Hybrid Cloud SRE Platform Engineer | AI-Driven Ops

Syspro

Sandton

Hybrid

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

25 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 annual leave days

30 days sick leave over 3-year cycle

Hybrid working environment

Pension 10%

Medical aid

Life insurance

Income continuation protection

Funeral Benefit

Provident Fund Admin Fee

Global Education Protection

Bonus/commission programmes

Maternity: 6 months at half pay

Paternity: 2 weeks full pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Barista Coffee Daily

Gym Facilities

Free Daily Lunch

Free Fruit on a Tuesday & Thursday

Free Refreshments & Snacks Daily

Job summary

Syspro is seeking an SRE Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain a reliable cloud platform infrastructure. You will apply SRE principles, automate workflows, and partner with development teams to embed reliability into software delivery.

You will work with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and AI-assisted observability tools to ensure scalable, resilient systems and proactive incident response. Hybrid work and strong benefits support a long-term career.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent NQF Level 7.
4–6 years in platform engineering/DevOps/SRE with hands-on Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud infra management.
Experience owning and resolving production incidents independently.

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable, reliable platform infrastructure using SRE principles (SLOs, error budgets, reliability targets).
Automate operational workflows with IaC tooling and CI/CD pipelines.
Monitor platform health with observability tools and perform root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
Maintain and improve Kubernetes-based environments for availability and security.