Job Description

SRE III (Platform Engineering - CDP)

Salary budget:

Up to Rands 50,000/month

Working location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Working mode:

Hybrid

Company background:

A leading technology-driven organization specializing in scalable cloud and platform engineering solutions, committed to innovation, automation, and high system reliability.

Employment type:

5 years Contract renewable basis

Role Summary

Are you passionate about building resilient, automated, and scalable systems in the cloud?
Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where reliability and performance are key to success?

We're looking for a

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE III)

to join our

Platform Engineering team

supporting the

CDP environment

. In this role, you will design, maintain, and improve critical infrastructure that powers our applications. You will work closely with developers and operations teams to build systems that are automated, observable, and secure.

You'll have the opportunity to shape our CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices, and monitoring frameworks--ensuring that our systems are performant, compliant, and aligned with best DevOps standards.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and improve system reliability, uptime, and performance across production and non-production environments. Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and related automation tools. Implement and manage AWS-based infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. Develop scalable Kubernetes clusters and ensure containerized workloads meet performance and security standards. Proactively monitor and respond to incidents using tools such as DataDog, driving root cause analysis and long-term stability improvements. Enhance automation and observability to reduce manual intervention and mean time to recovery (MTTR). Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations teams to ensure seamless deployment and reliability. Ensure compliance with security and operational standards across environments.

Requirements

Experience:

Minimum 6+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or related roles.

Primary Skills:

AWS Cloud Infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform) GitHub and CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance Automation and scripting for infrastructure reliability

Secondary Skills:

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) Kubernetes and container orchestration Monitoring and alerting tools (DataDog preferred) Security compliance and environment hardening

Nice-to-have:

Experience with cost optimization and performance tuning on AWS Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed systems Exposure to DevSecOps or modern SRE frameworks

What We Offer

A full-time permanent position in a technology-driven environment. Opportunities to lead reliability initiatives and influence infrastructure strategy. Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and automation frameworks. A collaborative, multicultural engineering culture focused on growth and innovation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: R30000,00 - R50000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

Total years of work experience for each: GitHub and CI/CD pipeline design and maintenance? Total years of work experience for each: Automation and scripting for infrastructure reliability? Total years of work experience for each: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)? Total years of work experience for each: Kubernetes and container orchestration? Total years of work experience for each: Monitoring and alerting tools (DataDog preferred)? Total years of work experience for each: Security compliance and environment hardening? What is your last drawn gross salary & expected gross salary per month in Rands? Total years of work experience for each: AWS Cloud Infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation/Terraform)? Do you need Company to provide you a work pass to work in South Africa?
Work Location: In person