Senior Platform Engineer

About the role

Sanlam is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate the internal developer platform that powers its Fintech business. You will work at the intersection of software development and infrastructure, delivering self‑service tools that enable engineering teams to ship value quickly and safely.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement self‑service developer portals and golden‑path workflows for provisioning infrastructure and deploying applications.
• Build and maintain service catalogs, documentation, and operational dashboards within the internal platform.
• Create abstractions that hide underlying cloud complexity while supporting diverse team needs.
• Develop reusable Terraform modules and CloudFormation templates that enforce organisational standards for AWS resources.
• Architect and implement serverless solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and related services.
• Apply clean‑architecture and domain‑driven design principles to platform components.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation tooling to reduce operational toil.

Required profile

• Proven experience building internal developer platforms or similar self‑service infrastructure.
• Strong background in cloud engineering, preferably with AWS.
• Deep understanding of Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple engineering teams and drive adoption.

Required skills

• AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, EC2, S3, etc.)
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• Serverless architecture design
• CI/CD pipeline development
• Automation scripting
• Clean architecture / domain‑driven design concepts

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape a critical platform for a leading African financial services group.
• Collaborative environment with cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Access to modern cloud technologies and tooling.