Senior Platform Engineer

15 hours ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Stuff Full time

Are you ready to help shape the future of technology platforms? We are looking for a **Senior Platform Engineer**to play a pivotal role in building innovative, scalable, and reliable solutions that support software and test engineers across our organisation.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Implement scalable, resilient, and secure solutions in public cloud environments, particularly AWS.
- Enhance automation and Infrastructure as Code delivery to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline processes.
- Partner with development teams to continuously improve engineering maturity and delivery practices.
- Troubleshoot complex software and infrastructure issues, developing tools and systems for automation.
- Contribute to research and development of cloud-native and on-premises solutions.
- Support and manage DevOps toolsets, observability solutions, and middleware layers.
- Act as Scrum Master when required, contributing to backlog grooming, sprint planning, and user story refinement.
- Provide rostered after-hours on-call support as needed.
- Coach and mentor junior engineers, while fostering a DevOps-focused culture across the team.

**About You**
- Strong hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM).
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Strong track record in designing and implementing complex DevOps solutions.
- Proficient in monitoring and observability platforms (New Relic, Dynatrace, CloudWatch, LogRhythm).
- Familiar with deployment strategies such as Canary and Blue/Green.
- Strong experience with version control systems (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab).
- Proven ability to mentor, collaborate, and work effectively across teams.
- Experience with programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Node.js)

**What We Offer**
- The opportunity to influence and deliver cutting-edge platform engineering practices.
- A supportive and collaborative environment where your expertise will make a measurable impact.
- The chance to mentor, lead, and grow within a forward-thinking organisation.

If you are an experienced engineer with a passion for cloud, automation, and DevOps culture, we would love to hear from you.

Ka oti rānei i a koe tēnei mahi? Kāti, tono mai ināianei kia tīmata ai tō haerenga me Stuff i tēnei rā.

Stuff champions inclusion. Be it gender, ethnicity, beliefs, abilities or experiences - we know that diversity brings another lens through which we all learn, connect and grow.

E kōkiri nei a Stuff i te whāinga kia whai wāhi ai te katoa. Hāunga te ira, te iwi, ngā whakapono, ngā āheinga, ngā wheako rānei o te tangata - e mōhio nei tātou mā te kanorau e whai tirohanga hou ai, e ako ai, e tūhono ai, e whanake anō ai tātou katoa.

Nā runga i tā mātou ū ki tētahi taiao mahi e whakaatu ana i te kanorau o ngā hapori i Aotearoa, i te ao, i te pō, ka pōhiringia, ka ākina anō ngā tono mahi a te marea whānui, hāunga te ira, te iwi, te hauātanga, te pakeke rānei. E ū nei mātou ki te whai kia wātea ai ā mātou ara whai mahi ki te katoa i runga i te mana taurite.

**Disclaimer: Stuff does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Stuff is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.



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