Squiz is looking to add a software engineer (PHP) to join our business applications team. Playing a key role in designing, developing and maintaining Squiz’s inhouse business systems. This is a great opportunity to work with various teams across the business i.e. HR, finance etc. 

Who you are:

For this role, we ask that you can demonstrate the following:

• Mid-Senior level PHP development experience
• Experience using coding frameworks (e.g Laravel, Lumen)
• Strong SQL skills (MySQL) (Must have)
• Experience with Javascript
• Solid exposure and understanding of Integration concepts (REST APIs, Zapier or similar product exp)
• Proficient Linux skills (command lines as a min)
• Testing experience (Unit Tests, UAT etc)

Nice to have:

• Docker, Terraform
• Newer Javascript framework experience - ideally Vue
• Exposure to finance/ERP systems

What you would do:

• Designing, developing and maintaining integrations for global platforms, systems and services using a broad range of technologies
• Designing, developing and maintaining internal business systems
• Testing systems and integrations for security and reliability
• Collaborate and review code with other developers in the team
• Working directly with our Business Analyst to ensure our data and business processes align
• Troubleshoot tickets and bugs related to our internal applications, integrations and automated processes.
• Assist in refactoring and optimisation of legacy codebases and integrations.
• Troubleshooting and writing MySQL queries to assist with reporting.

Why work for Squiz? 

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever meet. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do.

We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

Who we are: 

Squiz helps complex, service-led organisations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online. 

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

The Squiz DXP brings together content, search, data and applications in one place. To get the most out of the platform, customers can collaborate with our digital experts to design solutions and adapt as demands change.  

We are headquartered in Australia, with teams and customers across the globe, and offices in New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom and Poland.

We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to really understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do. We also check our egos at door, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun along the way.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Global Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant

Recruitment Agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Squiz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

About us: 

Established in 2007, CDC Data Centres is Australia’s leading operator of sovereign, secure, world-class data centre facilities.

Headquartered in Canberra with multiple facilities in the ACT, NSW and New Zealand, CDC’s diversified operations provide secure data centre configurations that support co-location, containerised and hyperscale compute environments with all campuses interconnected with high-speed carrier grade networks.

At CDC we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe that everyone’s unique experiences enable us to deliver meaningful benefits for our people, our clients and communities. Our mission is to attract, retain and grow the world’s best data centre team.

Our people are responsive, innovative and trusted in supporting our customers. Together, we configure the landscape to meet the security, reliability, connectivity and sustainability needs for today and tomorrow.

About the role:

We are looking for a Technical Solutions Engineer to provide thought leadership, planning, management, and technical design development for our customer’s and support their migration to/growth within CDC’s Data Centre Facilities. The incumbent will be a Data Centre Engineering SME and will be deployed across the business in technical discovery, customer response preparation and major change consultation.

Key responsibilities include:

•      Work with internal teams to respond to requests from customers and to respond in bid scenarios.

•      Liaise directly with customer technical teams in support of the Head of Engineering Innovation.

•      Assist with hyperscale pre-sales opportunities as required.

•      Provide advice and support to stakeholders and cross functional teams throughout the sales lifecycle.

•      Prepare data centre engineering briefing infromation to ensure alignment between key customer and or CDC Business requirements and project deliverables.

•      Collaborate with the CDC Engineering Delivery Design team to customise and configure design to meet customer specific needs.

•      Participate in the data centre engineering Concept Design phase to ensure alignment between key customer requirements and project deliverables.

•      Manage the development of key customer sales collateral.

•      Gather and relay customer feedback to appropriate parities.

•      Articulate, capture and escalate risk to the Head of Engineering Innovation. 

•      Contribute to CDC Engineering strategy regarding innovation and Data Centre Engineering best practice. 

•      Continually seek out opportunities for innovation for both CDC and its customers.

•      Grow internal networks and provide opportunities to share knowledge and improve performance.

•      Development and management of relationships alongside our Sales teams to identify, coordinate, and win business.

•      Act in an ambassadorial capacity for the company.

•      Attend and contribute to appropriate team and stakeholder meetings and committees as required and relevant to ensure excellent stakeholder engagement and communication.

•      Function as part of a team that occasionally requires work to be completed outside of normal business hours.

•      Embrace and model CDC’s DNA and Leadership Fundamentals and mentor and impart knowledge to junior staff.

•      Provide cultural and operational team leadership.

•      Other duties as directed from time to time.

About you:  

•      5+ years’ relevant experience in Data Centre Engineering Design with a degree qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with 10+ years total engineering experience

•      Technical solutions experience in Data Centre engineering or critical infrastructure environments.

•      Strong experience in designing and implementing hyperscale data centre engineering developments and customer deployment solutions. 

•      Experience in optimizing and evaluating data centre engineering design for time and cost efficiency.

•      Strong understanding of Data Centre Engineering principles and industry standard design architectures.  

•      Demonstrable track record in pre-sales or post sales.

Essential:

• Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain AGSVA Security Clearance at Negative Vetting 1 level.

How to Apply:

If you are looking to own your career and take on a new challenge in a fast-growing Australian Technology company and be part of our amazing team, please submit your resume and cover letter by clicking Apply.