Site Reliability Engineer - AWS
CrescentChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Posted March 18, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Crescent is a global recruitment and talent solutions partner that helps businesses across New Zealand and beyond attract, retain, and develop high‑value talent in IT, engineering, finance, construction, HR, accounts, and administrative functions. Leveraging a network of seasoned consultants with in‑depth commercial experience, Crescent delivers tailored permanent placement, contract, temporary, and managed outsourcing services that align with each client’s culture and growth objectives. The firm’s distinctive value lies in its consultative approach—working closely with clients to craft compelling employer narratives and in‑market insights that differentiate their talent propositions. By combining industry‑specific expertise with a global sourcing network, Crescent consistently identifies candidates who not only possess the required skills but also fit the organization’s long‑term vision.
Job Description
A high-growth New Zealand technology company is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to own the reliability of customer-facing systems used globally. The role involves monitoring system health, performance, and availability, identifying bottlenecks, and driving rapid resolution of incidents. The ideal candidate has experience operating and supporting production systems at scale, strong AWS experience, and a background in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering.
Requirements
- Experience operating and supporting production systems at scale
- Strong AWS experience
- Background in DevOps, SRE, platform or infrastructure engineering
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling
- Ability to diagnose and resolve production issues quickly and methodically
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerised deployments
Benefits
- Opportunity to influence system design
- High level of ownership and responsibility
- Small, high-performing team where your work directly matters
- Opportunity to shape how reliability is done from the ground up
