# Platform Engineer: Automation

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Company: Nedbank

Category: Information & Communication Technology

Location: South Africa, Johannesburg, Gauteng

Work type: Full-time

Work arrangement: Hybrid

Published: 2026-10-18

Expires: 2026-10-26

## Job Description

Nedbank is recruiting a Platform Engineer: Automation in Johannesburg. This hybrid role designs and operates reusable infrastructure automation across Azure, AWS and on-premises environments. The engineer will build Terraform modules, automate provisioning and configuration with Ansible, Python and PowerShell, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and support a governed internal developer platform with self-service infrastructure templates and APIs. The work includes security, compliance, monitoring, reliability and cost controls. Closing date: 26 October 2026.

## Requirements

At least two years of relevant infrastructure automation, cloud, DevOps, systems or platform engineering experience. Practical experience with Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, Azure, AWS, Azure DevOps CI/CD, Git and cloud or on-premises Windows/Linux infrastructure. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent recognised qualification in computer science, IT, information systems, computer engineering or a related field. Nedbank lists Azure Associate-level, AWS Associate-level, Terraform Associate, Red Hat Ansible or infrastructure, and Azure DevOps Engineer or equivalent certifications as mandatory. See the employer posting for the full requirements.

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