Lead Platform / Full Stack Engineer (Kubernetes & API Platform)

Lead Platform / Full Stack Engineer (Kubernetes & API Platform)

Recruiter: Network Contracting

Job Ref: NCM003450/Glad

Date posted: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Location: Centurion, South Africa

Salary: R70,000 Monthly

SUMMARY: Are you a Kubernetes and AWS expert passionate about Platform Engineering, DevOps, and cloud-native technologies?

POSITION INFO: Join a high-performing engineering team responsible for enterprise Kubernetes platforms, API modernization, and cloud-native delivery. This role offers exposure to large-scale AWS environments, DevSecOps, GitOps, and modern platform engineering practices within a regulated enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities: - Manage and optimize Kubernetes / EKS environments - Drive CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code practices - Support API platform and cloud modernization initiatives - Implement platform monitoring, observability, and security controls - Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams on enterprise platform delivery Job Experience & Skills Required / Ideal Candidate Profile: Education - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) - Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) - Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) - Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA) - Kubestronaut accreditation advantageous - AWS Certified Developer - Associate - AWS Solutions Architect Professional advantageous - AWS DevOps Engineer Professional advantageous - Terraform Associate advantageous - Kong and/or MuleSoft certifications advantageos Experience - 5+ years' experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or SRE - Strong Kubernetes / EKS and AWS experience - Terraform, ArgoCD/Flux, CI/CD pipeline expertise - Experience with Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, and cloud-native platforms - Kong, MuleSoft, or API Gateway experience advantageous - Banking or regulated industry experience preferred Skills - Kubernetes / Amazon EKS - AWS Cloud Services - Terraform / Infrastructure as Code - GitOps (ArgoCD / Flux) - CI/CD (GitHub Actions / GitLab CI) - Docker & Containerization - Prometheus / Grafana / Observability tooling - API Gateway technologies (Kong advantageous) - MuleSoft Anypoint Platform advantageous Apply now! For more exciting IT vacancies, please visit: I also specialise in recruiting in the following fields: - Data Engineering - Cloud Engineering - AI & Machine Learning If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions. For more information contact: Connect with me on LinkedIn! >