AWS Platform Engineer
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About the role
AWS Platform Engineer
Recruiter: Ingenious personnel
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Date posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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