AWS Platform Engineer

Recruiter:

Ingenious personnel

Job Ref:

2190584827

Date posted:

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
-

POSITION INFO:

100% REMOTE | 12-MONTH CONTRACT

Ready to level up your cloud career?

We’re looking for a driven AWS Platform Engineer to join a high-impact project delivering scalable, secure cloud solutions in a modern enterprise environment.

If you enjoy building reliable infrastructure, improving automation, and working with cutting-edge cloud technologies—this role is for you.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Supporting and improving AWS cloud environments
Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Enhancing CI/CD pipelines
Monitoring performance and reliability
Applying AWS security best practices
Collaborating with developers and technical teams

Must have:

Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC)
Knowledge of Terraform or CloudFormation
Exposure to CI/CD tools (GitHub, GitLab, or similar)
Understanding of networking fundamentals
Linux basics
Scripting skills (Python or Bash)
Familiarity with CloudWatch or monitoring tools

WHY APPLY?

Fully remote flexibility
12-month contract opportunity
Work on modern cloud platforms
Collaborative and forward-thinking environment
Expand your AWS expertise

Similar jobs you might be interested in:

AWS Platform Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
58 days ago

OCR Platform & GenAI Engineer (Specialist Product Engineer) - 8 Months Contract
Location: Gauteng
Salary: Market related
Mandatory Skills Software engineering Í¾ Building and operating systems Í¾ APIbased architecture and
1 day ago

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0866
Location: Menlyn
Salary:
Senior BackâEnd engineer – Kafka | Java (Quarkus) | CloudâNative platformsCore Tech: Kafka - Java (Quarkus) - Kubernetes - Cloud (Azure / aws)
3 days ago

AI Architect
Location: Midrand
Salary:
3 days ago

AI Architect
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Market Related Monthly
Role OverviewOur client is seeking an AI Architect to lead the design, strategy, and implementation of AI-driven capabilities across their operational and customer-facing systems. This role will define how AI is applied across the business, from intelligent automation of support and provisioning workflows to predictive analytics on network and service data. The AI Architect will work closely with ...
4 days ago

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: 1 400 000 Annually
Build the cloud backbone behind software that supports realâworld decisionâmaking.Own aws infrastructure that runs at scale, not just keeps the lights on.A senior DevOps role with real autonomy, impact, and technical depth.
4 days ago

Platform Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
Our client is looking for a skilled platform engineer to join their high-performing team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on modern cloud platforms, building scalable, resilient systems while collaborating with top-tier engineering talent.
8 days ago

Cloud Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
We are seeking a specialised Cloud engineer to design, build, secure, and maintain the infrastructure powering our modern data platforms. Unlike a traditional Cloud engineer focused on general application hosting, this role is dedicated to the unique demands of large-scale data workload, spanning high-volume storage, high-throughput networking, and compute-optimised environments for Spark and SQL-...
8 days ago

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer (AWS)
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: 1 400 000 Annually
Build the cloud backbone of a realâworld SaaS platform.Work on impactful new technology that powers decisionâmaking at scale.This is a role for DevOps engineers who want ownership, not ticket queues.
10 days ago

Senior Software Developer (Remote) (JavaScript / Typescript/Node.js/Svelte/Docker)
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
10 days ago