A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Platform Engineer
Qualifications:
National Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 7 years experience, OR
BTech in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 6 years experience
BENG/MTech in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 4 years experience
MENG in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 3 years experience
PHD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualifications coupled with 1 years experience.
Experience:
2+ years demonstrated technical hands-on experience in infrastructure automation, distributed systems, observability, CI/CD, container orchestration orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes), DevOps/SRE practices and cloud-native technologies.
Experience working in teams or initiatives that intersect with data platforms, storage, networking, and systems engineering domains.
Experience of platform engineering practices, including infrastructure as code, observability stacks, and automated deployment pipelines.
Exposure to DevOps and SRE principles, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and resilience engineering.
Knowledge:
Knowledge of software systems architecture, microservices, service meshes, and distributed system design.
Familiarity with networking and security in cloud or containerized environments,
Understanding of storage systems (object, block, distributed), data lifecycle management, and backup strategies.
Familiarity with agile methodologies and cross-functional team delivery processes.
Exposure to control systems, data acquisition, or scientific computing platforms is advantageous.
Closing Date: 2026-04-24