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.

- Experience with ELK, New Relic or similar on Public Cloud Platforms.

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

- Knowledge of JSON templates, PowerShell, CLIs, Shell, Python.

- Experience working in a fast paced Agile/Scrum environment (Atlassian Stack).

Skills:

- Communications Skills

- Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)

- Researching skills

- Analytical Skills

- Problem solving skills

- Presentation Skills

- Facilitation Skills

- Planning, organising and coordination skills

- Attention to Detail

- Project Management Skills (Methodolgy Specific)

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