Senior Infrastructure Engineer

BYD Automotive; City of Monash; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

BYD Australia, based at the Mulgrave office, seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead regional IDC and cloud infra planning, deployment and lifecycle operations. You will partner with the Headquarters Digital Solution Centre and local IT to ensure secure, scalable, high-availability infrastructure across multiple cloud and private platforms.

You will manage container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD, monitoring and optimization, while developing automation tools in Shell and Python to

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in systems or infrastructure operations, managing Linux servers (50+ nodes).
• Strong Linux administration and scripting skills (Shell and Python).
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD workflows.
• Familiar with load balancing technologies (HAProxy, LVS, Nginx).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Huawei Cloud, Alibaba Cloud) and private clouds.
• Ability to automate infrastructure and tooling; attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.
• Experience with NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB, MongoDB, Memcached) and relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL).

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation, deployment and full lifecycle operation of IDC and cloud platform infrastructure across the region.
• Provide end-to-end operational support for application systems, including deployment and release, performance analysis and optimisation, incident response.
• Conduct daily infrastructure monitoring, capacity planning, cost optimisation, security checks and audits, and cloud env: optimisations.
• Manage deployment, monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting of Docker and Kubernetes platforms; implement CI/CD practices.
• Develop automation tools using Shell and Python to improve operational efficiency.
• Support major public cloud platforms (AWS Huawei Alibaba) and private clouds; maintain virtualization.
• Configure and tune Nginx and Tomcat; contribute to high-availability architecture.
• Stay updated with infra technologies and share knowledge; collaborate with HQ Platform Team.
• Liaise with vendors and cloud providers for regional infra matters.

Skills

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Python scripting

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Load balancing

Cloud platforms

Automation tooling

NoSQL databases

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Education

Degree/ diploma in CS/IT or related

Tools

Nginx

Tomcat

Redis

MongoDB

Memcached

Job description

BYD is a high-tech company devoted to technological innovations for a better life. BYD is dedicated to providing zero-emission energy solutions.

As a leading battery-electric zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturer, BYD has created a broad range of battery-electric, hybrid-electric, and internal combustion (IC) passenger vehicles. Developing electric vehicles that are intelligent and connected, BYD is inaugurating a new age of automotive innovation featuring a sleek design and an innovative user experience.

About the Role

Based at BYD’s Mulgrave office, this role will join the Headquarters Digital Solution Centre and work closely with the local IT team to support the reliability, security and performance of BYD’s regional technology infrastructure.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for the planning, implementation and full lifecycle operation of IDC and cloud platform infrastructure across the region. The role will focus on ensuring the stable and efficient operation of business systems, containerised platforms and related infrastructure, as well as developing automation tools to improve operational efficiency and reliability.

This is a fixed-term contract position with potential to transition to permanent employment, subject to business requirements and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the planning, implementation, deployment and full lifecycle operation and maintenance of IDC and cloud platform infrastructure across the region, ensuring stable, efficient and secure infrastructure support for business systems.

Provide end-to-end operational support for application systems, including deployment and release, performance analysis and optimisation, issue tracking and incident response, to ensure business continuity and service stability.

Conduct daily infrastructure and application monitoring, capacity planning, cost optimisation, security compliance checks and audits, and implement cloud environment optimisation and resource governance initiatives.

Manage the deployment, monitoring, performance tuning and troubleshooting of Docker and Kubernetes container platforms and implement CI/CD practices to support agile delivery and scalable business applications.

Lead infrastructure resource provisioning and automation across network, server, cloud and container environments. Develop and deploy automation tools using scripting languages including Shell and Python to improve operational efficiency.

Manage and support mainstream public cloud platforms, including HUAWEI CLOUD, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Oracle Cloud and GCP, as well as private cloud platforms such as HUAWEI HCS and Alibaba Apsara Stack. Maintain and support virtualisation technologies.

Provide configuration, performance tuning and troubleshooting for applications and web infrastructure including Nginx and Tomcat. Contribute to high-availability and scalable architecture design and support large-scale environments with 50+ servers.

Support the operation, maintenance and optimisation of relational databases including MySQL and PostgreSQL, with basic operational knowledge of NoSQL databases such as Redis, MongoDB and Memcached.

Stay up to date with emerging infrastructure and operations technologies, facilitate internal technical knowledge sharing and training, and contribute to the continuous improvement of operational systems, processes and tooling.

Work closely with the Headquarters Platform Team to implement unified infrastructure operations practices, technical standards, security requirements and automation toolchains.

Act as a key liaison for regional infrastructure and technology matters, including managing relationships with local vendors, cloud service providers and technology partners.

Key Requirements

Qualifications

Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.

Equivalent relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Minimum 3 years’ experience in systems or infrastructure operations, including experience managing Linux server environments with 50+ nodes.

Strong proficiency in Linux administration and Shell/Python scripting.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD workflows.

Familiarity with load balancing technologies including HAProxy, LVS and Nginx.

Experience operating and managing mainstream cloud platforms such as HUAWEI CLOUD, Alibaba Cloud, AWS or equivalent.

Ability to independently perform cloud environment optimisation and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.

Experience developing or implementing infrastructure automation and operational tooling.

Strong sense of responsibility, logical thinking and attention to detail.

Strong teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills.

Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Experience with private cloud platforms such as HUAWEI HCS and Alibaba Apsara Stack.

Strong knowledge of Nginx and Tomcat configuration and performance tuning.

Experience with NoSQL databases including Redis, MongoDB and Memcached.

Experience supporting large-scale web environments and high-availability architecture.

Experience managing relationships with vendors and cloud service providers.

BYD Australia is under rapid expansion with plenty more opportunities to arise. If you are ready to make the most of everything you’ve learned so far, be challenged, work together with industry leaders, and be a part of a supportive and vibrant team, then BYD is ready for you.