AWS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) â Cape Town

ClarkHouse; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Cape Town is looking for an AWS Site Reliability Engineer to design and operate secure, high-performance environments. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience with AWS services and strong skills in Infrastructure as Code. This role involves building CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with engineers to ensure reliability and efficiency. Full-time onsite work required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services like ECS, EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3.
• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
• Experience building automated pipelines and observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of infrastructure, monitoring, and automation.
• Build Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Work closely with engineers and security teams to embed reliability.

Skills

AWS services

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK)

Automated pipelines

Observability tools

Problem-solving mindset

Job description

SUMMARY

Build resilient systems. Automate. Scale with confidence.

We’re looking for an AWS Site Reliability Engineer who thrives at the intersection of cloud, code, and automation. You’ll design, build, and operate secure, high-performance AWS environments, ensuring our platforms stay fast, reliable, and cost-efficient, even under pressure.

POSITION INFO

You’ll take ownership of infrastructure, monitoring, and automation, building Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) pipelines that make deploying software seamless and reliable. You’ll work closely with engineers and security teams to embed reliability into every service and drive innovation at speed.

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years of hands‑on experience with AWS services (ECS / EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, etc.)
• Strong skills in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK)
• Experience building automated pipelines and observability tools
• Problem‑solving mindset with a passion for uptime, scalability, and efficiency
• Based in the Southern Suburbs and able to work full‑time in the office

If you love automation, uptime, and pushing the limits of cloud reliability, this is your chance to make a real impact in a cutting‑edge tech environment.

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