Staff Platform Engineer
Culture Amp4 hours ago
Responsibilities
- Architect, secure, and maintain the root configuration, tenancy guardrails, and system integrity of core enterprise platforms.
- Design and improve workforce identity, access management, device trust, and endpoint controls using Infrastructure as Code and automation.
- Manage platform configuration, identity policies, and system state through pull requests, tested CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, branch protections, and peer review.
- Own joiner, mover, and leaver identity lifecycle workflows, including HRIS-to-identity integrations, provisioning rules, group structures, and downstream access.
- Build reusable modules, administrative tooling, standard operating procedures, and runbooks for safe delegated support and provisioning.
- Own the baseline architecture of office networks across the Melbourne hub and satellite locations.
- Provide technical leadership across Infrastructure and Identity in partnership with Security, Enterprise Architecture, Automation, and Workplace Technology.
Requirements
- Strong systems-thinking, architecture, and resilience skills across identity, SaaS, and network architectures.
- Sound judgment in defining boundaries between foundational platform engineering and delegated Workplace Technology operations.
- A strong anti-ClickOps approach that favors code, automation, reusable modules, and reduced configuration drift.
- Ability to turn complex infrastructure into safe tooling, clear runbooks, and least-privilege operating models.
- Collaborative technical leadership skills and a player-coach approach spanning engineering strategy and practical IT operations.
- Pragmatic security and risk judgment that balances corporate perimeter controls with a productive employee experience.
Benefits
- Equity through the Employee Share Option Program.
- Learning programs and coaching.
- Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break, and a monthly wellbeing and lifestyle allowance.
- Inclusive parental leave from day one.
- MacBook and budget for setting up a home workspace.
- Five annual social impact days.
- Medical insurance coverage for employees and families in the US and UK.
- Hybrid arrangement with most roles working from a local Culture Amp office an average of two days per week.
About Culture Amp
Culture Amp helps organizations assess the readiness of their culture to achieve high performance and act with confidence in an AI-driven world. Powered by 15 years of People Science research and drawing on more than 1.6 billion data points, Culture Amp acts as an always-on intelligence layer, called the CultureOS™, that connects engagement, performance, employee experience and culture data into a single unified platform. Today, 25 million employees across 6,000+ organizations, including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonald's, and Nasdaq, depend on Culture Amp to drive culture-led performance as work and technology rapidly evolve. Learn more at cultureamp.com