Senior Platform Engineer

Bring your ‘you’ to TPG Telecom, and help us build meaningful relationships and support vibrant, connected communities. We’re better and bolder together.

TPG Telecom started with a belief that we can make things better for Australians. We believe in the power of meaningful relationships to support vibrant, connected communities where everyone belongs. It’s our why; our reason to exist. Now, we’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading mobile and internet providers. We’re not just redefining telco, we’re changing its course. And you play a role in that. A big one. The opportunities are plenty for those who are ready to accept the challenge.

Could that be you?

Your opportunity:

The role is a Senior Platform Engineer with responsibility for the development of applications and frameworks in the discipline of Platform Engineering within the integration domain.

The purpose of this role is to operate scalable platforms, design, develop and manage reusable frameworks for TPG Telecom using Agile development methodology, through hands-on software development and technical leadership. This role will be instrumental in building automated development frameworks and tooling to enable successful and efficient software delivery for TPG Telecom.

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The role is a Senior Platform Engineer with responsibility for the development of applications and frameworks in the discipline of Platform Engineering within the integration domain. The purpose of this role is to operate scalable platforms, design, develop and manage reusable frameworks for TPG Telecom using Agile development methodology, through hands-on software development and technical leadership. This role will be instrumental in building automated development frameworks and tooling to enable successful and efficient software delivery for TPG Telecom.

• Designing and developing enterprise grade, highly resilient, robust and cyber safe integration platform including API Gateways, Event Streams, Messaging, File Transfer etc.
• Utilising cloud technologies to optimise performance and cost for TPG.
• Establishing automation and development frameworks to improve efficiencies and bake in repeatability.
• Maintaining and running owned services and applications in a DevOps mode.
• Following practices and enforcing coding standards within your team and upskill team members when required to ensure consistency.
• Collaborating with the Principal and teams to continually improve standards and practices to drive value and resilience.
• Engaging with business and technical stakeholders to illicit requirements in order to deliver high quality outcomes.
• Problem solving with business stakeholders in the day-to-day management of applications and services supported by the team when issues arise.
• Engaging with the Technology Lead and Product Owner to deliver effective outcomes for TPG.
• Day to day mentoring and collaboration with Software Engineers to ensure the successful outcomes.
• Ensuring the solutions delivered and to be delivered are safe and secure.

What you’ll bring:

• 5–6 years of experience in software development, testing, and architecture, preferably with a background in integration and platform engineering.
• Extensive experience in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and other open-source frameworks.
• 2–3 years’ experience working in cross-functional Agile teams.
• Solid engineering experience using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform.
• Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling and underlying technologies.
• Strong experience with AWS Cloud platform.
• Minimum 1–2 years of hands-on experience with Apigee Hybrid (version 1.12 or higher) deployed on AWS EKS, including upgrades and deep understanding of Apigee internals.
• Experience using Helm and Kubernetes for managing containerised applications.
• Proficiency in deploying Apigee components using Terraform across AWS EKS and GCP environments.
• Familiarity with platform automation and deployment techniques.
• Proven ability to quickly grasp and work with new technologies.
• Experience in performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting of software systems.
• Hands-on experience with log aggregation and monitoring tools such as Splunk.
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Experience with Kubernetes clusters and Docker containers.
• Familiarity with Apigee API Gateway.
• Expertise in AWS services such as SQS, Kinesis, Lambda, API Gateway, and Managed Kafka.
• Experience in full-stack development and building resilient, scalable solutions.
• Knowledge of development languages and frameworks such as JavaScript and Node.js.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible hybrid way of working (from home and office)
• ‘Stay Connected Mobile’ – Access to a free mobile plan
• ‘Stay Connected NBN’ – Access to a free NBN 100 plan
• ‘Your Leave’ - an additional 4 days of leave to be used whenever you like - every year
• Access to TPG Learning Hub platform and internal development opportunities
• Access to Corporate Partner Discounts

Come join us and build a better future. Apply today.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s OK! At TPG Telecom, we’re all about creating an accessible workplace where everybody feels safe to bring their authentic self to work - regardless of background. If you think this role is a great fit for you but some of the qualifications don’t align with your experience, we still encourage you to apply - you might just be the perfect candidate for a similar role with us! Learn more about life at TPG Telecom here.

TPG Telecom also acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of lands and waterways where this office can be found in Barangaroo.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Managers kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. TPG Telecom is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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