What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Engineer position at Macquarie Global Services?
Join our diverse and global Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) Technology and Innovation team as an Engineer. In this crucial role, you will be managing and enhancing platforms, infrastructure and integrations instrumental in supporting our SOC's ability to detect, investigate and contain cyber threats.
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.
What role will you play?
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We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join our Technology and Innovation team. In this role you will be managing, automating, enhancing and ensuring the health and performance of our platforms (including Swimlane our SOAR).
We are especially keen to find an individual with deep expertise in their field but also excited about having breadth and variety in their role. You will have engineering experience, an ability to collaborate broadly across disciplines, and can help us build a more agile and innovative team.
As we embark on a review of future platform strategy and how we might integrate AI across our SIEM, UEBA and TIP platforms, you'll also help shape engineering strategy and ensure our platforms remain fit for purpose resilient against evolving cyber threats.
What you offer
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- 5-10 years experience developing, integrating, configuring, and managing platforms, ideally SOAR platforms. This includes monitoring and addressing system performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability challenges.
- Experience developing and deploying infrastructure-as-code and configuration management solutions, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Puppet, or Ansible, to automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability.
- Experience building and maintain CI/CD pipelines that integrate security controls and support continuous delivery of detection and response capabilities.
- Experience administering containerisation technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes, in production environments.
- Proficient in at least one scripting / programming languages, such as Python or Shell.
- Hands-on expertise in DevOps, incident management, root cause analysis, and production support, preferably working with Linux-based systems.
- Ability to plan and deliver to challenging timelines, managing stakeholder expectations in the process (experience working in an Agile environment desirable).
- Excellent listening and influencing skills, and flexibility to develop strong relationships with a complex set of global stakeholders (from working with users and analysts, to managing vendors).
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
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At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
- 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
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
- 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
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About Technology
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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.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. As an inclusive employer, Macquarie provides equal opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other impermissible criterion or circumstance.
Our aim is to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.
Our aim is to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. Macquarie takes affirmative action in support of its policy to hire and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities