DevOps Engineer - South Africa

The DevOps Engineer plays a crucial role in the software development lifecycle, bridging the gap between development, operations, and quality assurance teams. Their primary responsibility is to automate and streamline the processes between software development and IT operations, ensuring the rapid and reliable deployment of software.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the software delivery process.
• Collaborate with software developers to ensure the deployment process is efficient, reliable, and scalable.
• Utilise infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation to manage and provision cloud infrastructure.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health and performance of applications and infrastructure.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to infrastructure, deployments, and application performance.
• Implement security best practices throughout the development and deployment process.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends in DevOps and cloud computing to continually improve processes and systems.
• Document processes, procedures, and configurations to ensure consistency and repeatability.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents in a timely manner.
• Mentor and coach junior team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Requirements

• 6-8 years of experience in DevOps technologies
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and system administration concepts.
• AI & data analytics proficiency essential.