture teams to simplify technical solutions and improve system reliability.
• Apply security-by-design principles across platform and integration solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best-practice initiatives.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• Software Engineering
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript in production environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Git and GitHub, including pull requests, branching strategies, and code review processes.
• Experience developing, deploying, and supporting cloud-native applications and services.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing practices, and maintainable code design.
• Security-first mindset with practical experience implementing secure development practices.

Platform & Integration

• Proven experience designing and implementing system-to-system integrations.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
• Experience with API gateways, service orchestration, and integration frameworks.
• Hands-on experience working with AWS cloud services.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation tooling, and cloud provisioning practices.
• Experience with observability platforms, monitoring, logging, and operational support.

What We're Looking For

Senior/Staff-Level Capabilities

• Ability to independently lead technical initiatives from discovery through delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to rapidly understand existing systems and contribute within established teams.
• Systems-thinking approach to architecture, reliability, and scalability challenges.
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
• AWS certifications or significant AWS platform experience.
• Experience with container-based technologies and modern platform ecosystems.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale or regulated environments.
• Understanding of security controls, identity management, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting large-scale modernization and transformation programs.

Why Join Us?

• Work on large-scale cloud and platform transformation initiatives.
• Influence engineering standards, architecture decisions, and platform strategy.
• Collaborate with talented engineers across multiple product teams.
• Drive automation and innovation that improves delivery outcomes across the organization.
• Build scalable, secure, and reliable platforms that support critical business services.

If you're passionate about platform engineering, automation, integration, and enabling teams to deliver at scale, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Us:

We are one of the fastest-growing large tech companies in the world, with offices in 50+ countries across the globe and 219,000 employees. Our company is extremely diverse with 165 nationalities represented. We offer the opportunity to work with colleagues across the globe. We offer a virtual-first work environment, promoting a good work-life integration and real flexibility. We offer comprehensive benefits for all employees. We are a certified great place to work and a top employer in 17 countries, offering a positive work environment that values employee recognition and respect.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Representing 165 nationalities across the globe, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law.

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