Platform Engineer

We are seeking a Platform Engineer who specialises in building and supporting Kubernetes platforms for multiple business units and teams. In this role you will be instrumental in developing managing and continuously improving a robust scalable and multitenanted Kubernetes platform used across Nines digital and media properties.

Your expertise will enable application teams to deploy monitor and scale their services efficiently while ensuring the underlying platform remains highly reliable secure and optimised. Youll work closely with crossfunctional teams fostering collaboration and adopting modern DevOps practices to deliver a seamless platform experience.

• Design implement and maintain a scalable and secure Kubernetes platform to support workloads for multiple business units.
• Collaborate with developers to enable smooth onboarding deployment and operations of containerised applications.
• Build automation and infrastructureascode (IaC) solutions using Terraform Helm and CI/CD pipelines to manage Kubernetes resources and clusters.
• Optimise the platform for multitenancy ensuring fair resource allocation security isolation and cost efficiency.
• Integrate the platform with observability solutions enabling teams to monitor logs metrics and traces effectively.
• Define and enforce platform best practices including resource usage policies security standards and operational guidelines.
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor for teams adopting Kubernetes sharing knowledge and fostering a culture of operational excellence.
• Support the lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters including upgrades scaling and incident resolution.
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements incorporating robust auditability and access controls into the platform.

Qualifications :

You will have a deep passion for platform engineering with a strong customerfirst mindset. Youre a natural collaborator who thrives in solving complex challenges and enabling teams to succeed at scale.

What were looking for:

• Extensive experience building and managing Kubernetes platforms in cloud or hybrid environments (AWS GCP or Azure preferred).

• Strong expertise in container orchestration including workload scaling networking and storage within Kubernetes.

• Proficiency with automation tools such as Terraform Helm and CI/CD platforms.

• Experience integrating Kubernetes with observability stacks particularly opensource tools like Grafana Prometheus Loki and Tempo.

• Knowledge of securing Kubernetes environments including RBAC network policies and image scanning.

• Advanced scripting and programming skills (e.g. Go Python Shell).

• Familiarity with managing multitenanted platforms ensuring fair resource sharing and cost optimisation.

• Experience supporting development teams with deployment pipelines troubleshooting and production readiness.

• AWS GCP or Azure certifications are highly regarded.

Additional Information :

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one youll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people with disabilities and of all ages nationalities backgrounds and cultures. .

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime