Platform Engineer

WatersEdge Solutions; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Full autonomy to design processes

Clear growth path into leadership

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Platform Engineer in Johannesburg. This role offers the chance to own and optimize cloud infrastructure while working in a hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in managing cloud services like Heroku and AWS. You will play a crucial role in enhancing platform reliability, security operations, and contribute to a dynamic team culture that supports professional growth and a balance between work and life.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and solid Git fundamentals.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability, performance, and monitoring across all production applications.
• Manage and optimise Heroku pipelines and production infrastructure.
• Lead disaster recovery planning and security practices.

Skills

3+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure

Strong CI/CD knowledge

Experience with monitoring and logging

Working knowledge of IAM and encryption protocols

Ability to document and collaborate effectively

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Heroku

DigitalOcean

GitHub Actions

Job description

Location: Hybrid (Johannesburg / Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Industry: SaaS | Financial Services | IT Infrastructure

WatersEdge Solutions is hiring on behalf of a rapidly growing technology company that’s redefining how organisations manage their share incentive schemes. As their first Platform Engineer, you’ll take ownership of a robust, multi-cloud environment and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of their infrastructure, reliability, and security operations.

About the Role

This is a hands-on opportunity to build and optimise platform reliability from the ground up. You’ll work closely with a small, high-performing engineering team, owning everything from uptime and scalability to disaster recovery and DevOps automation. This is the perfect role for someone ready to take charge, drive improvements, and grow into a leadership position as the platform scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability, performance, and monitoring across all production applications
• Manage and optimise Heroku pipelines, CI/CD flows, and production infrastructure
• Oversee cloud operations across AWS, DigitalOcean, and Heroku environments
• Run Celery workers and queues, enforce task health, and track service-level objectives
• Lead disaster recovery planning, penetration testing, and post-mortem processes
• Standardise and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, scripting, and automation
• Own security practices: encryption, IAM policies, MFA/SSO, and access reviews
• Build internal tools and dashboards to streamline developer workflows
• Centralise logging and observability with tools like Sentry, Papertrail, Prometheus, and APM
• Evaluate and manage third-party vendors and SaaS integrations

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of experience managing cloud infrastructure (Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.)
• Strong CI/CD knowledge (GitHub Actions, Heroku CI) and solid Git fundamentals
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and incident response frameworks
• Working knowledge of IAM, MFA/SSO, encryption protocols, and secure configuration
• Proven ability to document, collaborate, and work effectively within small engineering teams

Nice to Have

• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with Django or Flask
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Docker
• Understanding of Celery, Redis, or asynchronous workloads
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 or GDPR
• Familiarity with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic)
• Certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or CKS

What’s On Offer

• A rare opportunity to define and own platform engineering from day one
• Full autonomy to design tooling, systems, and processes
• A clear growth path into platform/SRE/security leadership
• Diverse technical exposure: Heroku, AWS, DigitalOcean, Cloudflare, S3, and more
• Collaboration with a sharp, experienced team that values reliability and security
• Hands-on experience with SOC 2 compliance and enterprise security standards
• A competitive compensation package with room to grow
• A mission-driven company making financial equity accessible to global employees

Company Culture

The team you’ll join is smart, agile, and deeply collaborative. You’ll be surrounded by specialists—engineers, mathematicians, accountants—who bring diverse expertise to solve complex problems. Despite being part of a global group, the work environment is close-knit, dynamic, and built for growth. This is a place for passionate technologists who value impact, autonomy, and a strong work-life balance.

If you have not been contacted within 10 working days, please consider your applications unsuccessful.