Senior Platform Engineer, Gauteng

University of Fort Hare; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for a permanent role in Sandton, Gauteng. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience and strong skills in RHCSA, RHCE, Ansible, Azure Cloud, and Terraform. Understanding of Banking change control processes and automation-first approach is crucial. Please send your CV to the provided email for application.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience required.
• Must demonstrate an automation-first approach to systems management.
• Ability to guide and lead junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Guide and lead junior team members.
• Ensure service excellence with SLA adherence.
• Participate in daily standups.

Skills

RHCSA

RHCE

Ansible

Azure Cloud

Terraform

Linux (RHEL)

Critical Thinking

Root Cause Analysis

OS Hardening

AWS Cloud

Kubernetes

Good Communication

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for a permanent role based in Sandton, Gauteng.

Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

• Skills: RHCSA, RHCE, Ansible, Azure Cloud, Terraform, Linux (RHEL)
• At least 5-8 years of experience
• Satellite (patching)
• Critical Thinking and Thought Leadership (Improving ways of working)
• Root Cause Analysis
• Understand Banking change control processes
• OS Hardening
• Infrastructure as code (Automation) – Ansible and Terraform – Chef skills a bonus but not a must
• Must demonstrate an automation first approach to systems management and deployment
• AWS Cloud experience
• Documentation and system design fundamentals
• Kubernetes (nice to have) – CKA, OpenShoft admin
• Good Communication skills (written and spoken)
• Be able to guide and lead junior team members
• Daily Standups
• Team player & knowledge sharer
• Service excellence – SLA adherence with internal application, DB and security teams

Salary: Market related

To apply email detailed CV and all supporting documentation through to [e-mail]


If you have not received a response within 7 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful