Senior Platform Engineer (PTA)

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Pretoria, City of Tshwane, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Senior level
Agency • Information Technology • Professional Services
The Role
Design, build, and operate scalable, production-grade internal developer platforms and self-service capabilities using AWS, Kubernetes, GitOps and IaC. Implement automation, platform APIs, observability, CI/CD, Crossplane/ArgoCD/Backstage integrations, and Kubernetes Operators to enable engineering teams.
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 a Platform Engineering capacity building self-service platforms
  • 2-3+ years as a Software Engineer using Java, JavaScript, Golang or Python
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience with Public Cloud and strong AWS experience
  • 6+ years experience with containerisation and container platforms
  • Strong experience with Kubernetes and GitOps practices (ArgoCD / Flux) and Helm/Kustomize
  • Hands-on experience with Crossplane, ArgoCD and Backstage (non negotiable)
  • Proven experience building Kubernetes Operators (non-negotiable)
  • Experience implementing monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, X-Ray
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code tooling and practices (Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, Crossplane)
  • Experience building platform APIs, automation, system-level tooling and internal developer platforms
  • AWS cloud architecture knowledge and familiarity with the Well-Architected Framework
  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) certification
  • Proven experience delivering complex, production-grade platforms for self-service consumption
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Year Founded: 2013

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