Senior Platform Engineer

Reserve Bank of Australia; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Contract extension option

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team, delivering secure, hybrid infrastructure across Azure and on‑premises. You will build, secure, and support platform services, focusing on Terraform, automation, CI/CD, and DevSecOps to ensure reliable service delivery.

You will collaborate with engineers, architects, product managers, and stakeholders, contribute to security controls and vulnerability management, and help extend enterprise

Qualifications

• Experience in platform engineering or DevOps in production environments.
• Strong Microsoft Azure and enterprise infrastructure experience.
• Proven Terraform and IaC capabilities in production.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD and release pipelines.
• Strong Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Scripting in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Build and secure Azure and on-prem platform services.
• Manage infrastructure via Terraform and automation.
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Embed security controls in IaC, pipelines, automation, and platform operations.
• Support vulnerability remediation, access controls, secrets management, logging, security reviews, and compliance activities.
• Resolve platform issues and improve service reliability.

Skills

Azure platform engineering

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD pipelines

DevSecOps / security controls

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

DevOps / GitOps

Stakeholder engagement

Scrum / Kanban

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Git

Artifactory

Maven

VMware

Job description

Hybrid working Fixed-term contract with extension option Help shape an iconic Australian institution Work across exciting projects in a high-performing team

About the business/role/team

Platform Engineering supports shared infrastructure and DevOps services across the Bank. The team improves how technology services are built, secured, released, and operated.

In this role you will:

• Build, secure, and improve Azure and on-premises platform services.
• Manage infrastructure through Terraform and automation.
• Develop and support CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Embed security controls in Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and platform operations.
• Support vulnerability remediation, access controls, secrets management, logging, security reviews, and compliance activities.
• Resolve platform issues and improve service reliability.
• Work with engineering teams, architects, product managers, and business stakeholders.

About the role

The Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team and strengthen the secure delivery and operation of shared infrastructure services. You will build, secure, and support hybrid infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and on-premises environments. The role focuses on Terraform, automation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, security controls, and reliable service delivery.

About you

You will have solid platform engineering experience and a practical approach to delivery, support, and continuous improvement. You will bring:

• Experience with Microsoft Azure and enterprise infrastructure.
• Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code skills.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and release pipelines.
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Knowledge of DevOps, GitOps, DevSecOps, identity and access management, secrets management, vulnerability management, and platform security.
• Experience with APIs and integration services.
• Experience working in Scrum or Kanban teams.
• Clear communication and sound stakeholder engagement skills.

Technical Capabilities and Experience Essential

Experience in platform engineering, site reliability engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering within production environments. Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and enterprise infrastructure. Strong Terraform and Infrastructure as Code experience in production environments. Experience building and supporting CI/CD and release pipelines. Strong Linux and Windows Server administration skills. Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, and modern development workflows. Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar languages. Strong understanding of DevSecOps, secure automation, identity and access management, secrets management, vulnerability management, and platform security controls. Experience applying security controls to Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines. Experience supporting security reviews, risk assessments, audit evidence, and remediation activities. Experience working with APIs and integration patterns. Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience with VMware and hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with Maven, Artifactory, or similar DevOps tools.
• Experience contributing to platform standards and design patterns.
• Relevant industry certifications, or progress towards certification within 12 months.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward.

Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close : October 20, 2026 .