LEAD Platform Engineering - Devops AWS - Remote - R900 PH

workfromhome, kwazulu natal, South-Africa • Posted June 05, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: workfromhome, kwazulu natal
Posted: June 05, 2026
Category: Networks & Systems
Application Deadline: July 15, 2026

Role Description

We're hiring a Head of Platform Engineering to take full ownership of our infrastructure and scale it for the next phase of growth. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who thrives in building, not inheriting – you'll define the architecture, set the standards, and lead a high-performing team from the ground up. You'll work closely with the CTO to shape both the platform and the team, with AI‑assisted engineering at the core of how we operate.

What You'll Own

  • End‑to‑end platform infrastructure – architecture, build, and operational maturity
  • Production AWS environments (EKS, RDS/Aurora, VPC, ALB/NLB, IAM, ElastiCache, CloudFront)
  • Kubernetes at scale – cluster management, autoscaling, and networking policies
  • Microservices architecture – service discovery, resilience, and load balancing
  • Database performance and scalability – replication, sharding, caching
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or similar)...

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