Systems Engineer

We're looking for a Systems Engineer to design, maintain, and secure critical infrastructure that supports Aussie Broadband's growth and innovation.

In this role, you'll collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, resilient systems, automate workloads, and apply best practices in security and architecture. You'll work with technologies like Kubernetes, Linux, Infrastructure-as-Code, and observability stacks, while fostering a culture of trust and continuous improvement.

This is a permanent, full-time role.

At Aussie Broadband we believe difference is something to celebrate. Being advocates for Inclusion and Diversity means our team can bring their whole selves to work and allows us to better represent our customers and the communities that we serve. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting and celebrating difference is just one way that we demonstrate our value of 'Be good to people' everyday. 

Join us as we continue to grow and make a mark as the 5th largest telco in Australia

Why work for Aussie? 

Founded in regional Victoria almost 20 years ago, we are local from the ground up. What started in a living room in Morwell, has now expanded to every corner of Australia - we're growing fast and not slowing down

Our fantastic culture lives and breathes our values: 

• Don't be ordinary, be awesome

• Think BIG

• No bullsh*t

• Be good to people

• Have fun

We are proud to be a B Corp Certified company, which means we're good to our people, our customers, and the planet by maintaining the highest standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

We care about our community through our Pledge 1% commitment, sponsorship programs and our paid staff community service leave offering.  

But don't just take our word for it – We have been named one of the top employers in Australia by HRD magazine.

The good stuff

• 26 weeks paid parental leave for both primary and secondary caregivers (in addition to any government-paid leave)

• Discounted internet up to the value of $109 per month

• 20% off our Mobile services 

• Day to day benefits like flexible working arrangements, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts with big names like Specsavers, HCF and many more

• Celebrating you With monthly rewards and recognition

• Internal training and resources for you to continue to learn, grow and achieve your career goals

• Yearly allowance for amazing Aussie merch

• Fitness Passport for access to multiple gyms and pools across Australia

Let's talk about you

You're someone who thrives in collaborative environments and brings a thoughtful, solutions-focused mindset to everything you do. You're curious, adaptable, and motivated by purpose, especially when it means supporting others and contributing to something bigger than yourself. You're not just technically skilled; you're also empathetic, inclusive, and generous with your knowledge.

• Enjoy working in a team where everyone's voice matters

• Are passionate about building secure, reliable systems that empower others

• Take pride in designing and maintaining infrastructure that supports growth and innovation

• Are comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity with a calm, considered approach

• Value continuous learning and seek out opportunities to grow and uplift those around you

How will you support our "Why?"

At Aussie Broadband, our purpose is to change the game, and we do that by putting people first. As our Systems Engineer, you'll play a key role in ensuring our critical systems are secure, resilient and scalable, enabling our teams to deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. You'll work closely with others across the business, contributing your expertise while fostering a culture of trust, care and shared success.

• Maintain the security, reliability, and availability of our critical systems infrastructure

• Contribute to system design and architecture that delivers real value to our people and customers

• Participate in an on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability and rapid response to critical incidents.

• Collaborate across diverse teams to achieve meaningful business outcomes

• Deliver scalable, resilient applications that support growth and innovation

• Build, automate and enhance containerised and virtualised workloads in on-prem environments

• Apply your understanding of the telco industry to inform technical choices

• Work with Kubernetes, Linux system administration and distributed systems

• Use service mesh technologies and multi-cluster architectures

• Design systems with a security-first mindset, including encryption, segmentation, and compliance

• Leverage Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, Ansible or Helm

• Monitor systems using observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana and Loki

• Engage with open-source ecosystems and industry standards

• Use version control and automation tools (e.g. Git, ArgoCD, CI/CD)

• Apply networking concepts in containerised environments

• Script in Go or Python (a bonus, not a must)

• Solve problems with empathy, work on one's own and adapt with ease

Ready to join?

Hit the apply button to submit your application and our fantastic team will be in touch

Even if you feel you don't meet all the requirements, we'd still love to hear your story. We like to think outside the box with the people we hire.

If you have any questions, get in touch today with our team at 

Just a heads up, we can't take applications through email, so make sure you apply via the job link we've set for this role, so you don't miss out

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