Implementation & Platform Engineer (In Office) Somerset West at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• Our client is a leading industrial IoT company in South Africa, specializing in AI-enhanced solutions for digital productivity, workplace safety, and employee healthcare.
• They are currently seeking an Implementation & Platform Engineer to oversee the software commissioning and support of their smart sensors, which monitor mining processes, as well as to ensure high uptime through continuous monitoring of deployed sensors.

DUTIES:

• Support clients in identifying, implementing, and testing optimal software solutions.
• Installation, testing, and troubleshooting of software solutions.
• Calibration and configuration of sensor software installed on site.
• Monitoring servers and sensors deployed in the field on an ongoing basis as part of standby support and during deployment phase of a project.
• Commissioning of software via Ansible, Azure IoT, Git, and Docker Containers.
• Create and update Support and Commissioning documentation.
• Debug networking issues systematically.
• Inform relevant S3 team(s), as well as internal and external stakeholders where needed, if issues are detected in software that hinders clients’ operation.
• Ensure clients are satisfied with the results of implemented solutions provided by S3.
• Keep clients in the loop when addressing issue during the project deployment phase.
• Assist internal & client IT departments with infrastructure architecture planning and maintenance.

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Requirements:

• Certificate or diploma in IT or related qualification.

Desired Experience:

• At least 3-5 years’ experience in an Application, Implementation, IT support, or a similar role, in the IT and tech industry.
• Comfortable with Linux over command line/SSH.
• Working knowledge of IP networking, network debugging and basic firewall setup.
• Basic knowledge of scripting with Python or Bash.
• Comfortable reading/editing TOML, JSON and Python config files.
• Basic working knowledge of Git and service like GitHub/Gitlab
• Knowledge of cloud IoT technologies, such as AWS/Azure IoT.
• Knowledge of Docker/Containers would be advantageous.
• Experience with OPC industrial protocol would be beneficial.
• Working knowledge of SQL Databases and SQL Queries would be beneficial.
• Willing to demonstrate personal/professional software projects.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Willing to ask questions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Technical aptitude and ability to learn and adapt.
• Team player.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.