Platform Engineering Lead
The African Leadership UniversityRemote
Posted December 3, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
The African Leadership University is a mission-driven institution dedicated to fostering an open yet secure environment, balancing the safety of students, staff, and visitors with respect for individual rights, and safeguarding responsibilities.
Job Description
The African Leadership University is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design, optimisation and governance of ALU's digital infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical leadership role.
Requirements
- 9+ years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps or full-stack software development
- Salesforce and AWS certifications preferred (or equivalent demonstrated expertise)
- Proven experience as the technical lead or principal engineer in environments where you set standards and guided teams
- Hands-on experience in API design, CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure management, with version control and collaboration using Git and Jira.
- Strong experience with AWS, Oracle NetSuite, or similar enterprise platforms
- Proficient in setting up and managing secure, scalable development environments and automation pipelines
- Strong grasp of software architecture, including monolith-to-microservice transitions
- Experience working with external vendors and ensuring delivery quality across multiple partners
- Full-stack development experience a plus
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits package
- Opportunity to work with a mission-driven institution
