Site Reliability Engineer

Macquarie Group; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Medical insurance

Learning & development

Hybrid work

Home office stipend

Job summary

Macquarie Group is building and operating a Kubernetes-based platform on AWS to support multiple engineering teams. You will help ensure reliability, scalability and developer usability, leveraging GitOps, observability and automation.

You will manage core platform services, assist onboarding, and drive improvements to deployment workflows, security and incident response while partnering with engineering for resilient, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years operating production Kubernetes environments, preferably EKS.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate and continuously improve a Kubernetes-based platform for multiple engineering teams.
• Triage, troubleshoot and perform RCA on complex issues; automate repetitive tasks.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to onboard apps and optimize deployment and operational workflows.
• Contribute to platform innovation and developer enablement, promoting resilience and efficiency.

Skills

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS Cloud

GitOps (Argo CD/Flux)

Observability & incident mgmt

Scripting & automation (Bash, IaC)

Policy-as-code / Vault support

Tools

Argo CD

Flux

Helm

Kustomize

HashiCorp Vault

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

Job description

Join a high-impact platform engineering team responsible for operating and evolving a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform on AWS that supports multiple engineering teams. Leveraging GitOps, cloud-native technologies, automation and observability practices, the team delivers secure, scalable and reliable platform capabilities that enhance developer productivity and accelerate software delivery.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

You will play a key role in building, operating and continuously improving a Kubernetes-based platform that underpins critical engineering workloads. Working across AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, GitOps, observability, security and automation, you will help ensure the platform remains reliable, scalable and easy for development teams to consume.

You will manage and enhance core platform services, support application onboarding, and drive improvements to deployment and operational workflows. Partnering closely with engineering teams, you will troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and automate repetitive operational tasks. You will also contribute to platform innovation, developer enablement, and the adoption of best practices that improve system resilience and operational efficiency.

What You Offer

• 3+ years of experience operating and supporting production Kubernetes environments, preferably Amazon EKS
• Strong AWS experience, including IAM, networking, load balancing, and cloud infrastructure services
• Hands-on experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux, along with Helm and Kustomize
• Experience with observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management in distributed systems
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash and infrastructure-as-code or configuration management approaches
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, or policy-as-code technologies is an advantage.

What We Offer

Benefits

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days carers leave of immediate family members on top of annual leave
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Voluntary parental medical insurance plan for married employees
• Wellbeing benefits, sessions and events to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing, including a comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.