Johannesburg: Infrastructure Lead and DevOps

Key Responsibilities Transformation & Strategy Lead the transition from traditional infrastructure to a DevOps-driven operating model Establish and embed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices across all environments Implement observability, monitoring, and reliability frameworks Drive automation and AI-enabled efficiencies to reduce manual workload Maintain system stability, uptime, and compliance throughout the transformation Infrastructure, Automation & Observability Design, automate, and manage cloud and on-premise hosting environments Implement and maintain IaC using tools such as Terraform and Ansible Establish comprehensive monitoring across servers, databases, and services Analyse operational trends and automate resolutions to recurring issues Maintain high availability targets (99.7% uptime) DevOps Enablement Collaborate with development teams to support containerisation, CI/CD, and release automation Champion developer enablement through improved internal tooling and workflows Ensure environment consistency, security, and scalability through shared standards Security, Compliance & Governance Enforce ISO 27001:2022 technical controls and secure configurations Align with information security, risk, and disaster recovery practices Manage change governance through CAB processes and post-implementation reviews Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance efforts Platforms & Systems Management Oversee AWS and on-premise infrastructure including EC2, VPC, Fargate, SQS, RDS and related services Manage Linux environments, NGINX, PHP runtimes, MySQL and MongoDB Maintain domains, DNS, and Microsoft 365 environments Ensure effective backup, recovery, and capacity planning Documentation & Leadership Maintain high-quality infrastructure documentation (diagrams, SOPs, architecture artefacts) Build and mentor a high-performing systems administration team Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence Represent infrastructure within internal operational forums Key Requirements Minimum 7 years experience in infrastructure or systems administration At least 3 years leadership or team management experience Minimum 2 years experience working with AWS and DevOps practices Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) Knowledge of ISO 27001:2022 implementation and compliance (advantageous) Experience with CAB, patch cycles, and disaster recovery frameworks Strong automation and scripting experience Qualifications (Advantageous) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator AWS Certified DevOps Engineer CompTIA Linux ITIL or ISO 27001 certifications Formal IT qualification (or equivalent experience)