Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Ss&C Technologies Holdings; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Income protection insurance

Salary continuance

Paid parental leave

Private health insurance discount

SS&C University

Discounts on fitness clubs

Job summary

Ss&C Technologies Holdings in Australia seeks a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical financial services platforms. You will apply software engineering to operations, focusing on automation, monitoring, and incident response to boost system health and developer productivity.

You will design and implement scalable infrastructure using IaC, build automated deployment and observability pipelines, participate in on‑call rotations,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Site Reliability Engineering/DevOps.
• Strong scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash.
• Cloud platforms experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitHub/Jenkins/GitLab/Octopus/Azure DevOps.
• Monitoring/alerting with Grafana/Datadog.
• IaC with Terraform/Ansible/Chef/Puppet.
• SQL/PostgreSQL and SFTP GoAnywhere familiarity.
• Strong OS, networking, and distributed systems knowledge.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable infrastructure using IaC.
• Develop automated deployment, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Proactively resolve complex system issues and bottlenecks.
• Participate in on-call rotations for 24/7 production support.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure reliability and performance.
• Implement comprehensive monitoring and logging to gain deep system insights.
• Define and track SRE metrics (SLOs/SLAs/SLIs) for continuous improvement.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventive measures.
• Mentor junior SREs and contribute to best practices.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies to enhance SRE capabilities.

Skills

Python

PowerShell

Bash

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

GitHub

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Site 24x7

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

GitHub

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Octopus

Azure DevOps

Site 24x7

Job description

Job Description

Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Sr SRE)

Location: Sydney/Melbourne, Australia || Hybrid

Type: Full Time ||Permanent

Get To Know Us:

SS&C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products. The Company’s operating segments include financial markets, customer management, professional services, and output solutions. SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments, asset and wealth management, banking and lending, insurance, and real estate industries.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance & Salary Continuance
• Work/Life Balance: Generous Bereavement & Compassionate leave
• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join our team. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our critical systems and applications. You will apply software engineering principles to operations, focusing on automation, monitoring, and incident response to optimize system health and developer productivity.

• Design, implement, and maintain robust and scalable infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Develop and implement automated solutions for deployment, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Proactively identify and resolve complex system issues, performance bottlenecks, and potential points of failure.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide 24/7 support for critical production systems.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure new features and services are designed for reliability and operational excellence.
• Implement and manage comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions to gain deep insights into system behaviour.
• Define, track, and report on key SRE metrics (SLOs, SLAs, SLIs) to drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct post-incident reviews and implement preventative measures to minimize future occurrences.
• Mentor junior SREs and contribute to the SRE best practices and knowledge base.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and tools to enhance our SRE capabilities.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.5+ years of experience in a Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Demonstrable experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., GitHub, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Octopus, Azure DevOps).
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Site 24x7, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog).
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Experience with SQL and PostgreSQL databases and Managed File Transfer: GoAnywhere, SFTP server.
• Strong understanding of operating systems (Windows server, Linux), networking, and distributed systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.