Platform Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Stellenbosch seeks a Cloud Infrastructure professional to design and implement enterprise-scale cloud environments. You will work on AWS-based platforms with IaC, CI/CD automation and security best practices.

The role requires 3+ years in infrastructure, software development, DevOps or security, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and deploying highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS platforms with security and networking awareness.
• Experience supporting CI/CD processes and automation.
• Experience with Agile/DevOps environments.
• Experience with microservices cloud architectures.

Skills

Communications Skills

Computer Literacy

Researching skills

Analytical Skills

Presentation Skills

Facilitation Skills

Planning organising

Attention to Detail

Education

Grade 12 National Certificate

IT Engineering degree

Relevant IT qualification

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

ELK

New Relic

GitHub Actions

JSON templates

PowerShell

Python

Job description

• 3+ years experience in Infrastructure, Software Development, DevOps or Security
• 3+ years design and implementation of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure.
• 2+ years in AWS
• 2+ years in AWS, Engineering or Infrastructure
• 2+years previous experience with managing a CI system (Jenkins, Gitlab CI, Automic)
• Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational in Grade 12 National Certificate
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology
• A relevant degree in Information Technology - IT Engineering

Knowledge of:

• Design and deployment of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure.
• Advance knowledge of infrastructure concepts, technologies and patterns. (SDLC, IaC)
• Experience developing and delivering systems on AWS Platforms (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
• Strong design and hands on troubleshooting background on AWS Platform (Azure or GCP will be advantageous).
• Experience in supporting and enhancing build and release processes through automation using a combination of processes and existing tools.
• Experience working in an Agile\DevOps environment
• Experience developing and supporting infrastructure and Cloud capabilities for microservices-based architectures.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with authentication and Authorization technologies and protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML).
• Experience working with scripting and provisioning tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent.
• Understanding of Cloud Security technologies and best practices.
• Understanding of Networking in Cloud environments.
• Understanding of modern software engineering patterns, including those used in highly scalable, distributed, and resilient systems.
• Experience in engineering data pipelines using Big Data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Storm, etc.
• Ability to deliver long-term, repeatable IaC solutions that incorporate directly into an overall CI/CD process.
• Experience with ELK, New Relic or similar on Public Cloud Platforms.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of JSON templates, PowerShell, CLIs, Shell, Python.
• Experience working in a fast paced Agile/Scrum environment (Atlassian Stack).

Skills:

• Communications Skills
• Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
• Researching skills
• Analytical Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Attention to Detail