Senior Platform Engineer

Company Overview 

Metrea is the leading provider of Effects-as-a-Service solutions to national security partners around the world. Whilst new to Australia, Metrea is actively building and expanding its presence in the country, bringing our deep mission expertise across three core domains: Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Digital & Synthetic. Metrea is dedicated to seeking out complex national security challenges and proactively develops elegant solutions that deliver real-world outcomes by blending cutting-edge commercial technologies with innovative business models.  

Metrea also maintains nine Support Groups that act as a global shared-service function for the core capability domains above. These Groups guide and enable the development of Metrea's products, projects, and programs to help them achieve their objectives efficiently and effectively.  

Position Summary

The Senior Platform Engineer is responsible for the strategic design and hands on oversight of workstreams relating to DevOps, Security and Network support for Australia.  

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll be leading the design, implementation and support of high-availability cloud infrastructure, containerised/virtualised applications, security and observability solutions. You’ll drive the adoption of best practices for automation, scalability, and reliability while ensuring the platform is secure, highly available, and cost efficient. Having worked in a similar industry, the Senior Platform Engineer will have the knowledge and experience to develop DevSecOps solutions, basing their decision making around considerations relating to highly sensitive workloads.  

This individual will join a dedicated team of regionally-based, first-line support engineers, responsible for providing exceptional support to around 200 employees across the UK and Europe.  

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Lead Strategic Initiatives: Own and drive Metrea’s strategic initiatives for DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure requirements. 
• Support: Triage infrastructure issues and work with the team and wider business to ensure infrastructure remains available to support critical operations. 
• Containerized Workloads: Architect and optimize containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes for enhanced scalability and performance. 
• Observability Solutions: Define and implement comprehensive observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, and alerting. 
• Network Design and Management: Design and manage cloud networking to ensure robust and secure connectivity. 
• Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security measures across all environments and ensure that all systems and processes comply with security standards and regulations. 
• DevOps Advisory: Advise platform and software teams on the best DevOps capability enhancements suited to their needs and abilities. 
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ensure decisions are based on robust data, return on investment, and value measures that demonstrate thoughtful and intelligent cost management. 
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate with specialist IT and software teams across the business to foster a cohesive and efficient working environment. 
• Team Leadership and Mentorship: Lead and support the team by providing mentorship, constructive feedback, and championing DevSecOps best practices. 
• Continuous Improvement: A mindset focused on continuous learning and improvement, staying updated with the latest industry trends and technologies. 

Skills and Experience 

• As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll have extensive hands-on experience with Azure and AWS, including Kubernetes, infrastructure, networking, and security best practices.  
• You will a strong working knowledge of the PSPF / ISM, IRAP and NIST Security Frameworks.   

Essential  

• Experience working in a Senior or Lead Platform role as it relates to the seniority and complexity of the role 
• Experience of successfully delivering secure, large-scale projects (design, build and deployment of tech stacks) as cloud solutions 
• Deep understanding of Docker and Kubernetes, with experience designing scalable, resilient, and automated containerised workloads, including blue/green deployment strategies 
• Proven experience deploying and managing high-availability, business-critical systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and security 
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (Azure DevOps Pipelines)  
• Proven experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) 
• Knowledge of scripting languages (Bash, Python or PowerShell) to support automation 
• Strong proficiency in monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Application Insight and Azure Monitor) 
• Expertise in cloud networking concepts, including load balancing, network design, and security controls 
• Knowledge and experience of DevSecOps principles and best practices, including shift-left security, security as code and holistic automation, within an Agile environment 
• Experience working with compliance, including adherence to regulations and standards such as PSPF, ISM and NIST frameworks ensuring data protection, privacy, and security measures are in place, conducting regular audits, and staying updated on evolving regulatory requirements to maintain compliance across all operations 
• Experience working with globally located teams and vendors 
• Strategic, forward-thinking approach with a passion for innovation and change 

Desired  

• Experience working with the M365 platform and tooling; including but not limited to M365 Defender EDR, Vuln Management, Intune MDM, Azure AD, and Azure Sentinel 
• Experience working with the AWS platform and tooling; including but not limited to AWS Security Hub, Inspector, Guard Duty, Config, WAF, SSM/SSM Docs and LZ 
• Experience working to Cyber Essentials guidelines, and Cyber Essentials Plus verification 
• Experience of working within NIST frameworks (800-53; 800-171; 800-30) 
• Experience working to ISO:27001 accreditation 
• Experience working in defence and/or aerospace sectors 

Our Culture    

Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.   

Security Clearance
 
Must be an Australian Citizen capable of obtaining or holding an NV1 Security Clearance.  

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work  
 
This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.   

Work Location 
 
Perth preferred or Brisbane   

Travel   

Ability to travel domestically as required (up to 25%).