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Senior Platform Engineer (Fully Remote)

Senior Platform Engineer (Fully Remote)

EXUSWorkFromHome, South Africa
28 days ago
Job type
  • Remote
Job description

Overview

EXUS is an enterprise software company, founded in 1989. Our EXUS Financial Suite (EFS) is trusted by risk professionals in more than 50 countries. We introduce simplicity and intelligence in business processes through technology. We are a diverse, motivated team that embraces breakthrough thinking and technology to create software that serves people. We offer a creative, fun, and inspiring working environment and are committed to our vision.

Our shared values include transparency, positivity, curiosity, putting the greater good first, frugality, and disciplined delivery. We are EXUS. Are you?

Position

Senior Platform Engineer (Remote)

Responsibilities

  • Design, deploy and manage scalable, multi-node Kubernetes clusters (on-premises, AWS EKS, Azure AKS).
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
  • Build and maintain CI / CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and other relevant tools.
  • Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
  • Ensure infrastructure is secure, resilient, and highly available, supporting auto-scaling where applicable.
  • Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to enable fast and reliable deployment cycles.
  • Work with IT and Support teams to troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues.

Qualifications

  • BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (MSc a plus).
  • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role.
  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes administration (CKA or similar certifications a plus).
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
  • Strong experience with CI / CD tools (especially GitHub Actions), Helm charts, and package management.
  • Monitoring and observability solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
  • Scripting (Bash, Python) and Linux system administration.

    • Preferred Skills

  • Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure.
  • Exposure to MLOps workflows and large language model (LLM) deployment.
  • Experience provisioning Kubernetes clusters on bare metal or virtual machines (e.g., kubeadm, Cluster API).

    • General Skills

  • Excellent English communication (verbal & written).
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
  • Team player, self-motivated, eager to learn.
  • Fulfilled military obligations.

    • Benefits

    Fully remote work setup, competitive salary, inclusive environment & wellbeing program, induction program with mentoring buddy, private health insurance allowance, and unlimited time off.

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  • Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type : Full-time
  • Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting

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