Systems R&D Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Cape Town, South Africa, seeks an IT-focused project engineer to collaborate with multiple engineering teams and drive scalable deployments. You will implement Django-based services, manage Linux environments, and ensure robust app performance with CI/CD workflows.

The ideal candidate has hands-on Python, SQL databases, and container/web server experience, plus strong communication and cross-cultural collaboration skills to thrive in a diverse, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant IT diploma/degree or vendor certs.
• Strong Linux (Ubuntu) and Python with Django experience.
• Experience deploying Django/web frameworks and relational DBs (MySQL/PostgreSQL).
• Familiar with deployment tools (Chef/Ansible) and web servers (Nginx/Gunicorn/Supervisor).
• Knowledge of authentication across systems and scalable app design.
• Queues (RabbitMQ) and monitoring tools (Netdata/Zabbix/Iris).
• Source control experience (GitHub/Bitbucket) and cross-team collaboration.
• Excellent communication and ability to own initiatives under pressure.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Ownership of projects

Work under pressure

Multi-cultural collaboration

Stakeholder management

Team engagement

Education

Relevant diploma or degree in IT or vendor related certifications

Tools

Ubuntu

Python

Django

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Nginx

Gunicorn

Supervisor

Chef

Ansible

Radius (AAA)

GitHub

Bitbucket

RabbitMQ

Netdata

Zabbix

Iris

Job description

• Relevant diploma or degree in IT or vendor related certifications
• Ubuntu or similar Linux operating systems
• Experience with Python or similar languages
• Experiencing with deploying Django or web frameworks
• Experience with MySQL or Postgres
• An understanding of deployment tools such as Chef and/or Ansible is advantageous,
• An understanding of applications such as Nginx, Gunicorn, Supervisor is also advantageous,
• Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments,
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application,
• Use of queuing technologies such as RabbitMQ
• Experience and knowledge of Radius (AAA)
• Proficiency with source-control tools (GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Familiar with monitoring systems/tools e.g. Netdata/Zabbix/Iris
• Experience in engaging with different engineering teams
• Experience in working with multi-cultured employees
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to take ownership of projects and initiatives with minimal supervision
• Ability to work under pressure and is stress tolerant