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About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join the Reserve Bank of Australia as it strengthens the operations of RITS, Australia’s real‑time gross settlement system, and other critical national payments infrastructure. You will design and deliver secure, reliable and optimised platform products and services supporting critical systems, enabling safe and efficient delivery through well‑governed automation practices, balancing innovation with stability, security, and adherence to policies and standards.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and automation solutions that improve platform reliability, consistency, and operational risk management across critical services.
Develop and maintain automated operating system and application configuration solutions using secure, scalable, and compliant engineering practices aligned with the Bank's policies, standards, controls, and architecture guidelines.
Collaborate with Platform Engineering and partner teams to advance infrastructure automation, refine business and technical requirements, and deliver resilient, reliable solutions supporting the RBA's RITS ecosystem and integrations.
Remediate vulnerabilities, optimise platform solutions, and meet agreed operational, delivery, and service performance objectives.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues impacting automation platforms and services, conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventative improvements.
Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and knowledge artefacts, while maintaining expertise in supported platforms, tools, and technologies.
Adhere to governance frameworks, operational controls, and processes, including change, release, and asset management, ensuring solutions remain supported, tested, and highly available.
Conduct technical peer reviews and promote engineering excellence and the adoption of automation best practices.

Requirements

Proven experience in platform or infrastructure engineering within complex environments such as financial services or government.
Strong hands-on experience with enterprise configuration management and automation using technologies such as Puppet or Ansible.
Extensive experience developing, maintaining, and supporting Infrastructure as Code (IaC), software packaging, and automation solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Packer, Chocolatey, or similar.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, source control, API-driven automation, and integration patterns using platforms such as Azure DevOps, Git, Artifactory, GitLab, or equivalent.
Working knowledge of Windows and Linux (RHEL) operating systems, configuration management, and supporting infrastructure technologies.
Proficiency in YAML and at least one scripting language such as PowerShell, Python, or Ruby, with experience developing declarative automation solutions.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an engineering mindset focused on automation, repeatability, resilience, and service reliability.

Skills

Terraform Associate
Azure DevOps Expert (AZ-400)
Puppet
Ansible
Terraform
Packer
Chocolatey
Azure DevOps
Git
Artifactory
GitLab
Windows
Linux (RHEL)
YAML
PowerShell
Python
Ruby

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Permanent
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Development and career opportunities
Collaborative environment
Support for growth
Wellbeing support
Flexibility

About the Company

The Reserve Bank of Australia makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking.
We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people.
Our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.
We strive to be Open & Dynamic, considering and incorporating different perspectives, working across teams and being transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.
Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve.
We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts.
The growth and success of our people drives the RBA forward.

Equal Opportunity

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.
We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community.
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.