Ops Engineer

Spatialedge
Spatialedge

Operations · Full-time

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Posted on Sep 24, 2026

Ops Engineer

Location:

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Job Type:

Full-Time

Level:

Mid

Who we are

At Spatialedge, we deliver cutting-edge technical solutions. We foster a highly collaborative, intellectually curious environment where innovation thrives, and team members are empowered to develop best-in-class systems.

What we’re looking for

Someone who is very comfortable with the terminal, Linux admin, bash scripting and modern infrastructure as code. Someone who is interested in joining an experienced ops team and ensuring all systems are functioning, tickets are adequately addressed and clients are happy.

Technical skills

  • Linux & network administration (RHEL)

  • Dev ops processes

  • Python & Bash scripting

  • Helm / kubernetes

  • Terraform / ansible

  • Git & CICD

Soft/personal skills

  • Automation & continuous improvement mindset

  • Skilled in system fault finding/debugging

  • Experience with system analysis and architecture

  • Good communicator

  • Able to self manage

  • Additional positives

  • Experience as DBA for

  • MySQL

  • PosgreSQL

  • Agile/scrum competent

  • Kerberos/LDAP

Experience with

  • Apache HDFS

  • Apache Hive

  • Apache Impala

  • Apache Kafka

  • Apache NiFi

  • Apache Ranger

  • Apache Spark

  • Apache YARN