What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Platform Engineer position at RecordPoint?
RecordPoint is a data and information lifecycle management SaaS product designed to give highly-regulated organizations a competitive edge through safer, more secure, and better-managed data. We're a disruptor in our industry, set apart from competitors by our cutting edge technology and innovation-first mindset.
Our global customer list includes top-tier brands and government agencies like the City of New York, Westpac, National Australia Bank (NAB), Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Security Benefit, Cupertino Electric, Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), Transport for NSW, Ausgrid, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), and Delaware Life.
But there's more to us than the what we do — like the who behind it all. Team RecordPoint is made up of 100 tech-driven professionals at the top of their respective fields. Together, we foster a supportive, collaborative and transparent environment, collectively working toward the singular goal of continuously doing better.
While we've got all the perks you'd expect — think truly flexible work arrangements, generous paid parental leave, 4 weeks annual leave and Employee Share Options — you might find that the greatest benefit of all, is the team you join.
Scope:
As a Senior Platform Engineer at RecordPoint you are an experienced professional who uses their expertise and problem-solving skills to collaboratively develop new features and improve on existing components of our SaaS platform.
You will run technical streams of work coordinating several other engineers as you research, scope, design, estimate, and implement new features across our cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security landscape. You’ll work with a highly motivated self directed team that plans out their continuous improvements to processes, addresses technical debt, and builds new cloud capabilities for our Application Engineers and customers. Your passion and curiosity will drive us to continue to innovate and push the status quo higher. We’re looking for both an individual contributor and an exemplary teammate.
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Some of the technologies and patterns we work with:
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Azure DevOps and GitHub for CI/CD
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Kubernetes using GitOps (FluxCD) and Docker
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Cloud Infrastructure
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Azure CosmosDB, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, PostgreSQL, Virtual Machines and Scale Sets, Firebase and Firestore, Azure EntraID
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Cloud Network Topologies
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App Gateways, vNets, WAFs, NSGs, PrivateLinks and Private Endpoints, DNS, internal and external routing
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Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
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Develop, document, test and orchestrate CI/CD modules for consumption by a team of 50 engineers
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Supporting applications and systems written in .Net, Python, and PowerShell
Who we’re looking for…
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Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
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Confidence in conveying risks and trade-offs in a clear and concise manner
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Strong problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex distributed system issues
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Ability to influence engineering teams to adopt best practices in reliability and observability
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Takes a pragmatic approach to identifying risk, security, and compliance concerns and proactively manages them
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Strong documentation skills with a focus on clarity and usability
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Comfortable working through ambiguous problems with partial knowledge
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Ability to contribute effectively during active incidents
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Commitment to fostering a blameless and psychologically safe team environment
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Respectful and supportive communication style across all levels of the organization
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Passion for sharing knowledge and improving team-wide understanding
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Demonstrates curiosity and a drive to continuously improve systems and processes
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Embraces feedback and adapts quickly to changing environments
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Option for mentoring more junior members of the team via knowledge sharing and participation in graduate program
What you’ll do…
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Design, build, maintain, and operate cloud infrastructure across compute, storage, databases, networking, and security services.
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Define and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform along with an internally developed infrastructure module library with an audience 10 cross functional teams
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Understand cloud network patterns and infrastructure such as Application Gateways, VNets, WAFs, NSGs, Private Links/Endpoints and internal/external routing.
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Support Kubernetes based platforms using Docker, GitOps practices, and tools such as FluxCD.
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Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, reusable pipeline templates, and deployment patterns using Azure DevOps and GitHub.
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Drive large, complex projects autonomously, from technical design through to delivery planning and scheduling, implementation, rollout, and launch.
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Tackle complex architectural challenges by applying standards and best practices. And applying them to guide the design and delivery of new projects.
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Define and break down high-level project goals into clear technical plans, implementation, and rollout phases
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Act as Technical Lead on key streams of work, guiding engineers through the entire development lifecycle
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Partner across engineering teams to tackle company-wide initiatives that can span across multiple projects
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Proactively identify gaps, technical debt, risks, and sources of toil, then shape them into practical streams of technical improvement work.
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Work with platform controls and patterns that support security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
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Work with tools such as MS Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Rapid7, Drata, Tenable, and others
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Support audits and risk-related activities by helping validate the security and compliance posture of the platform.
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Work with our internal Risk team as well as 3rd party auditors and penetration testing groups to validate the security and compliance of the platform and product
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Provide feedback and act as consultants on customer Request For Proposals and vendor selection processes
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Who you’ll be working with…
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Our CIS team brings together a broad mix of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives.
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The team includes people with:
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SRE, infrastructure, platform operations, and Software Engineers
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backgrounds working across the full development stack
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experience growing with the evolution of SRE, Platform Engineering, and modern cloud operations
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This mix helps us approach problems from multiple angles and gives each team member the opportunity to grow and learn from others whilst building skills across different areas of Platform Engineering.
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The team is distributed across Australia and the US West Coast time zones
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Our Application Engineering teams
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Developing a mix of on-premise and cloud native applications
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Handling billions of records
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Written in a mixture of .Net, Python, and PowerShell
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As well as our Support, IT, Sales, and Customer Experience teams.
- Australian Citizen is a MUST
- Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Extensive experience crafting and building software using the latest delivery techniques
- A real passion for quality, clean code, and continuous improvementA strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution designHighly dedicated ethos.
- Take end-to-end of the work you're doing
- Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior engineers
- Ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions
- A real appetite for learning and growing, both as an individual and teammate.
- A test-and-learn mindset with an emphasis on curiosity, collaboration, and care
- Fast-growth Australian-owned company
- Flexible work environment and a strong focus on work-life harmony
- Innovation is our way of life
- Personal Development budget for all staff
- Access to Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- A brilliant graduate program that provides both mentoring and growth opportunities for all
- Work on a product that makes a real social-good impact on the world
- Global opportunities!
Know more:
By checking us out on all the usual platforms, and especially our About Us https://www.recordpoint.com/about
or our Life at RecordPoint blog: https://www.recordpoint.com/blog/what-its-like-to-work-at-recordpoint
How to apply:
Click the 'apply now' button send us your CV.
RecordPoint is an equal opportunities employer.
We offer a fast-paced, dedicated and enjoyable environment, working with some of the best people in the industry.
If you want to know what to expect from a RecordPoint application process, read more here: https://www.recordpoint.com/careers
No recruiters please, we've got this one covered.
You will need to pass a police background check to be eligible for employment at RecordPoint.