Platform Engineer

Qualifications and experience: 3+ years experience in Infrastructure, Software Development, DevOps or Security 3+ years design and implementation of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure. 2+ years in AWS 2+ years in AWS, Engineering or Infrastructure 2+years previous experience with managing a CI system (Jenkins, Gitlab CI, Automic) Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational in Grade 12 National Certificate A relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology A relevant degree in Information Technology - IT Engineering Knowledge of: Design and deployment of highly available, enterprise-scale Cloud infrastructure. Advance knowledge of infrastructure concepts, technologies and patterns. (SDLC, IaC) Experience developing and delivering systems on AWS Platforms (Azure or GCP will be advantageous). Strong design and hands on troubleshooting background on AWS Platform (Azure or GCP will be advantageous). Experience in supporting and enhancing build and release processes through automation using a combination of processes and existing tools. Experience working in an Agile\DevOps environment Experience developing and supporting infrastructure and Cloud capabilities for microservices-based architectures. Experience working with CI/CD tools. Experience with authentication and Authorization technologies and protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, AD, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML). Experience working with scripting and provisioning tools like Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent. Understanding of Cloud Security technologies and best practices. Understanding of Networking in Cloud environments. Understanding of modern software engineering patterns, including those used in highly scalable, distributed, and resilient systems. Experience in engineering data pipelines using Big Data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Storm, etc. Ability to deliver long-term, repeatable IaC solutions that incorporate directly into an overall CI/CD process. Experienc