System Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

Talent in Sydney is expanding its Global Technical Operations hub and seeking a Service Reliability Engineer to bring a software mindset to reliability, automation, and scalability across studio tools to streaming systems.

You will design high-availability systems, automate provisioning and deployments with Terraform, Ansible, and Python, and build observability using Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog. Collaborate with Dev, Infra, and Security to improve reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience in Linux/Windows system administration in large-scale environments.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Go, or Java).
• Hands-on experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform/Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-availability, high-performance systems for global applications.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and scaling with Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Build robust monitoring and observability frameworks with Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• 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 daily engineering.
• Collaborate across Dev, Infra, and Security teams to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Linux administration

Windows administration

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Grafana

Prometheus

Dynatrace

Datadog

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

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.
• Annual bonus $
• Global collaboration and career growth opportunities