Infrastructure Engineer

Company Description

Drive is Nine’s brand appealing to the automotive enthusiast. Working with our industry leaders you will help us achieve our vision, to shape the future of automotive in Australia by providing authoritative reviews, detailed comparisons, and innovative commerce solutions.

2025 is an exciting year to be part of the Drive Marketplace team. Drive Marketplace is on a sharp growth trajectory with a vision to become Australia’s No.2 Automotive Marketplace in Australia.

The expanding Drive Marketplace team has an ambitious, forward-thinking and highly collaborative culture, with a shared passion for the automotive industry. As the on-the-ground human faces of the Drive brand within the National Drive Dealer Network, genuine partnerships and a healthy dose of hard work and fun sit at the core of the team’s success to date.

Job Description

We are seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to manage Drive's infrastructure in a multi-cloud environment, including AWS and GCP, with a focus on Operational Excellence, Security, and Reliability. This is a hands-on role where you will apply your Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) skills using tools like Terraform and Serverless Framework to deliver and maintain our architecture..

Day to day you will:

• Build infrastructure using IaC tooling such as Terraform and Serverless framework.
• Own and deliver any non-functional requirements associated with roadmap items, including Observability, Availability, Scalability, and Security.
• Provide guidance to squads on architecture to ensure high availability.
• Ensure visibility of overall cost, project specific costs, and provide regular updates to internal stakeholders.
• Perform periodic reviews of infrastructure across AWS's Well-Architected framework and address gaps and issues.
• Ensure visibility of infrastructure at the Account, Project, and Service levels by creating and updating Cloudwatch dashboards and other observability systems.
• Participate and provide input in governance forums such as with Nine and AWS.
• Document and manage infrastructure risks, and communicate them to key stakeholders.
• Recommend and apply security best practices from industry frameworks such as CIS, NIST, and ISO 27000.
• Proactively review CVEs and run scans on infrastructure to secure Drive's infrastructure.
• Review insights from systems such as Intruder, Cloudability, and Cloudwatch to identify potential security risks.
• Maintain Page, Cache, and Firewall rules across AWS, Cloudflare, and GCP to ensure Drive's systems are protected from malicious activity.

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

• Essential Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computing or equivalent.
• At least 5 years' experience in virtualized environments like AWS or Google Cloud.
• At least 3 years of system, network, and application server experience supporting Linux/Unix infrastructure.
• Expert-level knowledge of at least one scripting language (Python/Node).
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Serverless framework.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• A proactive, "can-do" attitude with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience maintaining distributed, containerized infrastructure using services such as SQS, ECS Fargate, and RDS Serverless.
• Experience with cost management, budgeting, and reservations in AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with common SIEM tools and security frameworks such as NIST.
• Experience managing cache rules and firewall rules in AWS and Cloudflare.

Additional Information

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.