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Move to New Zealand - Systems Reliability Engineer

Propellerhead· Engineering
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Hybrid (Auckland)Full-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Experienced AI-native Systems Reliability Engineer to join Propellerhead in Auckland, NZ (hybrid; in-office required). Focus on designing scalable cloud architectures, automating deployments, improving reliability, and reducing cost within an AI-assisted delivery pipeline.

Responsibilities

  • Design cloud deployment architectures on Azure alongside core development teams.
  • Lead provisioning of deployment environments including servers, services and networking; communicate with technical client stakeholders.
  • Ensure security, scalability, supportability and performance in solution architectures.
  • Assist development teams to build CI/CD pipelines using technology-stack specific toolsets.
  • Carry out scheduled software releases where full automation is not yet achieved.
  • Configure monitoring and alerting tools; integrate with support desk software.
  • Provide technical assistance for support ticket triaging and troubleshooting; verify symptoms and impact for further investigation.
  • Diagnose and remedy reactive support issues during business hours and on a shared on-call after-hours basis.
  • Complete incident reports with mitigation recommendations and implement mitigations with core development teams.
  • Monitor incident progress and communicate status updates to clients.
  • Design and implement proactive continuous improvement programs to minimize support issues.
  • Automate first by building automation for recurring tasks.
  • Document system architecture and deployment processes with AI assistance; share knowledge across teams.

Qualifications

  • Previous experience as a Site/Systems Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer or equivalent role.
  • Agentic-first mindset: comfortable using AI to diagnose, script, automate and document within an AI-assisted delivery pipeline.
  • Expertise in developing scalable web applications.
  • Proficiency in Rust, Java, .NET or Go; experience with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, ReactJS, AngularJS or similar front-end frameworks.
  • Proven scripting experience using PowerShell, Ruby, Python, shell or other scripting languages, including use of AI tools.
  • Strong experience in Microsoft Azure deployment architectures, Microsoft DevOps deployment pipelines, GitHub Actions, and Terraform.
  • System administration of Linux cloud-based server environments.
  • Troubleshooting and configuration of virtual networks.
  • Familiarity with configuring monitoring frameworks (e.g., New Relic, Dynatrace) including dashboards and alerting integration.
  • Some experience with AWS and Bamboo/Bitbucket Pipelines considered an advantage.
  • Ability to switch context across technologies and environments; remain calm under high-priority incidents.
  • Good judgement on AI-derived diagnoses vs. manual verification.
  • Strong willingness to learn and up-skill.
  • Auckland-based with hybrid model; regular in-office attendance required (three days per week) on dedicated teams.

Skills

Required:Azure deployment architecturesDevOps toolingAutomation / scriptingMonitoring and incident managementLinux system administrationNetworking and security

Benefits

  • Be part of an innovative team with a culture of learning and collaboration.
  • Work on diverse, commercially-minded projects for well-respected clients.
  • Opportunity for professional growth and development.
  • Fortnightly knowledge sharing sessions with lunch.
  • Competitive salary and Employee Share Purchase Scheme.
  • Auckland-based role with hybrid in-office and remote work; three days per week in-office.
  • Equal opportunity workplace.
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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