Platform Developer / Database Engineering – Contract – CPT at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• The Platform Developer with Database Engineering experience will join a Site Reliability Engineering team.
• This role focuses on developing, integrating, and maintaining shared platform services, with a strong emphasis on relational database systems, automation, and platform reliability.
• The successful candidate will contribute to both platform engineering and database-related development tasks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain platform services and automation scripts for infrastructure provisioning.
• Design, implement, and support relational database systems (MariaDB, MySQL, Postgres).
• Write SQL queries, stored procedures, and database scripts following best practices.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation workflows.
• Work with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm).
• Monitor system and database performance; respond to alerts and incidents.
• Collaborate with engineers across platform, data, and software teams using Agile practices.
• Document technical designs, database schemas, and operational procedures.

REQUIREMENTS:

Essential Requirements:

• 5+ years hands-on experience in platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong Linux administration, scripting, and automation skills.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL development.
• Proficiency with containerisation and orchestration technologies.
• CI/CD and automation tools experience (GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, FluxCD).
• Working knowledge of distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience in monitoring and observability tools.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenStack).
• Exposure to large-scale distributed storage and parallel file systems.
• Integration of security practices into DevOps/SRE pipelines.
• Experience with scientific computing or data acquisition platforms.
• Familiarity with hardware acceleration (GPU, FPGA) and parallel computing.

Qualifications:

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
• B. Tech/B.Sc. (Comp Sci) with 8+ years relevant experience
• B.Eng./B.Sc. Hons (Comp Sci) with 5+ years relevant experience
• M.Eng./M.Sc. (Comp Sci) with 3+ years relevant experience

ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.