Senior Platform Engineer (PTA) (Crossplane & Backstage)
- Location
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Contract
- Permanent
- Closing date
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In brief
Overview This is a senior-level Platform Engineering opportunity with Sabenza IT & Recruitment, based in Pretoria (PTA). The role is for an experienced engineer with a strong track record of building scalable, production-grade platforms and self-service capabilities for engineering teams. The position requires deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and internal developer platforms, with a strong focus on building reliable, scalable, and cloud-native solutions, specifically with Crossplane and Backstage. What you will do This role involves building scalable, production-grade platforms and self-service capabilities for engineering teams. You will be responsible for applying deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and internal developer platforms to build reliable, scalable, and cloud-native solutions. Responsibilities include working with AWS cloud architecture and services, understanding AWS best practices and the Well-Architected Framework. You will also be involved in building platform APIs, automation, system-level tooling, and internal developer platforms. The role requires the application of Infrastructure as Code tooling and practices, such as Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, and Crossplane, along with container orchestration principles and Kubernetes. Furthermore, you will be designing cloud-native systems, distributed systems, and service architectures, and building and operating scalable, secure, and highly available platforms within AWS environments. Requirements (from the original advert) * 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. Who should apply The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with a strong track record of building scalable, production-grade platforms and self-service capabilities for engineering teams. They should possess 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. Ideal candidates will have expert knowledge of AWS cloud architecture and services, including AWS best practices and the Well-Architected Framework. Experience building platform APIs, automation, system-level tooling, and/or internal developer platforms is expected. Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tooling and practices (Terraform, CDK, Pulumi, Crossplane) is desired, along with understanding container orchestration principles and Kubernetes (CKA certification preferable). The candidate should also be familiar with cloud-native systems, distributed systems, and service architectures, including associated design trade-offs, and experienced in building and operating scalable, secure, and highly available platforms within AWS environments. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.jobmail.co.za/jobs/it-computer/other-it-computer/pretoria/senior-platform-engineer-pta-crossplane-backstage-id-7603920 Source: jobmail
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At a glance
- At least 3 years of experience.
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Git
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