Senior Platform Engineer: Infrastructure Automation Lead

Reserve Bank of Australia; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to strengthen the Platform Engineering team supporting RITS and national payments infrastructure. You will design and implement IaC, automate configurations, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, reliable platform services with strong governance and security controls.

The role emphasizes automation best practices, vulnerability remediation, and documentation while balancing innovation with stability.

Qualifications

• 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 government.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise configuration management and automation using Puppet or Ansible.
• Extensive experience developing, maintaining, and supporting IaC, software packaging, and automation using Terraform, Packer, Chocolatey, or similar.
• 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 developing declarative automation solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an engineering mindset focused on automation, repeatability, resilience, and service reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and automation solutions that improve platform reliability, consistency, and operational risk management across critical services.
• Develop and maintain automated operating system and application configuration solutions using 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 supporting the RITS ecosystem and integrations.
• Remediate vulnerabilities, optimise platform solutions, and meet agreed operational, delivery, and service performance objectives.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues impacting automation platforms and services, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements.
• 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.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

YAML

PowerShell

Python

Ruby

Windows

Linux

Automation

Education

Terraform Associate

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Chocolatey

Git

GitLab

Artifactory

Job description

Reserve Bank of Australia is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to strengthen the Platform Engineering team supporting RITS and national payments infrastructure. You will design and implement IaC, automate configurations, and collaborate across teams to deliver secure, reliable platform services with strong governance and security controls.

The role emphasizes automation best practices, vulnerability remediation, and documentation while balancing innovation with stability.