OM Bank - Platform Engineer
Core
Build high performing, scalable enterprise grade platforms enabling business agility and rapid deployment for Old Mutual's diverse African business environment.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (Cloud & Kubernetes)
Builds
Scalable cloud platforms, platform components as a service, and deployment systems.
Domain
Financial Services / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes cluster design and maintenance, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation), AWS cloud architecture, Microservices and RESTful APIs, Observability (Datadog), GitOps, Go/Python programming, Event streaming (Kafka), Queuing systems (AWS SQS), Helm Charts, HPA configuration.
Preferred skills
Mobile application support, Cost optimization strategies, Agile practices implementation, Cross-functional team leadership.
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, Datadog, AWS, Kafka, SQS, Helm, Go, Python, Git.
Responsibilities
Take full accountability for end-to-end platform performance across development, test, and production; Lead the resolution of platform service issues with minimal disruption; Design and own the platform deployment system and associated tools; Drive effective implementation of service improvement and innovation plans; Analyze operational cost data to identify savings and efficiencies; Build and contribute to a high-performance team environment by coaching and mentoring engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities