Senior SRE Engineer

Presto Resourcing; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to own the AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environment. This hands-on role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code, automation, coding, and solution design, with leadership collaboration across the engineering team.

The ideal candidate will bring strong SRE experience, Kubernetes operations, Terraform IaC expertise, Python/Go development skills, and a security-minded approach to scalable cloud solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong Site Reliability Engineer background required.
• Experience designing, maintaining and supporting Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience building AI workloads and agents on Kubernetes EKS is a plus.
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Security mindset essential for cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environment.
• Focus 70-90% on IaC, automation, coding and solution design.
• Collaborate with technical leadership to drive platform strategy and engineering excellence.

Skills

SRE background

Kubernetes

Terraform

Python

Go

Cloud architecture

CI/CD

Observability

Automation

AWS Cloud

Tools

Terraform

AWS CLI

kubectl

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Are you an experienced SRE who thrives on automation, Infrastructure as Code, and building highly reliable cloud platforms? We're looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to take ownership of the AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environment

This is a highly hands-on role, with 70-90% of your time focused on Infrastructure as Code, automation, coding and solution design. You'll work closely with technical leadership, contribute to platform strategy, and help drive engineering excellence across the business.

What You'll Bring

• Strong Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) background
• Proven Solid experience designing, maintaining and supporting Kubernetes clusters
• Experience building AI workloads and agents on Kubernetes EKS
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Security mindset
• Development capability using Python and/or Go
• Experience designing scalable, secure and resilient cloud solutions
• Strong understanding of observability, reliability, CI/CD and operational excellence
• Ability to provide technical thought leadership
• AWS Cloud experience with agnostic mindset, with experience applying best practices across cloud platforms

Are you an experienced SRE who thrives on automation, Infrastructure as Code, and building highly reliable cloud platforms? We're looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to take ownership of the AWS cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environment

This is a highly hands-on role, with 70-90% of your time focused on Infrastructure as Code, automation, coding and solution design. You'll work closely with technical leadership, contribute to platform strategy, and help drive engineering excellence across the business.

What You'll Bring

• Strong Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) background
• Proven Solid experience designing, maintaining and supporting Kubernetes clusters
• Experience building AI workloads and agents on Kubernetes EKS
• Deep experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Security mindset
• Strong automation mindset
• Development capability using Python and/or Go
• Experience designing scalable, secure and resilient cloud solutions
• Strong understanding of observability, reliability, CI/CD and operational excellence
• Ability to provide technical thought leadership
• AWS Cloud experience with agnostic mindset, with experience applying best practices across cloud platforms