Senior Platform Engineer, Observability

Nine; North Sydney Council; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

Employee exclusive programs

Digital newspaper subscription

Stan subscription

Nine Careers info

Job summary

Nine is seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer specialising in Observability to own and evolve our Grafana-based observability stack on Kubernetes. You’ll implement instrumentation, dashboards and automated incident workflows across cloud and on‑prem environments.

With 4+ years in platform engineering, you’ll drive open telemetry pipelines, manage Terraform/Helm deployments, and mentor teams in best practices for monitoring and reliability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in platform engineering or cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on Grafana stack experience including Mimir, Loki, Tempo, Prometheus.
• Kubernetes and containerised applications management.
• OpenTelemetry instrumentation and observability pipelines.
• IaC with Terraform and Helm to provision infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Bachelor’s degree or cloud certifications in related field.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and manage Grafana-based observability stack in Kubernetes.
• Integrate OpenTelemetry instrumentation across services and collectors.
• Ensure comprehensive monitoring, logging and tracing coverage at scale.
• Develop dashboards and incident response workflows with teams.
• Automate observability infrastructure with Terraform, Helm and CI/CD.
• Collaborate across cloud and on‑prem environments and mentor teams.

Skills

Grafana stack

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

Helm

CI/CD

Scripting

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

Tempo

Mimir

Docker

Job description

Company Description

Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company. Working at Nine, you'll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country's most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands. Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones. Some of our most beloved brands have been part of Australian life for generations, and others - new on the scene - have already found their place firmly in our lives. We're evolving and we need people like you to bring new ideas, innovate and make your mark.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer who specialises in Observability, primarily focused around the open-source Grafana observability stack. In this role, you will be instrumental in managing the lifecycle of our observability platform, ensuring robust monitoring, logging, tracing and profiling for our applications running on Kubernetes. You will contribute to the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of our observability pipeline, enabling teams to monitor and optimise system performance efficiently.

Company Description

Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company. Working at Nine, you'll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country's most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands. Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones. Some of our most beloved brands have been part of Australian life for generations, and others - new on the scene - have already found their place firmly in our lives. We're evolving and we need people like you to bring new ideas, innovate and make your mark.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Platform Engineer who specialises in Observability, primarily focused around the open-source Grafana observability stack. In this role, you will be instrumental in managing the lifecycle of our observability platform, ensuring robust monitoring, logging, tracing and profiling for our applications running on Kubernetes. You will contribute to the architecture, implementation, and continuous improvement of our observability pipeline, enabling teams to monitor and optimise system performance efficiently.

What You’ll Do

• Architecture & Management: Architect, implement, and manage an observability stack based on Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Mimir, Tempo, and related technologies within Kubernetes.
• Instrumentation & Tooling: Implement OpenTelemetry within application codebases and manage OpenTelemetry tooling and collector services.
• Coverage & Reliability: Ensure comprehensive monitoring, logging, and tracing coverage for microservices and Kubernetes clusters while scaling the platform for multi-tenancy and reliability.
• Dashboards & Incident Response: Collaborate with development and platform teams to build actionable dashboards, alerts, and automated incident response workflows.
• Infrastructure as Code: Automate and manage observability infrastructure using Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hybrid & Cloud Integration: Integrate observability tooling across cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and on-premise infrastructure as required.
• Governance & Security: Maintain security and compliance standards, focusing on auditability and data integrity across the stack.
• Team Enablement: Support and mentor engineering teams in adopting best practices for instrumentation, monitoring, and root cause analysis.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 4 + years of experience in platform engineering or cloud infrastructure management.
• Grafana Stack: Hands-on experience with the open-source Grafana ecosystem, specifically Mimir, Loki, Tempo, and Prometheus.
• Kubernetes & Containers: Experience managing observability for containerised applications running on Kubernetes and Docker.
• OpenTelemetry & Pipelines: Experience implementing OpenTelemetry instrumentation and managing observability pipelines in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Practical experience using Terraform and Helm to provision and manage infrastructure.
• SaaS Observability Platforms: Familiarity with SaaS-based observability platforms such as New Relic.
• CI/CD & Scripting: Proficiency in scripting or programming (Go, Python, Node, or Shell) and experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Cloud & Networking: Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure, networking protocols, and security concepts in AWS or GCP.
• Qualifications & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, and/or relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS or GCP Architect tracks).

We know tech stacks evolve and no candidate has experience with every single tool. If you have strong engineering fundamentals and experience in the core areas of platform and observability, we'd love to hear from you.

Additional Information

How we work
At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part‑time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

Our employee benefits include:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers

• Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.

• Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads

• Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

• More info at Nine Careers

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.