Principal Platform Engineer

Talenza

📍 Australia, New South Wales, Australia

Full time Computer Occupations Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

Role: Principal Platform Engineer
Daily Rate:$1100 - $1200 + Super
Contract Length: Initial contract until 12/03/27
Location: Parramatta/WFH Hybrid

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Platform Engineer to set the strategic direction, design and optimisation of enterprise platform infrastructure. This role leads platform engineering initiatives that ensure systems are scalable, secure, resilient and automation-driven, while enabling faster, safer delivery of digital services across government.

You will provide deep technical leadership across platform, DevOps and engineering teams, champion modern CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and test automation practices, and ensure platform capability aligns with long-term business and organisational objectives.

What You'll Do

  • Define and lead the long-term platform architecture strategy, improving stability, scalability and resilience

  • Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, Infr...