Platform Engineer
Absa
n/a - n/a
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Contract
CI/CD
AWS
Ansible
Kubernetes
Terraform
Role
Professional Summary
Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in AWS, container platforms, Terraform, Ansible, and SQL-based data platforms. Skilled in infrastructure automation, cloud-native platform support, CI/CD, and operational troubleshooting.
Experienced in supporting distributed data platforms, automating infrastructure provisioning, managing containerized workloads, and maintaining scalable analytics environments on AWS.
Self-motivated and disciplined professional with strong ownership, problem-solving abilities, and a collaborative team-oriented mindset. Known for reliability, adaptability, and continuous learning in fast-paced cloud and platform engineering environments.
Core Skills
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Kubernetes
- Container Platforms
- Terraform
- Ansible
- SQL / Presto
- Hive Metastore
- Apache Iceberg
- Helm
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Git
- IAM
- Monitoring & Troubleshooting
Responsibilities
- Supported AWS cloud infrastructure and container platform environments.
- Worked with containerized applications and distributed data platforms.
- Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible.
- Supported SQL-based distributed query platforms and analytics workloads.
- Worked on Hive Metastore configurations and access control integrations.
- Expertise in query tuning, troubleshooting, and platform support activities.
- Managed container deployments, scaling, and operational monitoring.
- Supported CI/CD deployment processes and environment automation.
- Collaborated with engineering and platform teams on infrastructure improvements.
Professional Traits
- Self-starter with strong ownership and accountability.
- Disciplined, reliable, and highly committed to delivering quality work.
- Strong team player with excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new technologies and environments.
- Proactive approach to troubleshooting and problem-solving.
- Able to work independently as well as in cross-functional teams.
- Focused on continuous improvement, automation, and operational excellence.
- Strong analytical and platform support mindset.
Technical Environment
AWS, Kubernetes, Container Platforms, Terraform, Ansible, SQL, Presto, Iceberg, Hive Metastore, Helm, Linux, Git, IAM, S3
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