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SYSPRO

ERP software for manufacturing and distribution

Senior Kubernetes Architect

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSouth Africa

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification.
  • Seven to ten years of experience in cloud infrastructure or platform engineering, including at least four years dedicated to Kubernetes architecture and operations.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale multitenancy Kubernetes platforms.
  • Proven ability to lead technical teams and drive architecture decisions.
  • Expert-level design knowledge of enterprise Kubernetes clusters, multitenancy models, and cloud-native patterns.
  • Deep knowledge of namespace isolation, role-based access control, network policies, and resource governance.
  • Proficiency with Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize for repeatable, auditable platform deployments.
  • Hands-on expertise across AWS, GCP, or Azure managed Kubernetes services, including EKS, GKE, or AKS.
  • Experience evaluating and deploying AI-powered platform management, intelligent auto-scaling, and ML-based observability tools.
  • Ability to mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and drive architectural consensus across teams.
  • Expertise in container security, secrets management, image scanning, and compliance hardening for regulated environments.
  • Strong understanding of GitOps workflows, including ArgoCD and Flux, and secure CI/CD pipeline design.
  • Ability to articulate complex architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders at leadership level.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and govern the enterprise Kubernetes platform, ensuring scalability, security, and multitenancy isolation across workloads and tenants.
  • Define platform standards, design patterns, and technical blueprints for container orchestration, networking, storage, and security across the cloud environment.
  • Lead the design and implementation of multitenancy strategies, including namespace isolation, RBAC policies, network policies, and resource quotas, aligned with enterprise governance requirements.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the Junior Kubernetes Architect and SRE Platform Engineer, conduct architecture reviews, and guide implementation decisions.
  • Evaluate and integrate AI-powered platform management tools, including AIOps, intelligent auto-scaling, and ML-based anomaly detection, to enhance operational efficiency, reduce toil, and enable predictive reliability.
  • Collaborate with the Manager: Cloud Operations and cross-functional stakeholders to align platform architecture with IT strategy, security posture, and capacity roadmap.
  • Establish and maintain disaster recovery, high availability, and business continuity architecture for the Kubernetes platform, including runbooks, recovery procedures, and regular testing.
  • Assess and drive adoption of emerging Kubernetes ecosystem tools and practices, including service mesh, GitOps, and policy enforcement frameworks, to advance platform maturity and operational resilience.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree in a related discipline.
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), AWS, GCP, or Azure Solutions Architect certification; CNCF ecosystem certifications are advantageous.
  • Experience architecting cloud platforms for SaaS or ERP environments.
  • Exposure to AI and ML workload orchestration on Kubernetes.
  • Experience with GitOps tooling such as ArgoCD or Flux.
  • Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
  • Prior experience in a technical lead or principal engineer capacity.

About the Company

SYSPRO

ERP software for manufacturing and distribution

SYSPRO provides ERP software tailored for manufacturing and distribution. Its scalable platform integrates core functions such as accounting, inventory, manufacturing, and distribution, with modules for warehouse management and digital manufacturing, and can be deployed on‑premise, in the cloud, or in a hybrid setup. The company differentiates itself with a long history focused on production and distribution, global reach, and a strategy of growth through acquisitions and expanding capabilities after Advent International’s majority investment. The goal is to help manufacturing and distribution firms run operations efficiently at scale by offering an adaptable, end‑to‑end ERP solution.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gauteng, South Africa
Founded
1978

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