Senior Lead Platform / DevOps Engineer (SRE)

About the Company

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,000+, and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website: www.synechron.com

Location : Auckland

About the Role: We are seeking a Senior Lead Platform / DevOps Engineer (SRE) with experience designing, securing, and operating highly resilient cloud-native platforms. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership across AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, and enterprise middleware, driving automation, reliability, observability, and large-scale cloud transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, build, and operation of secure, scalable, highly available platforms across AWS and Azure
• Own Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS, OpenShift), including upgrades, networking, security, and stateful workloads
• Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices: SLIs, SLOs, SLAs, incident management, and RCA
• Architect and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Lead DevSecOps and CI/CD strategy using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Ansible Tower, and YAML pipelines
• Implement enterprise-grade observability using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, and Azure Monitor
• Ensure security and compliance: TLS/SSL, certificate rotation, IAM, KMS, BYOK, encryption at rest/in transit
• Mentor platform and DevOps engineers; define engineering standards and best practices
• Partner with application, security, and business teams to deliver mission-critical systems

Required Skills:

• Experienced in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering
• Deep hands-on expertise with AWS & Azure (EKS, AKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, APIM)
• Strong Kubernetes ecosystem knowledge: Docker, Helm, StatefulSets, OpenShift
• Proven experience with middleware platforms (IBM MQ, WebSphere, MuleSoft, Kafka)
• Strong Linux administration experience (Red Hat, AIX, Solaris)
• Expertise in monitoring, logging, and incident response for large-scale environments
• Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills

Preferred Skills:

• Certifications (Preferred):
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• ITIL Foundation / IBM WebSphere Certification
• Nice to Have:
• Experience in banking, telecom, or regulated enterprise environments
• Python or scripting for automation and platform tooling
• Experience leading on‑prem to cloud migration programs