Principal Platform Engineer

PRA ·www.pra.com.au

Location Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Salary AUD 190,000 - 210,000 / year
Type Full time
Level Principal
Source Shazamme
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  • $190k to $210k + bonus
  • Melbourne, 4 days a week in office
  • Generous parental leave, share plan and leadership learning
About the opportunity

This is a senior, hands-on engineering role in the central platforms function of a large ASX-listed organisation. The team builds and runs the platforms the rest of the business relies on, and this role sits at the heart of that work: setting cloud architecture patterns across AWS and Azure, steering the next stage of a container-based hosting platform, and guiding application workloads through migration.

You'll report to the head of cloud, platforms and infrastructure and work directly with development teams, so the standards you set show up in how software is actually built and run across the organisation.

The role
  • Define landing zones, reference designs and architecture patterns across AWS and Azure
  • Lead the design and ongoing evolution of the container-based application hosting platform
  • Set the observability, infrastructure as code and automation standards development teams build on
  • Guide migration strategies for application workloads based on complexity, risk and business criticality
  • Step into complex incidents and escalations across infrastructure, networking and application layers
What you'll bring
  • 10+ years in cloud, infrastructure or platform engineering, including large-scale enterprise cloud delivery
  • Deep AWS expertise, with landing zone, multi-account and well-architected experience
  • Hands-on design and operation of Kubernetes, ECS or similar container platforms
  • Extensive Terraform, CloudFormation or Pulumi, embedded in CI/CD pipelines
  • A track record of mentoring engineers and leading cloud migration programs
Hands-on Azure is highly regarded, as are cloud or Kubernetes certifications, multi-cloud experience and a software development or DevOps background.

Culture
  • Agile delivery (Scrum or Kanban) alongside development teams
  • Close collaboration with security, architecture and enterprise IT
  • Room to evaluate and adopt new cloud tooling where it genuinely improves developer experience
  • A purpose-led, values-driven organisation
Ready to shape how cloud is done at enterprise scale? Apply now, or contact Daniel Naidoo daniel.naidoo@pra.com.au for a confidential chat.

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Who is hiring for the Principal Platform Engineer role?
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Where is the Principal Platform Engineer job located?
The Principal Platform Engineer role with PRA is based in Melbourne, VIC, AU.
What does the Principal Platform Engineer role pay?
PRA lists the Principal Platform Engineer role at AUD 190,000–210,000 per year.
Is the Principal Platform Engineer role full-time or contract?
This is a full time position at PRA.
What experience level is the Principal Platform Engineer role?
The Principal Platform Engineer position is aimed at principal-level candidates.
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