Platform Engineer

• CI/CD, Kubernetes & Terraform
• Cloud, GitOps & Platform Automation
• Docker, Helm & ArgoCD

Company Description

Showtime Consulting is a leading provider of Shielded Cloud and Digital Solutions across Australia and New Zealand. We specialise in delivering secure, enterprise-scale technology solutions across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, business applications, and digital transformation programs.

We partner with government and enterprise organisations to build high-performing technology teams that deliver scalable, efficient, and future-ready business solutions.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Platform / DevOps Engineer to join a large-scale technology environment in Sydney.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and enhancing modern platform capabilities, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes and automation.

You will work closely with development and engineering teams to streamline software delivery, build reusable platform capabilities, establish GitOps workflows, and ensure platforms remain scalable, secure and highly available.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software build, testing and deployment.
• Develop reusable platform capabilities and standardised delivery patterns for engineering teams.
• Create service templates, CI/CD pipeline components, Kubernetes baselines and observability packages.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Manage and support cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Build and maintain containerised workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Develop and manage Helm-based deployments.
• Implement platform-level Kubernetes controls supporting isolation, resource quotas and scalability.
• Enable self-service engineering through APIs, CLIs and automated workflows.
• Implement GitOps practices using technologies such as ArgoCD.
• Monitor platform and system performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Implement monitoring and observability using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and ELK.
• Work with development teams to support the integration and deployment of new applications and features.
• Apply security best practices across platform engineering and deployment processes.
• Document platform configurations, processes and engineering best practices.
• Participate in on-call support for production systems.

What You'll Need

• 5–7 years’ experience within DevOps, Platform Engineering or a similar engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with CI/CD technologies such as Jenkins, GitLab CI or CircleCI.
• Strong experience working with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Ruby.
• Experience with GitOps practices and tools such as ArgoCD.
• Experience working with Helm-based deployments.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes platform concepts including isolation, quotas and scalability.
• Experience with monitoring and logging technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana and ELK.
• Strong understanding of DevOps automation and modern software delivery practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef or Puppet.
• Experience working with microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies.
• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
• Exposure to database management and optimisation.
• Experience developing self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
• Experience building reusable platform components and standardised engineering patterns.
• Relevant cloud or DevOps certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert.