AWS Platform Engineer (Sagemaker Unified Studio)

DVT is one of the top software development companies on the continent. Our software engineers are consulting on cutting edge applications at top companies in South Africa, as well as consulting globally. You will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most established developers in the country and globally with the latest technologies.

DVT is committed to continuously training our staff and we are very proud of our culture of learning, internal speaking and training at a variety of sponsored technical events across the AWS ecosystem.

We are looking for a AWS Platform Engineer to join our cloud team.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the smooth integration and deployment of applications, improve efficiency through automation, and implement best practices for continuous integration and delivery.

This is a client-facing consulting role where you will engage directly with enterprise clients across financial services, telecommunications, government, and other sectors. You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior engineers, and drive the adoption of best practices.

The ideal candidate is a problem solver with a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and a passion for driving innovation in cloud infrastructure.

Requirements

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up Sage Maker Unified Studio (SMUS).

• Collaborate with the networking team and advise on VPCs, Subnets, Security Groups etc.

• Automate domain creation and project creation within SMUS, MyAccess and EntraID.

• Integrate with EntraID, and AWS Identity Centre.

• Base CF template that allows Bedrock and AgentCore integration at the very least.

• Integration to the Data Platform from a Silver and Gold layer perspective.

• CI/CD pipelines where appropriate.

• Everything backed by CloudFormation.

Required Experience and Skills

• Strong AWS Experience:

  • Strong Python

  • Strong CDK Experience

  • Experience setting up a platform from an Enterprise perspective.

    • Experience with SageMaker Studio set up, etc. will be beneficial.

  • Strong experience in Enterprise builds.

  • Strong experience in creating well-governed platform builds.

• Being able to balance platform deliverables whilst maintaining governance and engineering rigour.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12) certificate

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

• At least one relevant professional certification (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, or equivalent)

• South African work authorisation or valid work permit

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