Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Firesoft People; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Firesoft People is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Sydney to lead our reliability engineering practice. This senior role combines software engineering prowess with architecture leadership to shape scalable, resilient platforms.

You will influence technology strategy, mentor engineers, and drive modern development practices while staying hands-on with design, coding and reviews. A regulated, financial-services environment experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Principal, Staff or Lead-level engineering experience.
• Strong software design and architecture capability.
• Experience building and operating complex, high-performance systems at scale.
• Experience in financial services or regulated environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical roadmap and engineering strategy.
• Architect scalable, secure and highly resilient systems.
• Remain technically involved through design, coding and code reviews.
• Establish engineering standards and modern development practices.
• Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence.
• Improve platform reliability, incident management and operational performance.
• Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering outcomes.
• Influence senior product, technology and business stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

System design

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Masters degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Principal Site Reliability Engineer | Sydney

We’re partnering with a leading technology-driven financial services organisation to appoint a Principal Site Reliability Engineer into its core Reliability Engineering function.

This is not a traditional operations-focused SRE role. It is a senior engineering leadership position for someone who can combine deep software engineering and architecture expertise with a strong understanding of reliability, scalability and resilience.

You will:

• Shape the technical roadmap and engineering strategy
• Architect scalable, secure and highly resilient systems
• Remain technically involved through design, coding and code reviews
• Establish engineering standards and modern development practices
• Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence
• Improve platform reliability, incident management and operational performance
• Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering outcomes
• Influence senior product, technology and business stakeholders

We’re looking for someone with:

• Principal, Staff or Lead-level engineering experience
• Strong software design and architecture capability
• Experience building and operating complex, high-performance systems at scale
• Deep knowledge of reliability engineering and modern software development
• The ability to translate business requirements into practical, extensible solutions
• A track record of influencing and inspiring high-performing engineering teams
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous

This is an outstanding opportunity to influence the reliability and engineering direction of a large-scale digital platform while remaining close to the technology.