Senior Platform Engineer

Senior Platform Engineer, Gauteng
Recruiter:
Sheldon Recruitment and Selection
Job Ref:
EL /Nomph
Date posted:
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
SUMMARY:
Our client, a dynamic and fast growing IT Solutions company, is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for a permanent role based in Braynston, Johannesburg.
POSITION INFO:
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:
Skills: RHCSA, RHCE, Ansible, Azure Cloud, Terraform, Linux (RHEL)
At least 5-8 years of experience
Satellite (patching)
Critical Thinking and Thought Leadership (Improving ways of working)
Root Cause Analysis
Understand Banking change control processes
OS Hardening
Infrastructure as code (Automation) – Ansible and Terraform – Chef skills a bonus but not a must
Must demonstrate an automation first approach to systems management and deployment
AWS Cloud experience
Documentation and system design fundamentals
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