Senior Platform Engineer (DevOps Cloud Infrastructure) (Contract) GautengHybrid ISB1703219

Midrand - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Back-End Developer to join a highly skilled global engineering team responsible for building secure reusable and scalable infrastructure components used by developers worldwide.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives in complex environments enjoys infrastructure enablement and can confidently collaborate with experienced architects and DevOps professionals.

You will play a key role in designing and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines enabling development teams to deliver compliant and high-quality solutions at scale.

Key Highlights

Senior engineering role within a global DevOps and cloud environment
Strong focus on Infrastructure as Code automation and reusable components
Hybrid and remote working flexibility with 1960 flexible annual hours

Position Details

Contract Duration: 01 March 2026 31 December 2028
Commencement Date: 01 March 2026
Location: Hybrid Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / Home Office rotation
Role Group: DevOps / Software Engineering
Experience Required: 8 years

Product / Team Context

This role forms part of a focused platform engineering team responsible for enabling developers globally with secure compliant and reusable infrastructure components and reference architectures. The team works closely with architects and development teams to reduce duplication standardise best practices and improve delivery efficiency across cloud environments.

Qualifications & Experience

IT Degree and/or relevant technical qualification
8 years experience in back-end development DevOps or similar roles
Strong understanding of Agile SDLC methodologies
Proven experience working in collaborative cross-functional teams
Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills

Essential Skills & Technologies

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform Ansible
Scripting & Automation: Bash Python
Cloud Platforms: AWS and/or Azure
CI/CD Tools: GitHub Actions Jenkins or similar
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure design and automation

Advantageous Skills

Kubernetes (manifests Helm charts)
Go Python or similar programming languages
DevOps principles and practices
Test automation for infrastructure and applications
Monitoring and troubleshooting
Development of reusable workflows and modules
Interest or experience in AI and prompting techniques
Passion for IT architecture and hands-on engineering

Key Responsibilities

Design implement and maintain Terraform-based IaC for AWS and/or Azure
Build reusable modular Terraform modules and define best practices
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
Package and release Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts
Integrate secret management solutions and enforce least-privilege access
Implement automated validation and testing for IaC (e.g. tfsec Checkov Terratest)
Troubleshoot infrastructure provisioning and runtime issues
Produce technical documentation runbooks and onboarding material
Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into reusable solutions
Participate in Agile ceremonies and mentor other engineers
Monitor platform health using metrics logging and alerting tools

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South African citizens/residents preferred
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Our client is seeking a Senior Back-End Developer to join a highly skilled global engineering team responsible for building secure reusable and scalable infrastructure components used by developers worldwide. This role is ideal for a senior engineer who thrives in complex environments enjoys infras...