Mid-Level Platform Engineer (Fixed term)

The Game Changers:

At AP+ we're changing the game! We're doing big things, and we can't do it alone. We're part of a big ecosystem, and we know teamwork and passion for our purpose is what will make us successful. We value the unique talents, perspectives, of all our employees. This includes people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, First Nations Peoples, people of all abilities and diverse backgrounds, as well as their families. AP+ brings together Australia’s three domestic payment providers, BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia, into one integrated entity. Bringing these businesses together enables AP+ to create a more competitive and coordinated Australian payments organisation that is strategically placed to respond to the impacts of regulatory and technological change today, and into the future.

The Purpose

The primary purpose of the position is to be part of a dynamic team that is responsible to implement, automate, support and maintain all environments that are expected to operate on a 24x7 basis.

Performing and coordinating the implementation, ongoing engineering and maintenance/upgrading of a multi-platform environment with strong focus on Linux (Red Hat), VMware ESXi, Databases (Oracle SQL), SAN Storage (NFS) and various network services in a hybrid cloud environment.

The role reports directly to the Head of Reliability and Infrastructure and/or delegates. They will work and collaborate closely with the engineers within the team and other business units within the division. The role also includes responsibilities to assist with conducting technical reviews for new and ongoing tactical and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure SLA, SLE and SLO are met in a 24x7 environment. Required participation to an on-call roster
• Manage, maintain Red Hat Linux and Red Hat Ansible and Satellite Servers
• Operating System hardening based on recommendation by the Centre for Internet Security (CIS)
• Develop scripts, Ansible playbook ( Bash or Python ) and API calls for automating system administration and other repeatable tasks
• Manage and maintain network services such as Mail, DNS, NTP, Firewalld and F5 Load Balancer
• Generate system health related reports, manage and maintain monitoring, alerting and reporting systems such as Splunk, Dynatrace and Wazuh
• Deploy, configure, troubleshoot and staying up to date with licensing, subscriptions, versions and features and making sure all are compliant
• Implement security best practice, perform regular audits, patches and updates
• Monitor performance and identify bottleneck and optimise system resources such as disk utilisations
• Diagnose and resolve issues not limited to hardware, network to application level
• Ensure robust data integrity protection and availability with filesystem snapshot (such as LVM and VM snapshot) log shipping, replication and backup and recovery strategies
• Understand the principle of secure authentication, access control and multi factor authorisation as well as encryption technologies used in protocols such TLS and HTTPS and certificates.
• Complete all role requirements relating to development, implementation and maintenance of IT systems in accordance with the AP+’s information security policies and procedures as directed by the Head of Reliability and Infrastructure and/or delegates.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Really knows how to get the best out of external partners & stakeholders, delivering value for money & monitoring their value-add.
• Manage third-party relationships including agency relationships (creative, media, research, PR) and participant/ member marketing teams.

Team Engagement

• Work closely as a member of the AP+ Leadership Team to ensure the long-term health and prosperity of a high-performing highly focused team.
• Collaborate in the development and achievement of the goals and KPI’s of the AP+ Commercial Team
• Role model to AP+ values and behaviours, and build leadership capability across the team aligned with the desired culture and ways of working.
• Inspires team, motivating them to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Position Requirements

Qualification:

• Red Hat Certification, such as RHCE, would be highly desirable
• Tertiary qualifications relevant to the role

Experience

• 2+ years’ experience in similar role
• Problem solving abilities and pragmatic approach
• Able to see and improve status quo

Knowledge

• Scripting and code programming. Ideally Bash and Python in a Linux platform
• Experience in product / application equivalent to what has been described in the key responsibilities

Capabilities

• Ability to handle pressure and variations in workload in a 24x7 environment
• Able to run with multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential for collaborating with team members and other stake holders
• Adaptability and ready to take on ever changing challenges
• Team Player with customer service focus

We know applying for a role can be a nerve-wracking experience, so we endeavor to review applications and plan to schedule screening interviews within the next two weeks. If you are among selected candidates, we’ll be in touch to schedule a phone interview. In any case, we will keep you posted on the status of your application.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected]. We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

*AP+ are not working with Recruitment Agencies for this role.