Senior Platform Engineer

This role will be based in Australia with occasional travel within AustraliaWe’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the World. From local government to central (federal) government, to education, to health and care, over 5000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work across the globe supporting the needs of citizens and those that service them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we’re at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.As a company, we’re passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sectors organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.About role:As an senior engineer in a Civica Platform team, you will be responsible for designing, building and maintaining Civica’s cloud-based platforms. You will be responsible for our externally facing Platform, used by our Engineering teams to serve our customers. You’ll also be building our internal developer platform, an exciting project that we’re currently undertaking from the ground up. You’ll also act as both an escalation point and a mentor within your team, ensuring that other Platform Engineers are set up for success.Key Responsibilities:

• Mentoring other Platform Engineers.

• Working with both internal and externally facing systems, ensuring that they are performant, reliable, secure, and scalable
• Working on our developer platform, which enables developers to rapidly develop and iterate on our software and services
• Solving the most complex technical problems that the team works on
• Helping teams to improve older tech stacks & platforms utilising modern approaches
• Acting as a subject matter expert for other colleagues
• Actively influencing company-wide architecture
• Proactively developing best practices within the platform community

Requirements

• Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• CI/CD
• Scripting & Automation
• Linux Administration
• Monitoring
• Networking
• Security
• DevOps Concepts & Practices
• AWS & Azure platforms
• Terraform
• Ansible
• Datadog
• Github
• Azure DevOps

Soft skills:The individual is adept at both close and independent collaboration, can effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical colleagues, is knowledgeable yet flexible, and is comfortable with ambiguity.BenefitsWhy you'll love working with us.We know that when our people are happy, they will work better and have greater work satisfaction. Here's what you can expect:We're all different - and we love this about us.We provide an inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment to all Civicans, new and old Focus on learning- there are heaps of opportunities to enable you to grow and be your best.Giving culture - we encourage you to "give back" with benefits such as our Days of Difference leave where you can volunteer for a charity of your choice.Flexible Work - Flexible work – we have the technology and tools to support you to work from home and come into our offices now and then to catch up and socialise with colleagues.Apply for this job - Become part of something special Do you see yourself in this role? If so, then we would love to hear from you.We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. In fact, we strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better outcomes. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can, and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it. We are especially keen to receive applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.