Site Reliability Engineer

Join a high-impact platform engineering team responsible for operating and evolving a multi-tenant Kubernetes platform on AWS that supports multiple engineering teams. Leveraging GitOps, cloud-native technologies, automation and observability practices, the team delivers secure, scalable and reliable platform capabilities that enhance developer productivity and accelerate software delivery.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

You will play a key role in building, operating and continuously improving a Kubernetes-based platform that underpins critical engineering workloads. Working across AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, GitOps, observability, security and automation, you will help ensure the platform remains reliable, scalable and easy for development teams to consume.

You will manage and enhance core platform services, support application onboarding, and drive improvements to deployment and operational workflows. Partnering closely with engineering teams, you will troubleshoot complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and automate repetitive operational tasks. You will also contribute to platform innovation, developer enablement, and the adoption of best practices that improve system resilience and operational efficiency.

What You Offer

• 3+ years of experience operating and supporting production Kubernetes environments, preferably Amazon EKS
• Strong AWS experience, including IAM, networking, load balancing, and cloud infrastructure services
• Hands-on experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD or Flux, along with Helm and Kustomize
• Experience with observability, monitoring, troubleshooting, and incident management in distributed systems
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash and infrastructure-as-code or configuration management approaches
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, or policy-as-code technologies is an advantage.
  
  

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What We Offer

Benefits

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days carers leave of immediate family members on top of annual leave
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Voluntary parental medical insurance plan for married employees
• Wellbeing benefits, sessions and events to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing, including a comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment
  
  

About Technology

Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.

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