Johannesburg: Release & DevOps Specialist

Location: Bedfordview (Hybrid possible) Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent Industry: Insurance | IT Development | DevOps & Release Engineering WatersEdge Solutions is hiring a Release & DevOps Specialist to join a leading long-term insurance provider. This is a critical role in managing smooth, repeatable, and high-quality software releases. You’ll bridge development, QA, and operations—helping the team deliver scalable software systems in a production-grade environment. About the Role You will take ownership of the release calendar, CI/CD automation, and environment stability—empowering dev teams to focus on building features while ensuring the business receives robust, production-ready software. Your efforts will directly enhance deployment quality, system observability, and business confidence in release cycles. Key Responsibilities Manage and own the software release calendar and coordination Plan, communicate, and document release processes across environments Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps Automate deployment processes across development, staging, and production Maintain parity between staging and production environments Implement rollback strategies and recovery processes Collaborate with IT and QA to ensure environments are secure and production-like Troubleshoot and resolve staging/production issues Provide visibility via dashboards and release readiness metrics What You’ll Bring Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps Proficiency in automated deployments for .NET, Blazor, and SQL Server Expert knowledge of Git branching strategies Solid troubleshooting skills across code, configuration, and environments Familiarity with release/change management in enterprise settings High attention to detail and structured thinking Ownership mindset and collaborative working style Nice to Have Experience with observability tools (e.g., Seq) Understanding of security protocols for deployment (secrets, IAM, access policies) Scripting knowledge (PowerShell, Bash, or Python) Containerisation and infrastructure automation experience What’s On Offer High-impact DevOps role in a stable and long-standing company Hybrid working model (Bedfordview-based) Opportunity to shape release processes and improve deployment frequency Direct collaboration with development, QA, and IT Exposure to modern DevOps tools and enterprise standards Company Culture At WatersEdge Solutions, we partner with purpose-led teams building reliable, scalable, and secure systems. You’ll join a technically-minded, solution-focused team that values ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. Every release counts—so does your contribution. If you have not been contacted within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.