Job Description

Mulesoft Specialist Platform Engineer - Johannesburg - R500 PH
We are at the forefront of digital transformation in Africa. We deliver future-ready technology and consulting solutions that help governments, businesses, and organizations navigate complexity and scale with confidence. Our mission: enable innovation that is built in Africa, for Africa.
We are looking for an experienced MuleSoft Specialist / Platform Engineer to join our high-performance team. In this role, you will design, implement, and manage enterprise-grade API integrations and middleware solutions using MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform. You'll be instrumental in building scalable, secure, and high-availability integration environments that support mission-critical systems across diverse sectors.
Requirements:

• +3 years Mulesoft experience (admin, operational and development)
• +3 years coding / scripting languages experience e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash scripting, GoLang
• +3 years' experience in Kubernetes architecture, Networking, Security, Deployment, and Management
• +3 years messaging protocols and API technologies experience like SOAP and REST
• +3 years Infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling experience (like Jenkins, GITOPS, AWS CI/CD tools e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, CodeBuilder, CodeDeploy)
• +3 years analytics tools and Big Data Platforms experience like Elastic Search, Kafka (Hadoop)
• +3 years Web Security protocols experience like OAuth, JWT, OIDC
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS)
• AWS Associate level certifications
• Mulesoft Associate / Specialist level certifications

Responsibilities:

• Leverage platform engineering expertise and a working knowledge of specific platforms (Kubernetes, AWS services) for operational management of Mulesoft Integration platform and its constituent parts to positively contribute to platform feature and service designs
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Python, Terraform, Javascript
• Use and configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via Elastic Search stack, Kafka
• Leverage platform (service design and code) and engineering technical expertise to proactively identify risks and prevent defects

Reference Number for this position is GZ60487 which is a contract position based in Johannesburg offering a contract rate of R500 per our negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on or call him on to discuss this and other opportunities.
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