Senior Platform Engineer

• Information Technology Services (ITS)

• Full-time, continuing position

• Base salary will be in the range $106,709 - $116,198 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 7) 

• Based at our St Lucia location

Bring your cloud, automation and infrastructure expertise to this impactful role supporting secure and highly available computing environments. As part of the Platform Services team, you will play a key role in designing, building and operating platforms that enable scalable, reliable and secure digital services across the organisation.

Working at the intersection of infrastructure and software engineering, you will drive automation, standardisation and continuous improvement, helping to modernise platform capabilities and support teams to deliver efficiently in a complex enterprise environment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Design, build and operate platform services across cloud and on-prem environments to support scalable and reliable application delivery

• Develop and maintain automation using Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines to improve consistency, efficiency and deployment velocity

• Implement and manage monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to ensure platform performance, availability and operational visibility

• Collaborate with development, infrastructure and security teams to deliver secure, standardised and well-governed platform solutions

You are a technically strong platform engineer with a passion for cloud, automation and modern engineering practices. You thrive in complex environments and bring a proactive, solutions-focused approach to building scalable and reliable platform services.

You will demonstrate:

• A degree in IT or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education

• Proven experience designing and operating cloud platforms in AWS and/or Azure environments

• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)

• Experience implementing monitoring, logging and observability solutions (e.g. Prometheus, CloudWatch, Datadog)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience diagnosing complex platform or infrastructure issues

• Experience working in large, complex IT environments and supporting change or modernisation initiatives

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams

• Demonstrated commitment to automation, standardisation and continuous improvement practices

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world. Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available.  

Enjoy up to 26 weeks paid parental and primary care leave, 17% super, 17.5% leave loading, flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a heavily discounted Study for Staff program, on‑campus childcare, affordable parking, and salary packaging. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Brian Sullivan, Senior Manager, Platform Services at [email protected]. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected], stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.  

When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume and cover letter summarising how your background aligns to the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted. 

Pre-employment checks may include: verification of the right to work in Australia, and criminal history checks. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.  

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.  

We're dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criteria but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing [email protected] or calling +61 7 3365 2623. 

Applications close Wednesday 2 September 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-62837).