Job Description

About us:
Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager with R3,08 trillion of assets under management.

Established in South Africa in 1991, as Investec Asset Management, the firm started offering domestic investments in an emerging market. In 2020, almost three decades of organic growth later, the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One.


Our distinctive capabilities sit within differentiated fixed income and credit as well as specialist equities, and we have a unique perspective and approach to investment opportunities presented by emerging markets and the energy transition.


*as at 31 December 2024


Ninety One is an equal opportunities employer. Our imperative is to attract and retain the best talent by providing a corporate environment where people from varying backgrounds can develop professionally and build a rewarding career.
About the team:
At Ninety One, our dedicated global Infrastructure team is committed to empowering our organization by delivering and sustaining cutting-edge infrastructure services at the forefront of industry standards. We strive for excellence through the implementation of best-practice architectures and harnessing the latest advancements in technology. Our mission is to ensure seamless operations and drive innovation, enabling Ninety One to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.





As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build and evolve our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for Microsoft Azure, with a focus on Infrastructure?as?Code templates and golden paths that give developers secure, compliant, observable, and cost?efficient paved roads to production.


You will productise platform capabilities (templates, modules, reusable CI/CD, policy guardrails, and developer portal scaffolding) so that delivery teams can self?serve common architectures: App Services, Azure Functions, API backends, event?driven services, etc.
In this role you will:

+ Collaborate closely with the infrastructure team and broader technology teams
+ Work effectively with outsourced vendors and managed services partners
+ Own and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) repositories (bash, python, yaml) in Github
+ Define and maintain opinionated templates and modules
+ Partner with application teams to onboard onto golden paths; collect feedback and run enablement sessions
+ Maintain documentation across Confluence, codebases, and GitHub READMEs
You should consider applying if you have:

+ A relevant qualification in IT or Computer Science
+ 8 years of experience in Cloud engineering or DevOps roles
+ At least 5 years of experience in working with Infrastructure-as-code
+ Minimum 5 years of experience working in Azure public
+ Proficient with Terraform, including module design, remote state management, workspaces, and CI/CD pipelines
+ Experience with GitHub Actions, secure development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, and Git workflows
+ In-depth understanding of Azure core services: networking, compute, identity, and storage
+ Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Bash, or Python, with a strong automation mindset
+ Experience in implementing security controls, governance, and compliance standards in a financial services environment
Some of the attributes we look for in a person are:

+ The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships
+ The ability to 'approach and own' and continuously look for opportunities to develop
+ Recognise that the engine of career growth is driven by the individual
+ A curiosity about technology and its potential to drive innovation#LI-DNI