Platform Engineer Sydney - Salaried Why Join Us? Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is Australia’s leading media company, home to LiSTNR, the Triple M & HIT networks, and Australia’s 1 podcast network, reaching 8M monthly listeners. We're shaping the future of Australia’s audio landscape and need passionate, high-performing talent to help us entertain, inform, and inspire—anytime, anywhere. About the Team & Office Join a high-performing team passionate about podcasting in the digital media and technology space. We build and maintain the technology that powers high-quality audio experiences, working in a fun, collaborative environment. Our Sydney office, located in a vibrant creative hub with great transport links, cafes, and collaborative workspaces, is currently trialing a 9-day fortnight—with every second Friday off to rest and recharge A day in the life? As a Platform Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in building and maintaining the backbone of our podcasting ecosystem. You will work across all aspects of the development lifecycle, including design, development, deployment, operation, and support. Your responsibilities include: Maintenance of backend services based on Node.js and GraphQL Automation of builds and deployments Maintenance of our Kubernetes environment and other cloud-based infrastructure What You’ll Need: A relevant Bachelor degree OR At least 5 years of relevant employment experience Cloud & DevOps – Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, GCP/AWS, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Automation & CI/CD – GitLab, ArgoCD, shell scripting, and secure networking concepts. Monitoring & Security – New Relic, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, logging, auditing, and security hardening. Backend Development – Node.js, Python, TypeScript, REST/GraphQL APIs, and event-driven architectures. Performance & Scalability – Database management (Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Redis), caching, and CDN optimization (Cloudflare, CloudFront). Let us sweeten the deal 9 Day fortnight trial to support your work life balance SCA GIGs – Our internal talent development program helps you cross-skill and grow within SCA. Paid Parental Leave – 20 weeks of gender-neutral leave to support all parents. Wellbeing Perks – Extra leave for your birthday and volunteering, plus free and discounted concert and footy tickets. Enjoy free coffee and treats in the office Salary Packaging – Access novated leasing and exclusive discounts on top brands and gyms. Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and fair hiring. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and ensure a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. SCA is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any accommodations during your interview, please let us know. We’re happy to support your needs to ensure a fair and comfortable experience. Reach out to careerssca.com.au for assistance. Still not convinced? Head to our TikTok, LifeLiSTNR, for a sneak peek into some of the fun we have at SCA Keen? Apply now by submitting your resume via our careers page. Hot tip: Make sure you download and sign up to LiSTNR – you may be asked about your listening experience throughout the interview process WHY US? As one of Australia's most innovative and exciting entertainment-based media companies, working for Southern Cross Austereo is far more than a job – it’s an opportunity to be associated with one of the world’s leaders in media entertainment. Our radio networks are committed to delivering the country’s best entertainment, music, sport, comedy and big events to Australians whilst our digital division is leading the way in thought leadership and innovation. We also have affiliation arrangements with all of the metropolitan commercial television networks which means SCA’s television services cover most of regional Australia. The combination of our TV, Radio and digital assets can reach 95% of Australians, engaging over 10 million people per week, making us a truly integrated media company. Employing approximately 2,500 staff nationally, SCA is an exciting, vibrant, energetic and progressive company. Our values are the standards which our people share that guide our day-to-day decisions, shape or individual and collective behaviour and make us who we are today. The opportunities to grow your career is endless when you’re working for one of Australia’s leading media companies. We provide all staff with ongoing support and guidance to develop your skills, grow your media career and reach your full potential. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are committed to advancing equal employment opportunities for our staff and to diversify and develop our workforce. Furthermore, we aim to recognise the value of attracting and retaining employees with different backgrounds, experience, knowledge and abilities. We also aim to ensure diversity contributes to our business success and benefits individuals, teams, clients and the community.