IT Operations EngineerProduction Monitoring (Contract) GautengHybrid ISB8500639

Our client is seeking an Advanced Operations Engineer to join the IPS-T team. This role is central to monitoring critical machinery and equipment breakdowns across global production plants.

You will manage a system that visualizes key KPIs and provides customized alerts to maintenance and production teams ensuring high-stakes manufacturing environments remain operational.

If you are a DevOps professional with a strong command of Kubernetes and automated deployment pipelines this is your next career move.

4-6 years related experience

Proficiency in Kubernetes Docker and GitOps

Experience with Grafana Prometheus and Loki

Position Details:

• Contract Start Date:
• Contract End Date:
• Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office Rotation

The Mission: You will be responsible for the setup and maintenance of CI/CD and GitOps pipelines to ensure the seamless deployment of production monitoring solutions.

Your role involves managing Kubernetes configurations implementing robust monitoring stacks and supporting worldwide rollout projects.

You will collaborate with global stakeholders to migrate legacy systems and provide high-level DevOps support for existing solutions.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Education: Relevant IT Degree Diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Operations Engineering or DevOps.
• Track Record: Proven ability to support global rollout projects and maintain stable high-availability IT landscapes.

Essential Skills (Verified):

• Operations Management:
• Kubernetes Deployment and Configuration over Helm
• Pipeline Setup and Automation (e.g. Github Actions)
• Infrastructure as Code & GitOps tools like ArgoCD
• Experience with ITIL Operation processes (Incident Problem Change management)
• Experience with public cloud providers e.g. Microsoft Azure AWS ...
• Monitoring with Grafana Prometheus Loki
• Linux and knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Bash)
• General:
• Design Patterns
• Data Driven Architecture

Advantageous Skills:

• Backend:
• Java (version 17 advantageous)
• Kafka (Streaming API)
• Quarkus
• Hibernate
• PostgreSQL
• Version control and branching strategies (Git)
• Confluence / Jira
• Agile Working Model (AWM)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Problem solving skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Incident- Change- and Problem Management support
• Setup and maintain CI CD and GitOps pipelines
• Setup and maintain deployments
• Kubernetes Deployment and Config
• Monitoring with Grafana Prometheus Loki
• Support and implement worldwide rollout projects (migrate old system to new one)
• Take part in regular Scrum meetings via MS Teams. Daily Planning Estimation Refinement Review Retro
• Liaise with stakeholders and collaborate with team members
• Support existing solutions DevOps

Important Application Details Location & Relocation Applicants based outside of Gauteng must be willing to relocate. Please note that relocation to the province will be at the candidates own cost.

Eligibility & Legal

• Citizenship: South African citizens and residents are preferred.
• Work Permits: Candidates with valid work permits will be considered.
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Application Status If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

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