Senior Platform Engineer

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

The Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney CBD is seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team within IT. The role reports to the Infrastructure Automation Team Lead and focuses on delivering well-governed automation, IaC, and DevOps practices to support reliable platform services.

You will collaborate across engineering and partner teams, maintain automated infrastructure, remediate vulnerabilities, and contribute to continuous improvement while working in a

Qualifications

• Experience with IaC, configuration management and automation using Terraform, Puppet or Ansible.
• Hands-on experience in platform/infrastructure engineering within complex environments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and API-driven automation.
• Ability to develop declarative automation solutions and maintain documentation.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain IaC, configuration management and automation solutions.
• Automate OS, infrastructure and application configuration across platforms.
• Ensure secure, scalable engineering aligned with policies and standards.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver resilient platform services.
• Troubleshoot issues, participate in on-call shifts, perform RCA and preventative actions.
• Create and maintain technical docs and governance artifacts.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Engineering mindset

Collaboration

On-call experience

Education

Terraform Associate

AZ-400 Azure DevOps Expert

Tools

Terraform

Puppet

Ansible

Chocolatey

Packer

Azure DevOps

Git

Artifactory

GitLab

Windows

RHEL

YAML

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Reserve Bank of Australia – Sydney CBD NSW

• Fixed term contract opportunity through to December 2027
• Hybrid work environment
• Play an important part in the operational delivery of Platform Engineering capabilities

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team within IT. Reporting to the Infrastructure Automation Team Lead, you will support the operational delivery of Platform Engineering products and services.

You will enable safe and efficient delivery through well‑governed automation and DevOps practices, balancing innovation with stability, security, and adherence to policies and standards. You will work closely with engineers across Platform Engineering and partner teams, and you will contribute to consistent, high‑quality platform outcomes and continuous improvement.

Role and Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, certificate management, and DevOps enabled automation solutions that underpin platform and application reliability, consistency, availability and operational efficiency across the enterprise.
• Leverage platform engineering technologies to automate operating system, infrastructure, application configuration, software packaging, and API-driven integration solutions.
• Ensure solutions use secure, scalable, and compliant engineering practices aligned with the Bank's policies, standards, controls, and architecture guidelines.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering and partner teams to advance infrastructure automation, refine business and technical requirements, and deliver resilient, reliable solutions across the enterprise.
• Remediate vulnerabilities and operational risks, and maintain platform solutions to meet agreed operational, delivery, and service performance objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues impacting automation platforms and services, participate in the shared on‑call support roster, conduct root cause analysis, and implement preventative measures to improve platform stability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and knowledge artefacts, while maintaining expertise in supported platforms, tools, and technologies.
• Adhere to governance frameworks, operational controls, and processes, including change, release, and asset management, ensuring solutions remain supported, tested, and highly available.
• Conduct technical peer reviews and promote engineering excellence and the adoption of automation best practices.
• Relevant industry certifications such as Terraform Associate, Azure DevOps Expert (AZ‑400), or equivalent are highly regarded.
• Proven experience in platform or infrastructure engineering within complex environments such as financial services or government.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise configuration management and automation using technologies such as Puppet or Ansible.
• Extensive experience developing, maintaining, and supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, software packaging, and automation solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Packer, Puppet, Chocolatey, or similar within a hybrid technology environment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control, API‑driven automation, and integration patterns using platforms such as Azure DevOps, Git, Artifactory, GitLab, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux (RHEL) operating systems, configuration management, and supporting infrastructure technologies.
• Proficiency in YAML and at least one scripting language such as PowerShell, Python, or Ruby, with experience in developing declarative automation solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with an engineering mindset focused on automation, repeatability, resilience, and service reliability.

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.

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.