South Africa: DevOps Engineer – Woodmead / HYBRID – R1000k PA posted by E-Merge

Are you a magnificent script-slinging, pipeline-dreaming automation aficionado.

Tired of boring deployments and environments that feel like they were built by a caffeinated octopus in 2012? Good. So are we!

Welcome to the digital playground where code meets creativity, infrastructure sings sweet CI/CD lullabies, and DevOps isn’t a buzzword – it’s a lifestyle.

We’re scaling faster than a botnet on Black Friday, and we need a DevOps Engineer who’s got both brains and swagger to keep our systems smoother than a jazz solo.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar role. (Minimum 3 years)
• Proficient in Docker, Kubernetes & Terraform
• Proficient with Jira, Bitbucket
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
• Proven Experience with CI/CD Tools
• Knowledge of cloud services and infrastructure as code (IAC)
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Understanding of Agile workflows is advantageous
• Certification in DevOps and/or DevOps systems/tools are advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Form part of the core team for a Greenfield project
• Collaborate with software developers to understand application requirements and design appropriate infrastructure solutions
• Implement and manage continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Automate manual processes to improve efficiency and reduce errors
• Monitor, maintain and potentially re-implement On-Prem clusters or Cloud Architecture (Azure) to ensure high availability and performance
• Troubleshoot issues related to deployments and infrastructure
• Implement security best practices to protect data and applications
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices

Reference Number for this position is GZ60702 which is a permanent hybrid position based in Woodmead offering a cost to company salary of R1000k per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on *****@*****.co.za or call him on (***)***-**** to discuss this and other opportunities.

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