Move to New Zealand - Systems Reliability Engineer
Propellerhead1 day ago
Tallinn, EstoniaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design cloud deployment architectures on Microsoft Azure alongside core development teams.
- Lead provisioning of deployment environments, including servers, services, networking, and communication with technical client stakeholders.
- Implement security, scalability, supportability, and performance considerations in solution architectures.
- Assist development teams with continuous integration and deployment pipelines and conduct software releases where full automation is unavailable.
- Configure monitoring and alerting, integrate it with support desk software, and troubleshoot support issues.
- Participate in business-hours reactive support and shared after-hours on-call coverage, including incident diagnosis, mitigation, reporting, and client status communication.
- Design and implement continuous improvement programs to reduce support issues and automate recurring tasks.
- Document system architecture and deployment processes with AI assistance and share technical knowledge across teams.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Site Reliability Engineer, Systems Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or equivalent.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure deployment architectures, Microsoft DevOps deployment pipelines, GitHub Actions, and Terraform.
- Experience administering Linux cloud-based server environments and troubleshooting and configuring virtual networks.
- Proficiency in at least one of Rust, Java, .NET, or Go, with experience in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, ReactJS, AngularJS, or similar front-end frameworks.
- Proven scripting experience with PowerShell, Ruby, Python, shell, or other common scripting languages.
- Familiarity with New Relic, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring frameworks, including dashboards and alerting integrations.
- Some experience with AWS and Bamboo or Bitbucket Pipelines is advantageous.
- Expertise developing scalable web applications and the ability to work across different technologies and complex environments.
- Comfort using AI to diagnose, script, automate, and document work, with sound judgment about verifying AI-generated diagnoses.
- Ability to remain calm during high-priority issue resolution and a strong desire to learn and upskill.
- Applicants must be based in Auckland or planning to relocate there and must be able to attend the office regularly.
- Candidates who progress may be asked to complete a police background check, credit history check, other assessments, and provide evidence of qualifications.
- A cover letter is required.
Benefits
- Hybrid working model with work from home and regular office attendance, currently three days per week plus occasional additional attendance for client and team requirements.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- Fortnightly knowledge-sharing sessions with lunch.
- Employee Share Purchase Scheme.
- Innovative, collaborative, learning-focused workplace and diverse client work.
- The role is Auckland-based and may be suitable for international applicants planning to relocate to New Zealand; the final recruitment stage is an in-person interview in New Zealand.
Tech Stack
Categories
DevOpsSite Reliability
About Propellerhead
Propellerhead is a New Zealand software consultancy that designs, builds, and maintains large-scale custom digital platforms for enterprises and public‑sector clients. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Auckland, it is a privately held technology partner focused on open‑source development, agile delivery, and emerging identity standards such as verifiable credentials and self‑sovereign identity. The team also works with linked open data and decentralized web technologies.