Senior DevOps Engineer

CORTO; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible & hybrid working

Career & learning opportunities

LEAP Home program

Well-being perks

Job summary

CORTO is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to own reliability, performance and security of AWS data platforms (RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch) and related infra. You will lead upgrades, migrations and automate processes to reduce manual work.

We value curiosity, ownership and collaboration. Join a fast-growing, hybrid, Sydney-based team building AI-driven legal tech for a rapidly evolving industry, with strong emphasis on automation and security.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience operating production AWS infrastructure, including networking, IAM, security and observability.
• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, preferably with RDS and Aurora, including query tuning, indexing, locking, connection management and recovery.
• Production experience with DynamoDB, Valkey or Redis-compatible caches, and OpenSearch or Elasticsearch, including performance tuning, capacity management and failover.
• Strong proficiency in a scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, C# or JavaScript.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, Git and code review practices.
• Typically 5+ years in DevOps, Cloud, Platform or Site Reliability Engineering, or a related role.
• Demonstrated ownership of production databases and cloud infrastructure.
• A track record of understanding existing processes and delivering practical improvements through automation.
• Experience leading complex technical investigations and implementing lasting fixes.
• Experience guiding other engineers and working across development and operational teams.
• Relevant experience from DBA, Software Engineering, Support Engineering or Quality Engineering roles is also valued.
• Relevant AWS certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, performance and capacity of data platforms (RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, OpenSearch) and related infrastructure.
• Lead upgrades, migrations, backups and improve queries and data access patterns with developers.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure across environments and regions using IaC.
• Identify reliability risks and standardise patterns to reduce failures and simplify operations.
• Identify bottlenecks and automate repetitive work to deliver measurable improvements in CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain monitoring, runbooks and incident response for complex outages and on-call rotations.
• Apply secure defaults, least privilege access, encryption and secret management across platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers and QE teams on decisions; mentor and share knowledge to strengthen the team.

Skills

AWS Ops

PostgreSQL Admin

DynamoDB/OpenSearch

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Security & IAM

Collaboration

Leadership

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Git

Job description

About CORTO

We are CORTO, a cutting-edge software company dedicated to revolutionising the legal industry. Our mission is to empower legal practitioners with AI-driven solutions that streamline their workflow, boost productivity, and provide more efficient client service.

Our team of AI experts and engineers collaborate to develop intelligent software tailored to the unique needs of lawyers, paralegals, and legal assistants. Our innovative AI solutions automate routine tasks, simplify document management, and enhance decision-making, allowing legal professionals to focus on what they do best—providing expert legal counsel.

We’re rapidly scaling from 80 to 250+ employees, with a highly technical workforce where around 75% of the team are developers and engineers. Working alongside our Sydney-based team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things rarely stay the same for long - and if you’re smart, caring, and ambitious, you’ll be in great company.

Meet the DevOps team

In DevOps, we develop robust and scalable infrastructure across multiple AWS regions and support multiple development and Quality Engineering teams. We focus on reliability, security and continuous improvement.

What you’ll do

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on AWS data platforms – particularly RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Valkey caches and OpenSearch. You’ll own the reliability, performance and security of these platforms and the infrastructure around them, and you’ll be the kind of engineer who is curious about how things work, passionate about improving processes and driven to replace repetitive manual work with reliable automation.

To make this happen you will

Database & data platform management

• Own the reliability, performance and capacity of RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Valkey and OpenSearch, balancing availability and cost.

• Lead upgrades and migrations, maintain tested backup and recovery procedures, and work with developers to improve queries and data access patterns.

Infrastructure & reliability

• Build and maintain secure, scalable and cost-aware AWS infrastructure across multiple environments and regions using Infrastructure as Code.

• Identify reliability risks and standardise infrastructure patterns to reduce failures and simplify operations.

CI/CD & automation

• Understand existing processes, identify bottlenecks and automate repetitive work to deliver measurable improvements.

• Improve CI/CD pipelines and build reusable, self-service tooling for safe deployments and routine operational tasks.

Monitoring & incident response

• Maintain actionable monitoring and alerts, lead complex incident investigations and implement fixes that prevent recurrence.

• Maintain practical operational runbooks and participate in the weekly out-of-hours on-call rotation.

Security & best practices

• Apply secure defaults across infrastructure and data platforms, including least-privilege access, encryption and secrets management.

• Identify and address security gaps, keeping configurations and auditing aligned with AWS best practices.

Collaboration & technical leadership

• Partner with development and QE teams on technical decisions, clearly communicating risks and trade-offs.

Mentor engineers, review infrastructure and automation changes, and share knowledge to strenghten team capability.

What you’ll bring

Technical skills

• Strong hands-on experience operating production AWS infrastructure, including networking, IAM, security and observability.

• Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL administration, preferably with RDS and Aurora, including query tuning, indexing, locking, connection management and recovery.

• Production experience with DynamoDB, Valkey or Redis-compatible caches, and OpenSearch or Elasticsearch, including performance tuning, capacity management and failover.

• Strong proficiency in a scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, C# or JavaScript.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, Git and code review practices.

Experience

• Typically 5+ years in DevOps, Cloud, Platform or Site Reliability Engineering, or a related role.

• Demonstrated ownership of production databases and cloud infrastructure.

• A track record of understanding existing processes and delivering practical improvements through automation.

• Experience leading complex technical investigations and implementing lasting fixes.

• Experience guiding other engineers and working across development and operational teams.

• Relevant experience from DBA, Software Engineering, Support Engineering or Quality Engineering roles is also valued.

• Relevant AWS certifications are desirable.
  

You are the type of person who

• Is curious about how things work – and why they work that way
• Gets frustrated by repetitive manual work and fixes it with reliable automation

• Understands a process and its pain points before redesigning it

• Takes ownership of complex problems and follows through to a lasting fix
• Explains technical risks and trade-offs clearly to engineers and non-engineers alike
  

CORTO is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential.

Why join CORTO?

• Your work matters. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. CORTO is part of ATI Global – one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We engage, share, and collaborate on ideas and workflows.
• Career and learning opportunities - we move fast and need smart people to get us where we're going. We are a scaling business and looking for people who want to grow with us.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being with additional time off, gym membership and other perks.
• Fast-paced tech environment, if we don't disrupt ourselves someone else will do it!
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to the ATI Group to support you in buying your primary residence.