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# Lead AWS Platform Engineer at PEXA Group

- **Company:** PEXA Group
- **Location:** United Kingdom
- **Compensation:** £80k–£85k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pexa/7d2741f1-6161-4b6f-9e57-9efb3ec434e2

## Job description

Hi, we’re PEXA!

We know you’ll Google us before applying, so let’s keep this brief. PEXA revolutionised the way that property is settled in Australia, turning a paper-based process into a digital one. Our solution is a world-first, with over 500 people across Australia and an expanding international team, we’re helping 20,000+ families into their homes each week.

We’re passionate about solving problems for our customers – always striving to set the standard for how property is bought and sold. Being awarded as one of the best places to work in Australia is a recognition of our culture and commitment to innovation, customers and our community.

We’re growing fast, that is where you come in.

We believe our success in Australia is worth sharing and that our proven technology will advance how the UK buys and sells homes.

Establishing ourselves within the UK in late 2020, we are committed to collaborating with lawyers, conveyancers, lenders, government and the property industry, to set the new standard for both remortgages and buying and selling property.

Help shape the platform behind PEXA Go We’re looking for a hands-on Lead AWS Platform Engineer to join the PEXA Go team. You’ll help shape the platform’s strategy and architecture, then turn that direction into reliable, secure and well-supported infrastructure. This is a strong individual contributor role. You’ll work closely with platform and software engineers, product teams and operational colleagues, bringing the technical ownership and follow-through to keep platform work moving.

## What You'll Do

You’ll help deliver the platform roadmap, balancing planned improvements with operational needs. That means getting involved in the detail: designing and deploying infrastructure, managing upgrades, improving automation and resolving complex technical issues.

You’ll:

- Turn platform strategy, architecture and standards into practical plans and working solutions.
- Design, build and improve AWS services that support PEXA Go, including EKS, RDS and Aurora, MSK, S3, IAM and core networking.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, along with the pipelines that deploy it.
- Plan and deliver platform upgrades, lifecycle work and technical improvements.
- Improve platform reliability, resilience, security, observability and cost efficiency.
- Work with engineering and operational teams on safe deployments, incident response and service readiness.
- Share technical direction through design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting and practical collaboration.
- Keep documentation, operating procedures and architecture records up to date.
- Take part in the paid platform engineering on-call rota.

## What You'll Bring

You’ll have strong experience building and operating production platforms in AWS, and be comfortable taking complex engineering work from design through to delivery.

You’ll also bring:

- Practical expertise in EKS, Kubernetes, AWS networking, identity and access management, storage, databases and managed messaging.
- Strong Terraform experience, including modules, testing, version control and state management.
- Experience with CI/CD and secure deployment practices.
- A good understanding of high availability, backup, disaster recovery, failover and capacity management.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, tracing and actionable alerting.
- Knowledge of cloud security, vulnerability management and cost optimisation.
- The judgement to balance delivery pace with reliability, security, supportability and cost.
- Clear communication and a collaborative approach to working across technical teams.

Experience with platforms such as Kong or Unleash, or in financial services or another environment with demanding resilience and assurance requirements, would be useful.

## How You'll Work

You’ll be self-sufficient and comfortable taking the lead on platform activity, while working as part of a wider team. You’ll bring a point of view on strategy and architecture, make sound technical decisions within agreed guardrails, and involve the right people when a decision has wider implications.

There are no direct reports currently. Your focus will be hands-on engineering, technical leadership and helping the platform capability develop as the team grows.

Why become a PEXArian? Great question! Being a PEXArian is so much more than just a job. We’re a passionate, motivated and unashamedly enthusiastic bunch at PEXA – we love what we do and we’re proud to admit it! Creating brilliant experiences for our members and their clients wouldn’t be possible without ensuring we deliver an exceptional employee experience.

Here’s a snapshot of what your life at PEXA could look like:

Your wellbeing: Enjoy four Wellness Days across the year to rest and recharge, plus 24/7 personal safety, medical and mental health support through Sonder. You’ll also receive an £800 Health Flex Pot to spend on health options, alongside access to a digital GP, mental health and nutrition consultations, and support with eye tests and glasses. Your growth: Grow your skills and shape your career through PEXA Academy and LinkedIn Learning. You’ll also have up to five days’ paid study leave each year for relevant courses. Your rewards: Our reward and recognition benefits include performance-based incentives, the PEXA OwnIt Equity Plan for eligible employees, PEXA Impact Awards and a £500 employee referral bonus. You’ll also have access to discounts through Perkbox and Get Active. Your family: Eligible permanent employees with at least 12 months’ continuous service can receive up to 20 weeks’ paid maternity or adoption leave and up to four weeks’ paid paternity leave, in addition to statutory entitlements. You’ll also have access to support for family and life events, including family grief counselling, discounted legal services and UK-registered veterinary advice. Your work/life blend: We know that work is just one aspect of your life – we want to help you create your ideal work/life blend, rather than squeezing in life around work. Our hybrid approach combines regular in-office connection with working from home. You may also be able to work remotely from an approved country for up to two weeks every six months and purchase up to four additional weeks of annual leave each year. Your opportunity to give back: Use your paid Volunteer Day to support a cause that matters to you and enjoy events throughout the year that bring PEXArians together to connect and celebrate. Sounds like you? We at PEXA are ready so if this role sounds like you apply today.

To be conducted as part of post offer employment checks: The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at [Cifas].

GDPR Compliance Digital Completion UK Limited (trading name “PEXA”), Optima Legal Services Limited (trading name "Optima Legal") and Smoove Limited (a holding company which comprises of the following wholly owned trading Subsidiary companies: United Legal Services Limited, Legal-Eye Limited, and Amity Law Limited) are all owned directly by DigCom UK Holdings Limited, which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of PEXA Group Limited in Australia (ACN 140 677 792; ASX: PXA) (referred to collectively as “PEXA Group”).

When we process your applicant personal data for recruitment purposes, we do so as a controller. If as part of the recruitment process, we share your personal data with another company within the PEXA Group, that company may process your personal data as either an independent controller or, in certain circumstances, a joint controller. By applying for this role, you consent to us processing your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation ("UK GDPR") and the Data Protection Act 2018, and further information can be found in our privacy notice https://pexa.co.uk/applicant-policy/.

## #PEXAUK

## About PEXA Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PEXA Group operates Australia’s leading digital property exchange platform, enabling secure electronic lodgment and settlement of property transactions, and is expanding its digital remortgage solutions into the UK.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ASX: PXA, member of the ASX 200)
- **Headquarters**: Docklands, Victoria, Australia (with offices in Sydney and Leeds, UK)
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed as individual founders (company was originally established as Property Exchange Australia Ltd)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Property technology (PropTech), Financial technology (FinTech), Real estate settlement services
- **Target customers**: B2B – lawyers, conveyancers, financial institutions (over 160 in Australia), state and local governments (345+ agencies), property developers (70+), and consumers indirectly via their professionals
- **Mission or purpose**: “Connecting people to place” – simplifying, accelerating, and reducing the cost of property transactions for everyone involved

## Products & Services
- **PEXA Exchange (Australia)**: A cloud-based Electronic Lodgement Network (ELN) that facilitates the lodgment and settlement of property transactions with integrated title registration. It connects six land registries, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and five revenue offices.
- **PEXA Digital Solutions (Australia)**: Property analytics and insights tools (including acquired capabilities from .id, Land Insight, Value Australia) used by financial institutions, governments, and property professionals.
- **PEXA International (UK)**: A modular platform for digital remortgaging, integrated with the Bank of England and HM Land Registry. Includes Optima Legal (high-volume remortgage legal processing) and Smoove (e-Conveyancer panel management).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: As an ASX 200 company, market cap fluctuates; not explicitly stated in search results. (Check ASX for current figure.)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue $340.1M (FY24); total property value transacted since inception: $4.1 trillion; 89% share of Australian property transactions.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: ASX-listed public company; partners include major Australian banks, state revenue offices, land registries, and the Reserve Bank of Australia. In the UK, partners include seven of the top eight lenders.
- **Growth Signals**: 15,600 UK sale & purchase transactions in FY24; productivity enhancement program delivering $16M cash run-rate savings; 2,700+ unique learning experiences delivered through PEXA Academy; net zero scope 1 & 2 target for 2025.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Licensed monopoly**: PEXA is the licensed operator of Australia’s largest Electronic Lodgment Network, giving it an entrenched position with 89% market share.
- **Critical national infrastructure**: Its platform is designated as critical national infrastructure, integrated with government agencies and central banks, creating high switching costs.
- **Data network effects**: Over a decade of transaction data enables powerful property insights and analytics that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- **First-mover in UK digitisation**: Bringing proven Australian model to the UK remortgage and purchase market, with direct connections to the Bank of England and HM Land Registry.

## Strategic Focus
- **UK expansion**: Deepening presence in the UK through organic growth and acquisitions (Optima Legal, Smoove), targeting both remortgage and sale/purchase markets.
- **Technology modernisation**: Deploying Snowflake for data services, trialling AI toolkits, and evolving “ways of working” to improve delivery speed.
- **Productivity & efficiency**: Ongoing Productivity Enhancement Program to drive cost savings while maintaining service quality.
- **ESG leadership**: Committed to net zero scope 1 & 2 by 2025, signatory to UN Global Compact, and community partnerships (Homes for Homes, Housing All Australians, Simon on the Streets).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Flex First” hybrid model – 94% of Australian employees feel productive and connected under this arrangement. Overall engagement score of 63% with a strong sense of purpose (employees understand how their work contributes to PEXA’s mission).
- **Learning & development**: PEXA Academy, in partnership with Victoria University, delivered 4,700+ training hours and 2,700 unique learning experiences in FY24, plus access to 18,000 LinkedIn Learning courses.
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Active programs to support underrepresented groups; employee initiatives and market-leading benefits aimed at championing inclusion.
- **Perks**: Hybrid work, career growth in a fast-growing ASX 200 company, opportunity to work on critical national infrastructure and cutting-edge digital property solutions.
- **Locations**: Melbourne (HQ), Sydney, and Leeds (UK) – with opportunities across technology, operations, corporate development, legal, finance, and people & culture.

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn – PEXA](https://linkedin.com/company/pexa)
2. [PEXA Group Annual Report FY24](https://www.pexa-group.com/staticly-media/2024/08/PEXA-FY24-Annual-Report-Final-sm-1724193447.pdf)
3. [PEXA Company Website](https://www.pexa.com.au/company/)
4. [Built In – PEXA Group Careers](https://builtin.com/company/pexa-group-limited)
5. [PEXA Careers Page (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/pexa)

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