Mr D - Senior DevOps Engineer
Mr D - Senior DevOps Engineer
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Mr D a 100 subsidiary of takealot is looking for a talented motivated and resultsorientedSenior DevOps Engineer.
We are a young dynamic hyper growth company looking for smart creative hardworking people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs a great work environment and a promise that you wont be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
As a Senior DevOps/SRE Engineer youll play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability scalability and performance of our cloud infrastructure utilizing cuttingedge technologies and industry best practices.
This position reports to the DevOps and Security Engineering Manager
Your mission should you choose to accept it:
- Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design implement and manage scalable and resilient infrastructure using AWS services like EC2 Lambda Aurora RDS PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
- Container Orchestration: Deploy manage and scale applications in Kubernetes.
- Monitoring & Observability: Set up and maintain comprehensive monitoring using Grafana Cloud Mimir Loki Tempo and OpenTelemetry.
- CI/CD Integration: Automate deployments with robust CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with tools like GitHub Actions and AWS CodeBuild is essential..
- Log Management & Analysis: Utilize tools like OpenSearch/Elasticsearch and Loki for log analysis and troubleshooting.
- Scripting & Automation: Develop scripts and tools using Python and Golang to automate tasks and processes.
- Database Management: Manage and optimize data workflows across databases like Aurora RDS PostgreSQL and DynamoDB.
- Stream Processing: Work with Kafka for realtime data processing and integration workflows.
- Incident Management: Participate in oncall rotations providing expertise in incident resolution and system troubleshooting
The skills we need:
- AWS Expertise: Deep understanding of AWS services and cloud architecture best practices.
- Kubernetes Proficiency: Handson experience in deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters.
- Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python and Golang for automation and development.
- Observability Tools: Experience with Grafana OpenTelemetry Mimir Loki and Tempo.
- Database Technologies: Knowledge of OpenSearch/Elasticsearch and Aurora RDS PostgreSQL.
- Streaming Platforms: Practical experience with Kafka for data stream processing.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to manage AWS resources as code.
- Strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team in a fastpaced environment.
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends.
Nice to have:
- Experience with NoSQL PostgreSQL DynamoDB Elasticsearch
- Experience with common web stack applications (nginx tornado FastAPI)
- Experience with messaging platforms (Kafka Kinesis SQS SNS)
- Experience with Google (GCP Firebase)
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems Computer Science Mathematics Engineering and a minimum of 5 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
- In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelors Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Information Systems Computer Science Mathematics or Engineering) an equivalent experience requirement must be met which equates to a minimum of 7 years experience in a software/technology environment.
- Certifications in AWS or Kubernetes are advantageous.
- At least 5 years of experience in a DevOps or SRE role.
- 2 5 years of experience in Python and Golang for automation scripting and development
- AWS Expertise: Preferably 5 years comprehensive experience with AWS services including EC2 Lambda DynamoDB and Aurora RDS PostgreSQL and AWS OpenSearch.
Ability to design and manage scalable and resilient cloud architectures. - Kubernetes Proficiency: Preferably 5 years handson experience with deploying managing and scaling applications in Kubernetes environments. Practical experience with Helm and ArgoCD
Understanding of containerization concepts and tools like Docker/Podman. - Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Preferably 5 years experience with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to manage and automate cloud resources effectively. CloudFormation is preferential.
Lets talk about life @ Mr D
- The power is in your hands: We offer a marketrelated Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We arent fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like High five collab and make something great.
- Remote working: Do not feel like sitting in traffic we got you covered! Love water cooler chats and working from home We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
- Mentorship programme: We arent kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Nows your chance to be one of the best by learning from the best.
- Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn Upskill with free access to courses on MyAcademy Udacity Coursera and more.
- Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and outofoffice activities (think hikes think mini golf think good times).
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off you deserve it.
- Right tools right job: Mac or Windows two monitors or one. Whatever your preference youll work on the latest tech off the latest tech.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling legal support and financial guidance for free anytime anywhere.
- Tech stack (for days): Python Go AWS Kafka Redis Docker Kubernetes IOT/MQTT and all things machine learning. If you build it they will come.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Like what you see If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
