Infrastructure Engineer

Department:
Engineering

Location:
Sydney

Description
Propeller is on a mission to take the guesswork out of moving dirt - reducing wasted fuel, time, and money. We do this through the power of maps.

Our customers use Propeller's integrated hardware and software products to capture accurate 3D versions of their worksites. With over 50,000 worksites worldwide using Propeller's smart survey technology, we empower project teams to map, measure, and manage site activity.

Propeller empowers everyone to approach, own, and solve problems creatively. We're data nerds who care about impact, honesty, and each other. We take pride in being a great place to work. We are proud to be recipients of BI Group's Excellence in Customer Experience award and Inspiring Workplaces of Australasia, being recognized as a Fast Company and BuiltIn Best Place to Work. You can learn more about us on Glassdoor.

Your Mission
As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll be joining the team responsible for helping Propeller build software at scale. You'll be working on the infrastructure platform that runs our customer and internal facing applications. You will enable our broader team of engineers to build and deploy our 3D software at a global scale.

You'll take ownership of physical servers in our data center facilities and will perform checks, upgrades and fixes on our systems. In addition to this, you'll be looking after our Cloud based infrastructure (AWS), working with technologies such as Kubernetes and Terraform to maintain and build on existing infrastructure code.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of our on-premise machines as well as AWS infrastructure,
• Develop efficient automated workflows and patterns to allow other teams to leverage off while building our product,
• Operate within the Infrastructure as Code framework to manage our ever evolving architecture,
• Help and support other developers across the various engineering teams on any showstopper issues that may arise during their daily work.
• Act as a solid Systems administrator (troubleshooting, maintaining, and optimizing systems as needed
• Work to uphold and improve the security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy of our customers' data.

What is our team all about? Learn more HERE

Your Skills

• You bring solid experience as a systems administrator, with strong command-line skills and troubleshooting ability
• You have a fundamental understanding of networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, routing)
• You're deeply familiar with AWS or other public Cloud Providers
• You have hands-on experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
• You are familiar with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or custom-built solutions.
• You know your way around automation/scripting in Bash, Python, or TypeScript, and can use them effectively.
• You demonstrate strong end-to-end ownership of tasks and projects, seeing them through to completion
• You have a keen eye for detail and stay curious, always looking to grow by learning from seasoned infra professionals.

Bonus points for candidates who have…
- AWS Certifications: Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), Developer (Associate or Professional), or SysOps Administrator (Associate)
- Networking Certifications: CCNA/JNCIA or equivalent
- Kubernetes Certification (CKA)

Benefits

• Employee share options
• Professional development budget and leave
• The opportunity to take part in our mentorship program
• Mental health resources
• Monthly telephone and/or internet allowance
• Paid primary & secondary parental leave policies
• Hybrid work arrangements and WFH equipment provided