Job Description

Mid - Senior Platform Engineer Engineering/Technical
Cape Town - Western CapeENVIRONMENT:This Senior Platform Engineer is part of the Site Reliability Engineering team for a radio astronomy company, focusing on automation, deployment, and management of operational systems. This role involves collaboration with global software engineers to ensure reliable CI/CD pipelines and providing senior-level support for complex issues. Senior engineers also mentor junior team members and are accountable for their deliverables. You must have a BTech, Degree, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields to qualify for this role.DUTIES:Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and verify the computing platform in collaboration with the software team.
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for the software system.
• Contribute to systems engineering and operations documentation.
• Support users, operators, and system changes.
• Collaborate with other teams in construction and operations.
• Support system/array integration and testing.
• Serve as a senior technical specialist in the Computing and Software team.
• Maintain professional relationships with the Compute Infrastructure and Networks team.
• Participate in project management and training activities.
• Research and implement new technologies.
• Mentor junior engineers.

REQUIREMENTS:Key Requirements:Qualifications:

• BTech, Degree, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.

Experience:

• BTech with 13 years, Degree with 9 years, Master's with 7 years, or PhD with 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in software engineering, large-scale computing, high-performance computing, private cloud, and virtual computing (e.g., OpenStack, Kubernetes).
• Systems administration experience with Linux and open-source tools (Docker, Helm, Ansible).
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GoCD, Gitlab, Travis-CI).

Knowledge:

• Proficient in C++ and Python.
• Experience with application servers, web servers, and databases.
• Integrated security practices in DevOps pipelines.
• Systems Engineering processes.
• Experience with infrastructure provisioning tools in cloud or virtualized environments (AWS, OpenStack, GCP).
• Working knowledge of Git and related best practices.
• Understanding of lean/agile principles.
• Ethernet network technologies and management.
• Linux operating system and standard tools.

Skills/Competencies:

• Strong team-based working enthusiasm based on lean/agile principles.
• Ability to transition between system development, roll-out, and support operations.
• Experience in mentoring and educating junior engineers.
• Proficient in continuous integration and automated test execution tools.
• Knowledge of infrastructure provisioning and cloud environment tools.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Passion for Excellence
• World-class service
• People-centered
• Respect
• Integrity and Ethics
• Accountability

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