Principal Platform and Reliability Engineer

Talent; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent International in Adelaide, SA, is seeking experienced Platform, DevOps and Reliability Engineers for Specialist and Principal/Senior levels. Location: Adelaide, SA. Full time permanent role with visa-friendly requirements noted.

Focus areas include platform automation, cloud infrastructure, integration and system reliability. Responsibilities include building CI/CD pipelines, IaC using Terraform, container platforms like Kubernetes/Rancher, and Azure services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps or Cloud Infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
• Proficient with Kubernetes, Rancher and container technologies.
• Knowledge of Azure integration services and messaging platforms.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability and incident management.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement; Site Reliability Engineering experience valued for senior roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy or similar tools.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and automate environment provisioning.
• Manage Kubernetes, Rancher and container-based platforms.
• Support Azure integration services, including API Management, Service Bus and Event Grid.
• Improve monitoring, observability, system reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues and drive automation, resilience and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and establish engineering best practices (senior-level roles).

Skills

Azure DevOps

CI/CD

Terraform

Kubernetes

Rancher

Azure integration services

Monitoring & Observability

Incident management

Technical leadership

SRE

Job description

Principal Platform and Reliability Engineer

Platform / DevOps & Reliability Engineers
Multiple Opportunities - Specialist & Principal/Senior Levels
Location: Adelaide, SA
Full Time Permanent Role

Please note: Applicants must have valid Australian working rights. Visa sponsorship is not available for these positions.

Talent International is seeking experienced Platform, DevOps and Reliability Engineers to join an established organisation in Adelaide. Opportunities are available at both Specialist and Principal/Senior levels, focusing on platform automation, cloud infrastructure, integration and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Octopus Deploy or similar tools.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and automate environment provisioning.
• Manage Kubernetes, Rancher and container-based platforms.
• Support Azure integration services, including API Management, Service Bus and Event Grid.
• Improve monitoring, observability, system reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues and drive automation, resilience and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and establish engineering best practices (senior-level roles).

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years' experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure or related roles (8+ years for Principal-level opportunities).
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Terraform and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Rancher or similar container technologies.
• Knowledge of Azure integration services and messaging platforms.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability and incident management.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Technical leadership and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience highly regarded for senior opportunities.