At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

About Us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful, and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society. 

Our purpose, for the last 50 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Department

SBS Technology can be thought of as the 'engine room' of SBS. Our primary role is to enable and support the production, distribution, and transmission of content across television, radio, and online platforms. Our teams achieve this by working collaboratively to design innovative solutions and deliver end-to-end services for our business stakeholders.

Under the Technology Division, the Cloud DevOps Engineer works in the Infrastructure Department within the Cloud Platform team which is responsible for building, improving and supporting all of SBS’s core infrastructure hosted in the Cloud and supporting key digital platforms and services. Cloud Platform team designs patterns and implements best practices for creating and managing infrastructure, empowers application teams to utilise Cloud to its maximum potential, and builds and maintains Continuous Integration and Delivery processes for SBS.

The Role

Reporting to the Cloud Platform Team Lead, the Cloud DevOps Engineer will play a critical role in building and improving critical platforms that directly impact the smooth delivery and performance of SBS online systems and services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Enable Product Delivery Teams to adopt Cloud and DevOps Best Practices.
• Identify opportunities for improving the performance of SBS online systems and services.
• Identify opportunities for reducing SBS's cloud costs.
• Uplift the Cyber Security of SBS Online systems and services.
• Collaborate closely with Software Developers and QA Engineers who work on SBS products and services.

This is a Full-time, Sydney-based role (12 months contract) with a possibility to extend or on-going, with hybrid working arrangements.

About you

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• 5- 10 years total experience, relevant DevOps and Cloud experience is essential, working in an engineering role with 3+ years experience with Public Cloud Providers esp. AWS
• Strong understanding of Internet Plumbing (CDN, proxies, DNS, TCP/IP stack, HTTP protocol, TLS certificates)
• Strong Experience with automating the deployment of Cloud based infrastructure (eg Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Strong Experience with automating the deployment of Applications (eg Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Serverless)
• Strong experience with 
  • Build and Release engineering practices - Git workflow techniques and CI/CD pattern
  • Observability tools and services like Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic, NewRelic, and AWS CloudWatch
• Experience across different scripting languages (eg Golang, Python, bash)
• Professional level Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator preferred

Feel like you meet most, but perhaps not all the criteria listed? Then, send through your detail as whilst we have specific requirements in mind we can look at how we can bridge the gaps!

Some of the reasons to consider working with us:

• The people! We truly celebrate and welcome difference at SBS and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work & you’ll be part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce! 93% of our employees have stated that they are proud to work for SBS!  
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and discounted gym membership nationally with Fitness Pass. 
• We’re agile and innovative in the way we work, as well as being a trusted and established brand. At SBS we have been broadcasting for over 50 years and our future is packed with many more exciting developments!
• We also love to promote from within! We have allocated training funds to do just that and help bridge the gaps when moving from role to role.

 Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation.

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

Reasonable adjustments

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact careers@sbs.com.au and let us know.

Adjustments include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more.

To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!