Remote Head of Platform Engineering - AWS & Kubernetes
E-Merge is hiring for the position of Remote Head of Platform Engineering - AWS & Kubernetes in East London, Buffalo City, South Africa. The listing describes it as a contract, leadership position.
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E-Merge is hiring for the position of Remote Head of Platform Engineering - AWS & Kubernetes in East London, Buffalo City, South Africa. The listing describes it as a contract, leadership position.
The advert mentions AWS and Kubernetes among the skills and tools for this role.
The employer does not state a salary in this listing; DGJ Insight below shows an official pay benchmark for the place where one exists.
Visa sponsorship is not mentioned. Applicants from outside South Africa should check the official work permit route before applying.
Dev Global Jobs found this job on Adzuna on Oct 25, 2026.
- Employer
- E-Merge
- Location
- East London, Buffalo City, South Africa
- Job type
- Contract
- Level (from the title)
- leadership
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer
- Found
- Oct 25, 2026 on Adzuna
- Employer text
- 72 words, about 1 min to read
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UN living-cost index for South Africa (ICSC post adjustment 28.5), as of 1 Oct 2026.
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About the role
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E-Merge is looking for a Head of Platform Engineering to take ownership of infrastructure and lead a high-performing team. This hands-on leadership role will involve defining architecture, establishing standards, and scaling production AWS environments. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years in platform engineering, with strong AWS and Kubernetes expertise, and the ability to work with AI-assisted tooling. This is a remote long-term contract position offering R900 per hour, negotiable based on…
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