Senior Engineer, Platform Engineering

What's the role?

Senior Engineer — Cloud Infrastructure

Platform Engineering | Sydney, 2 Holt Street | Hybrid (3 days in office)

About The Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team, contributing to the design, build, and ongoing operation of cloud infrastructure that underpins critical business systems across News Corp. This is a hands-on engineering role, you will be embedded in the day-to-day delivery of cloud platforms, writing code, building tooling, and solving infrastructure problems alongside a team of experienced engineers.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Cloud Engineering within the Global Infrastructure Engineering team, and work closely with peer engineers, platform leads, and product teams across the organization.

What You'll Do

Engineering & Delivery

• Build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure on AWS, with some exposure to GCP.
• Write and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform powered by Terragrunt, following team standards and best practices
• Develop and maintain automation tooling and scripts, primarily in Python
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Jenkins

Operations & Reliability

• Participate as a resolver in incident and problem management for in-scope platforms
• Monitor and maintain platform health using tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, SumoLogic, New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana
• Identify and remediate cloud security vulnerabilities in line with team standards and security frameworks
• Adhere to security, privacy, and compliance policies as they apply to your work

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with peer engineers and platform leads, contributing actively in team ceremonies and technical discussions
• Write clear technical documentation for the platforms and tooling you work on
• Engage with customer teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs
• Share knowledge with teammates and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

What We're Looking For

Core Technical Skills

• Solid hands-on experience with core AWS services such as VPC, IAM, Organizations and governance policies
• Strong programming ability in Python, with experience writing tooling, automation scripts, or Lambda functions
• Practical experience with Kubernetes, particularly Amazon EKS, and associated tooling including ArgoCD and associated GitOps deployment and configuration methods
• Experience building and maintaining infrastructure as code using Terraform, exposure to Terragrunt a bonus
• Working knowledge of CI/CD tooling: GitHub Actions and/or Jenkins
• Experience administering Linux-based systems
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tooling such as CloudWatch, Splunk, SumoLogic, or New Relic
• Exposure to GCP services (Compute, IAM, VPC, Cloud Run, GKE): Familiarity expected, deep expertise not required

Process & Ways of Working

• Experience working within Agile delivery teams
• Comfortable managing work through Jira and Confluence
• Experience working within GitHub-based SDLC workflows
• Able to write documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences

Soft Skills

• Clear written and verbal communication, you can explain what you've built and why
• Takes ownership of assigned work and sees it through to completion
• Comfortable working independently, and equally effective as part of a team
• Approaches problems methodically, and isn't afraid to try a non-obvious solution
• Constructive in technical discussions, you can disagree and commit

Nice to Have

• Cloud certifications (AWS, GCP, or cross-discipline)
• Experience with cloud networking and network infrastructure management
• Hands-on experience with Cloud Custodian
• Exposure to ServiceNow and self-service workflow automation

About The Team

The Platform Engineering team is part of the Global Infrastructure Engineering function at News Corp. We build and operate the cloud platforms that power media, technology, and data products across the organization. We care about craft, writing good code, building reliable systems, improving ourselves and our tooling, and sharing what we know. If you like working on real problems with a team that takes quality seriously, we'd like to hear from you.

Who are you?

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our Benefits Include

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

Benefits

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here. In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.