Senior Sre (Azure)

Senior SRE role in Azure-focused SaaS environment.

Drive reliability, automation, and DevOps best practices in a high-impact, cloud-native platform.Take technical ownership in a senior level Site Reliability role with real impactWork on large scale Azure infrastructure that supports critical SaaS platformsJoin a high trust, autonomous team that values innovation, automation, and engineering excellenceContribute to an evolving platform treated as a product on a continuous journey of improvementEnjoy a flexible, agile working environment with a focus on collaboration and learningWhy You'd Like ItTake technical ownership in a senior level Site Reliability role with real impactWork on large scale Azure infrastructure that supports critical SaaS platformsJoin a high trust, autonomous team that values innovation, automation, and engineering excellenceContribute to an evolving platform treated as a product on a continuous journey of improvementEnjoy a flexible, agile working environment with a focus on collaboration and learningThe StoryAs this organisation grows, so does the scale and complexity of its infrastructure.

The engineering team is committed to delivering reliable, high-performing cloud platforms that support a 24 / 7 global SaaS product.

They're now seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to join their Azure Platform Team, someone who can balance hands on technical leadership with big picture architectural thinking.

This role is key to enabling engineering teams to innovate safely, scale securely, and maintain peak system performance.Company ProfileOur client is a forward thinking technology business with a strong focus on smart, sustainable digital infrastructure.

Their product suite is built to operate at scale and in real-time, making reliability, performance, and developer enablement top priorities.

With a collaborative team culture and a clear roadmap for platform maturity, they're building out their cloud capabilities while staying grounded in DevOps values and modern engineering practices.Your RoleDrive improvements in the reliability, performance, and automation of the cloud environments in Azure.Work closely with other SREs to evolve infrastructure, unlock new capabilities, and reduce complexity for engineering teams.Contribute to architectural planning and new solution design, supporting both legacy and greenfield systems.Manage and troubleshoot container orchestration platforms like AKS and Kubernetes.Refine deployment tooling and CI / CD pipelines using Terraform and Azure DevOps.Perform root cause analysis of incidents and implement long-term fixes across distributed systems.Build dashboards, metrics, and visualisation tools to support observability and capacity planning.Automate routine tasks and champion best practices to increase team efficiency.Conduct performance and reliability testing to remove bottlenecks and identify single points of failure.Your FitDeep expertise working with production environments in Azure.Hands-on experience with container orchestration frameworks like Kubernetes or AKS.Proficient in Infrastructure as Code tooling, especially Terraform and Azure DevOps.A background in managing and optimising distributed, customer facing systems in real time environments.Solid scripting skills in Bash, Ruby, Python, or similar languages.Familiarity with observability tools such as Datadog, SumoLogic, or Grafana.Strong understanding of both Windows-based and Linux systems.Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

If you are not a NZ Citizen, you must have the right of permanent residence or a valid work visa.

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