About the job

Principal Site Reliability Engineer | Sydney

We’re partnering with a leading technology-driven financial services organisation to appoint a Principal Site Reliability Engineer into its core Reliability Engineering function.

This is not a traditional operations-focused SRE role. It is a senior engineering leadership position for someone who can combine deep software engineering and architecture expertise with a strong understanding of reliability, scalability and resilience.

• You will:Shape the technical roadmap and engineering strategy
• Architect scalable, secure and highly resilient systems
• Remain technically involved through design, coding and code reviews
• Establish engineering standards and modern development practices
• Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence
• Improve platform reliability, incident management and operational performance
• Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering outcomes
• Influence senior product, technology and business stakeholders

• We’re looking for someone with:Principal, Staff or Lead-level engineering experience
• Strong software design and architecture capability
• Experience building and operating complex, high-performance systems at scale
• Deep knowledge of reliability engineering and modern software development
• The ability to translate business requirements into practical, extensible solutions
• A track record of influencing and inspiring high-performing engineering teams
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous

This is an outstanding opportunity to influence the reliability and engineering direction of a large-scale digital platform while remaining close to the technology.

Interested? Apply directly or message me privately for a confidential discussion.

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