Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer to support and enhance hybrid AWS cloud environments, preferably within PCI-DSS compliant financial services environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in infrastructure automation, CI/CD implementation, observability, reliability engineering, and platform engineering practices across the organization.
What you’ll do:
- Hands on work experience in a hybrid (AWS) cloud environment, preferably in the financial sector with PCI-DSS compliant systems.
- Implementing CI/CD pipeline automation across functional areas.
- AWS workload automation (provisioning infrastructure and custom software configuration rollout).
- Implementing Observability for hybrid cloud-based environments.
- Strong understanding of networking principles and protocols.
- Troubleshooting low latency & Java based applications in a SRE (Site Reliability Engineering) context.
- Familiarity/applying Platform Engineering principles and practices.
- Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and practices.
Requirements
Your expertise:
- Must have at least 8 years hands-on experience in a DevOps role within a hybrid AWS cloud environment
- Experience in PCI-DSS compliant systems (preferably within the financial sector)
- Strong understanding of networking principles and protocols
- Experience implementing CI/CD automation pipelines
- Experience with workload automation and infrastructure provisioning
- Experience implementing observability in cloud and hybrid environments
- Experience troubleshooting low-latency and Java-based applications
- Practical application of Platform Engineering principles
- Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework
Technology and Tooling:
Essential:
- AWS Services: EC2, RDS (Postgres & Oracle EE), EBS, EKS, ECS, Load Balancing, Secrets Manager, KMS, Service Catalog
- AWS CDK
- Observability tooling: AWS CloudWatch, Splunk / AppDynamics, ELK
- CI/CD platforms (e.g., Harness, Azure DevOps, GitLab or equivalent)
- Operating Systems: Linux and Windows Server
Preferred:
- Python scripting
- AWS CloudFormation
- Ansible
- Bash scripting
Optional:
- Zabbix monitoring
- Keycloak
- ActiveMQ
- WebLogic 14c
- Nginx
Certifications: (Beneficial)
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator (CloudOps Engineer)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
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The IT and computer industry is one of the most dynamic and growing sectors in Gauteng, with a thriving job market that offers a wide range of opportunities for career advancement.
In terms of salary ranges, IT professionals in Gauteng can expect to earn anywhere from R800 000 per annum for junior positions to over R2 million for senior executives. The average salary for software engineers is around R1.5 million, while data analysts can earn between R900 000 and R1.2 million. With experience and skills, IT professionals in Gauteng can expect significant salary increases, with some roles offering bonuses and benefits that can increase their overall remuneration.
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Career growth opportunities are abundant in the IT industry in Gauteng, with many companies investing heavily in employee training and development programs. With experience and skills, IT professionals can move into senior leadership positions or start their own businesses, while also pursuing further education and certifications. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is also a significant employer of IT staff, with roles ranging from software development to data analytics and cybersecurity.
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