Junior DevOps Engineer

About CORTO

We are CORTO, a cutting-edge software company dedicated to revolutionising the legal industry. Our mission is to empower legal practitioners with AI-driven solutions that streamline their workflow, boost productivity, and provide more efficient client service.

Our team of AI experts and engineers collaborate to develop intelligent software tailored to the unique needs of lawyers, paralegals, and legal assistants.

Our innovative AI solutions automate routine tasks, simplify document management, and enhance decision-making, allowing legal professionals to focus on what they do best—providing expert legal counsel.

We’re rapidly scaling from 80 to 150+ employees, with a highly technical workforce where around 90% of the team are developers and engineers. Working alongside our Sydney-based team of passionate high achievers, you’ll join a fast-growing technology business where things rarely stay the same for long - and if you’re smart, caring, and ambitious, you’ll be in great company. 

Meet the DevOps team  

Our DevOps team is at the forefront of our operations, working collaboratively to support all our products.  

We are responsible for developing robust & scalable infrastructure across multiple AWS regions and are responsible for supporting multiple development & QE Teams. We strive to adhere to best practices as closely as possible.  
 
You will be joining an established, talented, and friendly team with a dedication to supporting each other to achieve great results.  

What you’ll do

We’re looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our team, with a focus on Databases operations and support (50-70%). You’ll also get the opportunity to work across new initiatives as well as enhancing and optimising existing systems.  

To make this happen you will

Database Operations & Support (Primary Focus) 

• Day-to-day RDS tasks, management and performance monitoring 

• Working closely with the team on database and data services projects 

• Persistent stores: Aurora PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB 

• In-memory/caching stores: MemoryDB, Valkey 

AWS Infrastructure 

• Build & Deploying AWS resources using CloudFormation templates & CI/CD pipelines. 

• Including but not limited to:
• ECS, EC2, S3, CodePipeline, and Networking (VPC, Security Groups) 

Monitoring and Alerting 

• Utilising Monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure system health and rapid issue resolution. 

  Documentation 

• Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation of AWS infrastructure, procedures, and best practices. 

  Collaboration 

• Work closely with the team, developers, quality engineers to support a culture of DevOps collaboration and knowledge sharing. 

• Troubleshooting application issues 

• Working with third parties tools: 

• Atlassian Product Suite (JIRA, Bitbucket OpsGenie) 
• Datadog 
• CrowdStrike Security 
• Snyk Code Scanning 

What you’ll bring

• Experience in a technical role: DevOps, Database Administrator (DBA), database support, Platform/Infrastructure Engineer, Support Engineer or IT operations 

• Database management experience is a big plus  

• Foundational knowledge of Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP) 

• Basic proficiency in a scripting language (Python, Powershell) 

• Strong communication and troubleshooting skills 

• Knowledge in using distributed source and version control tools 

• AWS Cloud Certification desirable 

You are the type of person who

• Enjoys working closely with the team, as well as developers & quality engineers to support a culture of DevOps collaboration and knowledge sharing 

• Brings a great attitude, readiness to pick up a task, no matter how big or small 

• A desire to continuously learn about new technologies 

CORTO is an inclusive, people-first company committed to breaking down institutional barriers that keep people from reaching their potential. If you meet some, but not all the requirements above, we encourage you to still submit your application.

Why join CORTO?

• Your work matters. We solve real world problems that improve and support local, everyday law firms. So they can do their best work for the people in the communities they serve.
• Make an impact. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to be heard, to work on big & complex projects – and to make a real difference.
• Work with a group of authentic, passionate people who love what they do.
• Well-funded and global. CORTO is part of ATI Global – one of the largest international LegalTech companies.
• Flexible and hybrid working. We engage, share, and collaborate on ideas and workflows.
• Career and learning opportunities - we move fast and need smart people to get us where we're going. We are a scaling business and looking for people who want to grow with us.
• Have fun with us. Celebrations. Socials. Sports teams. Access to sailing and yacht events.
• We value your well-being with additional time off, gym membership and other perks.
• Fast-paced tech environment, if we don't disrupt ourselves someone else will do it!
• Access to LEAP Home - a program unique to the ATI Group to support you in buying your primary residence.