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Senior Azure DevOps Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Job Location:

Johannesburg - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 10years

Posted: 12 September 2026 (3 days ago)

Application Deadline: 10 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you a hands-on DevOps Engineer who loves automation cloud technology and solving complex problems

Join a high-performing technical team where youll play a key role in modernising cloud infrastructure driving Kubernetes adoption strengthening security and accelerating software delivery.

WHAT YOULL DO

Build manage and optimise Microsoft Azure infrastructure
Drive CI/CD automation and release management
Help build and migrate PayFast to Kubernetes
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Monitor environments using ELK/OpenSearch and log monitoring
Troubleshoot complex Linux server and application issues
Manage firewalls patching security and incident response
Support databases configuration and build management
Research and introduce new technologies and improvements
Collaborate closely with Development Testing and Operations teams

Requirements

Essential Technical Skills:

Matric Bachelors Degree RHCE ISO 27001 or PCI certifications are advantageous
Strong Linux expertise across Linux-based operating systems
Azure Cloud Infrastructure Certification Must Have
Docker & Kubernetes containerisation
CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins and/or GitLab CI
Scripting & Development: Bash Python PHP Perl Java or Go
Infrastructure as Code: Ansible Terraform Puppet Chef or SaltStack
Web Servers: Apache Nginx PHP-FPM and
Load Balancing technologies and environments
NoSQL & Distributed Technologies: Redis MongoDB Pub/Sub and Key/Value stores
Replication technologies
Messaging & Queues: RabbitMQ / MQ

What Youll Be Responsible For

Provide Level 1 2 and 3 operational support across Azure environments working closely with client engineering teams.
Design develop and implement new Azure services including technical documentation.
Provide technical guidance mentoring and skills transfer where required.
Support the development and enhancement of security controls policies and governance.
Identify opportunities to improve processes security reliability and operational efficiency.
Participate in after-hours or scheduled change activities when required.
Work as an on-premise resource collaborating with remote engineering teams.
Become an integral part of the team and remain flexible and hands-on across changing priorities.
Take a proactive approach to continuous improvement rather than simply reacting to incidents.