mod.io

Senior Platform Engineer – Azure/AWS

mod.io

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Prahran • 🇦🇺 Australia

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDockerGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

  • Platform Ownership: Own the reliability, scalability and security of our production environments across our cloud systems such as Cloudflare, AWS and Azure.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Ownership: Lead the development and governance of all cloud infrastructure using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep. Ensure consistency, version control, and immutability across environments.
  • CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build, harden, and maintain the continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines (using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions). Drive deployment frequency and reduce lead time.
  • Container and Orchestration: Manage the core container infrastructure, specializing in technologies like Docker and ECS (or similar Kubernetes environments) to run resilient and scalable containerized workloads.
  • Cloud Architecture & Security: Guide & Coach engineering teams to ensure all cloud components are designed according to the AWS & Azure Well-Architected Frameworks and ISMS policies, proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
  • Observability Platform: Implement and manage the centralized monitoring, logging, and alerting platform (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK stack/Cloud-native tools) to provide comprehensive insights into system health and performance.
  • Cost & Performance Optimization: Continually assess and optimize cloud resources and pipeline performance to ensure cost efficiency and low-latency operation for a global user base.
  • Shifting Left: Design and implement self-service tools and internal APIs that allow feature teams to provision infrastructure and deploy applications with minimal or no input from yourself.

Requirements

  • Significant, demonstrated experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and core architecture.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Cloudformation, and/or Bicep).
  • 3+ years of experience with scripting/programming languages such as Bash, Python, JSON, and YAML for automating platform functions.
  • Expert knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker) and experience with an orchestration engine (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, or Fargate).
  • Proven experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipeline automation tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Strong practical understanding of Azure & AWS technologies and the principles of the Azure/AWS Well-Architected Framework.
  • Experience implementing and managing centralized monitoring and logging solutions (observability stack).
  • Relevant professional cloud certifications (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner/Developer/Architect).
Benefits
  • Impact: Be a key driver in shaping the future of UGC in gaming and supporting some of the biggest and most beloved titles ever made.
  • Innovation: Work on cutting-edge technology at the intersection of gaming, platforms, and creator economies. Help us solve problems that haven’t been considered before.
  • Growth: Join mod.io at an exciting time as the company is gaining market traction and has significant growth potential.
  • Culture: Be part of a passionate, collaborative, and supportive team dedicated to empowering creators and developers, also don't you just want to work with fun and smart folks?!
  • Place & Flexibility: Enjoy hybrid work with flexibility and work alongside colleagues in our decked out Prahran office, with easy access to Hawksburn train station.
  • ESOP: We have an Employee Share Option Plan so that you can be part of what you help build.

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Hard skills
Infrastructure as CodeTerraformAWS CloudFormationAzure BicepCI/CDDockerECSKubernetesBashPython
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingrisk managementproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
Azure DevOps Engineer ExpertAWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAWS Certified DeveloperAWS Certified Architect