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Specialist: Infrastructure Platform Engineering

Bellville, South AfricaFull-time2026-11-10 → 2026-11-12

Core

Design, operate, and continuously improve secure, resilient, and automated Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms for containerized and virtualized workloads through infrastructure automation and Zero Touch Operations practices.

Role type

Senior IC infrastructure platform engineer (Kubernetes/OpenShift)

Builds

Production and non-production Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms supporting containerized and virtualized workloads

Domain

Cloud infrastructure / Container orchestration

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

Kubernetes architecture and lifecycle management, OpenShift administration, infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform, GitOps), platform security and compliance, observability and reliability engineering, Linux administration, CI/CD practices

Preferred skills

Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), AI-enabled operational improvements

Technologies

Kubernetes, OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, GitOps

Responsibilities

Deploy, operate, scale, upgrade, and maintain Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms; Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and orchestration workflows; Implement and maintain platform security controls, RBAC, and vulnerability management; Maintain monitoring, alerting, logging, and backup/recovery capabilities; Work with teams to improve platform services and enable self-service consumption patterns

Seniority

Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC