Associate Site Reliability Engineer (Incident Manager)

As an Associate Livesite Engineer, you'll help ensure the smooth operation of our live production environment. Working alongside a global team, you'll learn to monitor, maintain, and support the systems that keep our platform reliable for customers around the world. This is a growth-oriented role: you'll develop incident response, release management, and platform engineering skills while contributing to the day-to-day health of production.

The role is based in Brisbane and can be fully remote or hybrid. You'll work primarily within AEST business hours, with some structured overlap with our India and US-based teams.

• →Monitor the live production environment to identify potential issues or anomalies.
• →Respond to system alerts and incidents, escalating and taking action under the guidance of senior engineers.
• →Follow established runbooks and incident response playbooks; flag gaps or inconsistencies to senior engineers.
• →Support release management activities — learning our change and deployment processes, including how we manage change tickets through the SCOPE process.
• →Assist with incident communications, providing updates to stakeholders as directed.
• →Participate in post-mortems as a contributor — document your timeline observations and help track action items to closure.
• →Help develop and maintain automation scripts, tooling, and monitoring dashboards.
• →Maintain accurate documentation for systems you monitor and support.
• →Participate in an on-call rotation (specific schedule and allowances discussed at offer stage).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.
• Some exposure to production operations, support, SRE, or incident response through internships, projects, or 0-2 years of professional experience.
• Working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and basic networking and web technology concepts (HTTP, DNS, TLS).
• Some scripting ability (e.g., Python, Bash), or a clear and demonstrable willingness to learn it quickly.
• A methodical, documented approach to troubleshooting — you write things down, not just fix them.
• Good problem-solving instincts and the ability to stay calm and systematic under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an eagerness to collaborate across time zones.
• A genuine desire to grow into a full Livesite Engineer within 12-18 months.
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation — schedule and allowances discussed at offer stage.

• Exposure to monitoring or alerting tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) or containers (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to incident management tooling (e.g., PagerDuty, FireHydrant).
• Interest in or exposure to the fraud prevention or bot mitigation domain.

At Arkose Labs, our technology-driven approach enables us to make a substantial impact in the industry, supported by a robust customer base consisting of global enterprise giants such as Microsoft, Roblox, and more. We’re not just a company; we’re a collaborative ecosystem where you will actively partner with these influential brands, tackling the most demanding technical challenges to safeguard hundreds of millions of users across the globe.

Why do top tech professionals choose Arkose Labs?

Cutting-Edge Technology: Our high-efficacy solutions, backed by solid warranties, attract leading, global enterprise clients.Innovation and Excellence: We foster a culture that emphasizes technological innovation and the pursuit of excellence, ensuring a balanced and thriving work environment.Experienced Leadership: Guided by seasoned executives with deep tech expertise and a history of successful growth and equity events.Ideal Size: We’re structured to be agile and adaptable, large enough to provide stability, yet small enough to value your voice and ideas.

Join us in shaping the future of technology. At Arkose Labs, you’re not just an employee; you’re part of a visionary team driving global change

The most recognizable brands in the world select Arkose Labs, including Roblox, Microsoft, Adobe, Expedia, Snap and Meta.

We value your unique contributions, perspectives, and experiences. Be part of a diverse and high-performing environment that prioritizes collaboration, excellence, and inclusion. We hire the best, focus on their professional development, and offer support for continuing education.

• People: first and foremost they are our most valuable resource. Our people are independent thinkers who make data driven decisions and take ownership and accountability in all the things they do.
• Team Work. We demonstrate respect, trust, integrity, and communicate openly with a positive can do attitude and constructively challenge one another
• Customer Focus. We empathize with our customers and obsess about solving their problems
• Execution with precision, professionalism and urgency
• Security. It’s the lens through which we implement our processes, procedures, and programs