Senior Systems Engineer

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

Our Technology team is the backbone of the business, building and maintaining the information technology infrastructure that support Coles Group. As a part of the Technology team, you get the opportunity to work through complex, challenging, meaningful problems using large data sets and new technologies to expand your skills and experience.

About the role:

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the implementation, support, and operation of relevant Linux and related automation technologies from build through to implementation and system maintenance.

As a security SME, you will ensure appropriate quality and security standards are applied across all Linux based platforms and provide technical standards and solutions to meet business needs within technical area of expertise

Key responsibilities include:

• Perform aspects of development, implementation and support of infrastructure across the organisation
• Monitor, maintain and respond to incidents and problems in accordance with Production System SLA's
• Develop detailed designs for new and existing technologies to enable deployment throughout the business.
• Manage assigned technologies, with consideration for: return on investment, life cycle management, business continuity planning and service level management.
• Provide professional technical expertise and advice as appropriate.

About you and your skills:

• At least 10 years relevant technical experience
• Demonstrated experience in maintaining and supporting enterprise based computing infrastructure in a large scale, complex and distributed business environment
• Demonstrated Shell, Puppet, Ansible, Perl, PHP, SQL, Python, YAML coding skills.
• Demonstrated skills in automation workflow tools – Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Azure DevOps, Artifactory, GIT to deliver IAC in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge in DevOps practices & CI/CD skills using tools such as Go, Jenkins, GIT, Bit Bucket, Confluence, Jira
• Demonstrated ability to write technical and procedural documentation.

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• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email

Job ID: 163805

Employment Type: Full time