Senior Engineer - Platform Engineering

Hi, we’re PEXA

Every time a house is bought, sold or refinanced in Australia your lawyer, conveyancer and lender will most likely use a digital platform to settle your property, this is where we come in. PEXA’s world-first digital settlement platform has revolutionised the way we exchange property in Australia helping over 20,000 people a week safely settle their homes. And this is just the beginning. Our data and insights are helping organisations unlock the intel they need to drive change and possibilities. 

Since starting our journey in 2010, we now employ a team of over 1,000 people working across multiple continents. We’re still growing, innovating and looking ahead, but behind our greatest achievements, there is a team of curious creators and big thinkers. That’s why, we’re looking for ambitious people like yourself to join the team.

About the Role

PEXA’s world-first property settlement experience is already trusted by more than 9,900 conveyancers and banks in Australia, and we’ve helped transact over AU$4 trillion of property value with a faster, safer, and more efficient experience.

We’re building on this success with our international program to take this revolution to the world, leading with the UK. With the knowledge and backing of 10 years’ experience in Australia, a LEAN mindset, big ambitions and best-in-class tech partners, our platform is running at global scale.

As Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll work with multi-discipline expert teams to implement, rollout and support PEXA applications and systems across cloud environments. The team’s focus will be to ensure that all PEXA systems are secure and have been deployed using an automated scalable approach. 

Ideally, you’ll have an infrastructure or software development background and have moved into Platform Engineering which gives you an edge in understanding the needs of the team and business and what is needed to not only find issues but fix them as well. 

At this point in your career, you will have an excellent understanding of Engineering principles and a systematic approach to solving problems or debugging issues. You’ll have spent time invoking change within teams and driving technology initiatives across them. You’ll will have the pragmatism to balance short term deliverables with longer-term objectives. 

At PEXA, we are extremely proud of our work culture and the highly motivated and skilled teams we have built. In joining our team, you will have the opportunity to help drive out PEXA international initiatives and deliver the “wow” moments as the company continues to grow and expand globally.

• You will provide leadership in the design of implementation of cloud native solutions with key objectives in the areas of automation, availability, scalability, and security management. 
• You will help execute the delivery of quality new products and supporting the enabling services and infrastructure backbone as required.
• Provide mentorship to Platform Engineers, growing a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Collaborate with key PEXA Technology partners, product and development teams.
• Ensure the systems have observability build into their DNA to enable monitoring and alerting across the board.
• Develop and maintain key services to enhance platform capabilities.

• 3+ Years hands on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
• 3+ Years hands on experience working with CI/CD and Dev Teams
• 2+ Years experience in Finance Services or other highly regulated industry 
• Experienced working in technical teams – implementing continuous improvement practices such as pairing, threat modelling, code reviews 
• Proven background in delivering and supporting Enterprise level services and platforms. This includes ensuring compliance to build, test and deploy standards.
• Demonstrated experience in delivery using agile methodologies
• Deep understanding of environment provisioning and configuration
• Advanced knowledge and experience of AWS services
• Terraform / Terragrunt
• Linux/Unix Administration
• Docker and containers
• Kubernetes
• Automation and configuration management tools 
• Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Scripting technologies – Bash and Python
• Experience in web platforms, APIs and related technologies 
• GIT

• You are a great team player.
• You are passionate about technology.
• Demonstrated ability to innovate.
• Automation and Security are your first thoughts when working on a new solution.
• You are someone who looks forward to coming to work and brings a positive attitude in the work you undertake. You don’t give up when the going gets tough and you inspire others to achieve great things.
• You pride yourself on attention to detail and don’t repeat mistakes.
• You are reliable. When you say you’re going to deliver something, you take accountability to ensure the quality of the services delivered.
• You have excellent communication and social skills and happy collaborating with people at all levels.
• You are regarded as a technical expert in your field by your peers.
• You never stop learning. When confronted with a new technology, you don’t shy away from it, you embrace it and apply your knowledge to it.
• You will thrive in smaller teams with wider collective ownership of solutions end to end.

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A career at PEXA starts with you!

If you think you have the required skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you – even if you don’t tick all the boxes. At PEXA we support your growth and help you discover your full potential.

Why join us

• Flexibility is in our DNA

• Your holistic wellbeing is important to us. Enjoy meditation, yoga, boxing classes and a wellness day each month to recharge!

• We know that work is just one aspect of your life. That’s why we offer up to 12 weeks ‘workcation’ for you to extend personal travel time and work remotely

• Take the opportunity to purchase up to four weeks additional annual leave per year

• Learn from the best and upskill with PEXA Academy certifications and grow your career

Our commitment to our people and a better future

At PEXA we want you to embrace your best self each day, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and participate, so that every person can reach their full potential. We want our people to feel equally valued, supported and celebrated. With market-leading benefits that make a difference, we’re committed to supporting individuals, families and carers. Your culture, gender, sexual orientation, language and other attributes make you unique! We couldn't be prouder to have a team that reflects the richness of our wider community.

We’re a proud ‘Circle Back Initiative’ Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.

Stay Connected

A career at PEXA is exciting, challenging and rewarding, and we’re always on the lookout for talented individuals to join the team. You can learn more about life at PEXA on our website and social channels too.