Job Description
Company Description
Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people
Be part of a team that invests in your growth, offering exclusive industry accreditation and a variety of learning experiences.
Work alongside diverse, passionate colleagues and leaders who inspire, support, and value your contributions.
Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.
Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.
Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.
So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.
Job Description
At TAL, technology underpins our promise to be there for customers when it matters most. As an SRE Platform Engineer, you play a critical role in safeguarding the reliability and resilience of the platforms that enable our teams to deliver with confidence, speed, and care. By shaping how our technology operates at scale, this role helps ensure TAL can respond in moments that truly count. It’s meaningful work that blends technical leadership with purpose supporting safer outcomes for customers, colleagues, and the broader community.
In this role you will:
Ensure platform reliability at scale by leading enterprise CI/CD and SRE practices that enable confident, continuous delivery.
Embed deployment safety by design to reduce change risk and protect customer and business outcomes.
Strengthen observability and insight so teams can proactively detect issues and make data‑driven decisions.
Automate platforms and pipelines to improve efficiency, consistency, and developer experience.
Lead critical incident response to restore services quickly and drive lasting improvements.
Influence and uplift teams by mentoring engineers and aligning stakeholders around reliability and resilience goals.
Qualifications
Extensive experience in technology, with several years working in SRE or platform engineering roles in complex environments.
Proven leadership of large‑scale CI/CD platforms, helping teams deliver software reliably and at pace.
Strong hands‑on capability with modern CI/CD tooling, such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or Argo CD.
Solid understanding of safe deployment practices, enabling changes to be released with confidence and minimal risk.
Practical experience with observability and telemetry, using monitoring tools to improve reliability and performance.
Ability to lead through incidents and influence others, guiding teams through high‑impact issues and continuous improvement.
Additional Information
TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:
An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here. - we’re here to support you.
You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.
As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.
#LI-Hybrid
Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.
If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.
Join us in shaping the future of the insurance industry, driven by innovation and a 150-year legacy of protecting people
Be part of a team that invests in your growth, offering exclusive industry accreditation and a variety of learning experiences.
Work alongside diverse, passionate colleagues and leaders who inspire, support, and value your contributions.
Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.
Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.
Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.
So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.
Job Description
At TAL, technology underpins our promise to be there for customers when it matters most. As an SRE Platform Engineer, you play a critical role in safeguarding the reliability and resilience of the platforms that enable our teams to deliver with confidence, speed, and care. By shaping how our technology operates at scale, this role helps ensure TAL can respond in moments that truly count. It’s meaningful work that blends technical leadership with purpose supporting safer outcomes for customers, colleagues, and the broader community.
In this role you will:
Ensure platform reliability at scale by leading enterprise CI/CD and SRE practices that enable confident, continuous delivery.
Embed deployment safety by design to reduce change risk and protect customer and business outcomes.
Strengthen observability and insight so teams can proactively detect issues and make data‑driven decisions.
Automate platforms and pipelines to improve efficiency, consistency, and developer experience.
Lead critical incident response to restore services quickly and drive lasting improvements.
Influence and uplift teams by mentoring engineers and aligning stakeholders around reliability and resilience goals.
Qualifications
Extensive experience in technology, with several years working in SRE or platform engineering roles in complex environments.
Proven leadership of large‑scale CI/CD platforms, helping teams deliver software reliably and at pace.
Strong hands‑on capability with modern CI/CD tooling, such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or Argo CD.
Solid understanding of safe deployment practices, enabling changes to be released with confidence and minimal risk.
Practical experience with observability and telemetry, using monitoring tools to improve reliability and performance.
Ability to lead through incidents and influence others, guiding teams through high‑impact issues and continuous improvement.
Additional Information
TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:
An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here. - we’re here to support you.
You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.
As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.
#LI-Hybrid
Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.
If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Site Reliability Platform Engineer position is now open for candidates interested in the Insurance sector. This role in Sydney offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Insurance is a plus.
