Platform Engineer

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Platform Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

IT / FINANCE

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and reliable internal developer platforms for engineering teams.
• Develop self-service platform capabilities, APIs, automation and tools that simplify software development and deployment.
• Build reusable platform components and abstractions that enable engineering teams to work more efficiently and independently.
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools and established best practices.
• Manage and optimise container platforms and Kubernetes environments.
• Implement and maintain GitOps workflows for application deployment and infrastructure management.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated builds, testing, deployment and delivery.
• Implement monitoring, logging, metrics and distributed tracing to improve system visibility and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex platform, infrastructure and application issues to ensure system availability and performance.
• Apply cloud architecture best practices and Well-Architected Framework principles to platform design and implementation.
• Collaborate with software engineers and other technical teams to understand requirements and deliver effective platform solutions.
• Evaluate technologies, identify opportunities for automation and continuously improve platform capabilities.
• Promote platform capabilities as a product or service that meets the needs of internal engineering teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, working with programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Golang or Python.
• 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, building self-service platforms and tools for engineering teams.
• 4+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• 4+ years of experience with containerisation technologies and container platforms.
• Strong experience in building and maintaining production-grade platforms, platform APIs, automation tools and internal developer platforms.
• Expert knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CDK, Pulumi or Crossplane.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, container orchestration and cloud-native technologies.
• Experience with Kubernetes GitOps practices and tools such as Argo CD, Flux, Helm or Kustomize.
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, CloudWatch or X-Ray.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, service architectures, cloud-native systems and their design trade-offs.
• Relevant Kubernetes or public cloud certifications, such as CKA, AWS, Azure or GCP certifications, would be advantageous.

Competencies

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Expert technical knowledge of platform engineering, cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Strong software engineering and automation capabilities.
• Ability to design and build scalable, resilient and secure production-grade systems.
• Excellent understanding of DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Ability to evaluate technical options and make informed architectural decisions.
• Strong focus on reliability, performance, security and operational excellence.
• A self-driven approach with the ability to take ownership of complex technical challenges.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills when working with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a willingness to learn, share knowledge and explore new technologies.
• Ability to balance technical complexity with practical, maintainable solutions.

If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review

Desired Skills:

• DevOps Engineering
• Java Programming