Senior Platform Engineer (CPT) (Crossplane & Backstage)

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Cape Town, Western Cape, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Build and operate scalable, secure, highly available internal developer platforms on AWS. Develop platform APIs, self-service capabilities, automation, Kubernetes operators, and infrastructure abstractions using Crossplane, Backstage, Terraform, and related tools. Implement GitOps workflows, CI/CD, monitoring, observability, and cloud-native architectures for engineering teams. The role requires deep hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, container platforms, production-grade platforms, and software engineering.
Summary Generated by Built In
A senior-level Platform Engineering opportunity for an experienced engineer with a strong track record of building scalable, production-grade platforms and self-service capabilities for engineering teams. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across AWS, Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, automation and internal developer platforms, with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable and cloud native solutions.

Expert Knowledge 
  • AWS cloud architecture and services, with strong understanding of AWS best practices and the Well-Architected Framework.
  • Building platform APIs, automation, system-level tooling and/or internal developer platforms.
  • Infrastructure as Code tooling and practices, including Terraform, CDK, Pulumi and Crossplane.
  • Container orchestration principles and Kubernetes; CKA certification preferable.
  • Cloud-native systems, distributed systems and service architectures, including associated design trade-offs.
  • Building and operating scalable, secure and highly available platforms within AWS environments.


Requirements
Requirements 
  • 5+ years of experience in a Platform Engineering capacity – building self-service platforms and abstractions used by other engineering teams.
  • 2 - 3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer using languages such as Java, JavaScript, Golang or Python.
  • 6+ years of experience working with Public Cloud, with strong hands-on AWS experience.
  • 6+ years of experience with containerisation and container platforms.
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes GitOps practices using ArgoCD / Flux and Helm/Kustomize.
  • Strong experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki and X-Ray.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD.
  • Proven experience building complex, production-grade platforms and making these available for self-service consumption by engineering teams.
  • Hands-on experience with Crossplane, ArgoCD and Backstage is non negotiable. 
  • Proven experience building Kubernetes Operators is non-negotiable.


Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, building self-service platforms and abstractions for engineering teams
  • 2–3+ years of experience as a Software Engineer using Java, JavaScript, Golang, or Python
  • 6+ years of experience working with public cloud, including strong hands-on AWS experience
  • 6+ years of experience with containerization and container platforms
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes GitOps practices using ArgoCD or Flux and Helm or Kustomize
  • Strong experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, or X-Ray
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD
  • Proven experience building complex, production-grade platforms and making them available for self-service consumption
  • Hands-on experience with Crossplane, ArgoCD, and Backstage
  • Proven experience building Kubernetes Operators
  • CKA certification
  • Expert knowledge of AWS architecture, services, best practices, and the Well-Architected Framework
  • Experience building platform APIs, automation, system-level tooling, or internal developer platforms
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling including Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, and Crossplane
  • Understanding of cloud-native systems, distributed systems, service architectures, and design trade-offs
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