Cloud Platform EngineerNinety One • Wes-Kaap, South Africa

Cloud Platform Engineer

Ninety One • Wes-Kaap, South Africa

3 days ago

Job description

Ninety One City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cloud Platform Engineer

Join the Cloud Platform Engineer role at Ninety One, South Africa’s largest investment manager and global presence. Ninety One has 22 offices across 15 countries, manages R3.4 trillion of assets on behalf of clients (as at 30 June 2025), and offers strategies across equities, fixed income, multi‑asset and private markets to institutions, advisors and individual investors around the world.

About the team

Our dedicated global Infrastructure team is committed to empowering our organization by delivering and sustaining cutting‑edge infrastructure services at the forefront of industry standards. We strive for excellence through the implementation of best‑practice architectures and harnessing the latest technological advancements. Our mission is to ensure seamless operations and drive innovation, enabling Ninety One to thrive in an ever‑evolving digital landscape.

Role description

As a Platform Engineer, you will design, build and evolve our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) for Microsoft Azure, focusing on Infrastructure‑as‑Code templates and golden paths that provide developers with secure, compliant, observable, and cost‑efficient pathways to production. You will productise platform capabilities such as templates, modules, reusable CI / CD pipelines, policy guardrails, and developer‑portal scaffolding so that delivery teams can self‑serve common architectures : App Services, Azure Functions, API backends, event‑driven services, and more.

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with the infrastructure team and broader technology teams
Work effectively with outsourced vendors and managed services partners
Own and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) repositories (bash, python, yaml) in GitHub
Define and maintain opinionated templates and modules
Partner with application teams to onboard onto golden paths; collect feedback and run enablement sessions
Maintain documentation across Confluence, codebases, and GitHub READMEs

Qualifications

A relevant qualification in IT or Computer Science

8 years of experience in Cloud engineering or DevOps roles

At least 5 years of experience working with Infrastructure‑as‑code

Minimum 5 years of experience working in Azure public

Proficient with Terraform, including module design, remote state management, workspaces, and CI / CD pipelines

Experience with GitHub Actions, secure development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices, and Git workflows

In‑depth understanding of Azure core services : networking, compute, identity, and storage

Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Bash, or Python, with a strong automation mindset

Experience in implementing security controls, governance, and compliance standards in a financial services environment

Attributes we look for

The ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships

The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop

Recognise that the engine of career growth is driven by the individual

A curiosity about technology and its potential to drive innovation

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Financial Services and Investment Management

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