About Orygen

Orygen is Australia’s Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.

For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged 12-25.

About the job

The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) ensures the smooth operation of user-facing services and production systems. SRE blends pragmatic operations with software craftsmanship, applying sound engineering principles, operational discipline, and mature automation.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering you will;

• Ensure system reliability and security through monitoring, alerting, performance tuning, and implementing disaster recovery and incident response processes.
• Automate operations by designing and deploying CI/CD pipelines, applying infrastructure as code (IaC), and managing timely patching and updates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on project goals, integrate best practices, and drive continuous improvement in system performance and security.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by ensuring compliance with privacy laws, accreditation standards, and engaging external partners on technical requirements.
• Engage with external stakeholders to understand their requirements and provide updates on system reliability, security, and compliance.

Skills and experience

The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong experience managing reliable, secure production systems, including performance tuning, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
• Skilled in automation and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (CDK), scripting (Bash, TypeScript), and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Deep knowledge of AWS cloud infrastructure and compliance with industry standards, privacy regulations, and security monitoring best practices.
• Competence in thriving in a dynamic environment, effectively managing changing priorities and requirements.

Benefits

• $110,000 - $120,000 base commensurate with skills and experience + 11.5% superannuation and $15,900 in NFP salary packaging + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Embrace the freedom of a hybrid work model, combining remote work with on-site collaboration.
• Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
• Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
• Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change.
• Thrive in a supportive, inclusive culture that values diversity and promotes well-being.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to make a difference in youth mental health and be part of a collaborative, innovative team, apply now.

A position description is attached.

This is a full-time ongoing contract.

Applications will remain open till closing date, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Before applying at Orygen, it’s important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work. Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services. All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.