System Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Talent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 149,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Global collaboration and career growth

Job summary

Talent in Sydney is expanding its Global Technical Operations hub and seeking a Service Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join the team. You’ll apply a software engineering mindset to reliability, automation, and scalability in a global, high-impact environment.

You’ll work with development, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure stability of platforms—from studio tools to streaming systems—while driving automation and robust monitoring across regions.

Qualifications

• Background in Linux/Windows systems administration in a large-scale environment.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or Java).
• Experience with IaC (Terraform, Ansible).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-availability, high-performance systems for global applications.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and scaling.
• Build monitoring and observability with Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines to boost reliability and speed.
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead post-incident reviews.
• Embed SRE principles with SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets.
• Collaborate across Dev, Infra, and Security for reliability improvements.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

• Location: Sydney (4 days in office, 1-day WFH & half day – 1pm finish)
• Reports to: Technical Operations Director, APAC
• Department: Global Technical Operations
• Salary: $165,000 + super + annual bonus

• Location: Sydney (4 days in office, 1-day WFH & half day – 1pm finish)
• Reports to: Technical Operations Director, APAC
• Department: Global Technical Operations
• Salary: $165,000 + super + annual bonus

The Opportunity

A leading music organisation is now growing their Global Technical Operations hub in Sydney and looking for a Service Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join their team.

This is more than a traditional ops role – it’s an opportunity to bring a software engineering mindset to reliability, automation, and scalability in a global, high-impact environment.

What You’ll Do

You’ll join a collaborative, hands‑on team responsible for the stability, performance, and scalability of global platforms. Working closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams, you’ll help build a resilient environment that keeps music flowing – from studio tools to streaming systems.

• Design and maintain high-availability, high-performance systems for global applications.
• Automate everything – from infrastructure provisioning to deployment and scaling – using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Build robust monitoring and observability frameworks with AWS CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and deployment speed.
• Participate in on-call rotations, troubleshoot incidents, and lead post-incident reviews.
• Champion SRE principles – embed SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets into everyday engineering.
• Collaborate across Dev, Infra, and Security teams to create a culture of continuous improvement and reliability.

About You

You’re a technically strong and level‑headed engineer who loves automation, thrives in complex environments, and knows how to balance pragmatism with perfection.

• Background in systems administration (Linux/Windows) in a large-scale environment.
• Proficient in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or Java).
• Hands‑on experience with AWS (GCP or Azure a bonus).
• Deep understanding of networking, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Calm, collaborative communicator with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with ServiceNow or ITIL processes.
• Knowledge of chaos engineering, resilience testing, or advanced capacity planning.
• Previous experience managing distributed, global systems in production.

Culture & Perks

• Annual bonus $
• Global collaboration and career growth opportunities