CareerPlan

Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Brisbane, QueenslandFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-11

Core

Designs and architects infrastructure and services to ensure reliability, functionality, and scalability; forecasts capacity needs and leads incident response and automation initiatives.

Role type

Principal Site Reliability Engineer (Infrastructure & Operations)

Builds

Reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure and automated operational tooling

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineering

Required skills

Infrastructure architecture, Capacity planning, Incident response, Root cause analysis, Automation scripting, Performance monitoring, Release management, Post-mortem analysis, Technical communication, Team mentorship

Preferred skills

Advanced experimentation with new tools, Knowledge of SRE trends, Cross-organizational collaboration

Technologies

Cloud platforms, Monitoring tools, Automation frameworks, Container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Design and architect infrastructure for reliability and scalability; Forecast capacity needs and manage resource allocation; Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-mortem procedures; Develop and implement automation tools and scripts; Conduct advanced experiments with cutting-edge tools to optimize performance; Collaborate with development teams on deployment requirements; Mentor junior team members and drive process improvements.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic oversight