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Senior DevOps Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
5years
Experience Required:
Posted:
24 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
21 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
The Senior DevOps Engineer will play a critical role in optimizing software development and deployment processes across the organisation. This individual will collaborate closely with development operations and security teams to automate and streamline workflows improve system reliability and ensure the scalability of applications within an agile environment. A core focus of the role is enabling continuous delivery through robust continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
Qualifications
- Matric and a Tertiary Degree
- 5 years experience in a DevOps Engineering role
- DevOps Engineer certification Mandatory (e.g. Azure DevOps Engineer Expert AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or equivalent)
- Azure Administrator certification Mandatory
- Relevant degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field Advantageous
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker Kubernetes Rancher)
- Strong knowledge of Git GitHub and CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps)
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools particularly Terraform
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure primarily; AWS and GCP advantageous)
- Experience with API platforms integration patterns and distributed systems (REST microservices architectures)
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana ELK Stack Azure Monitor)
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible Chef Puppet)
- Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Bash PowerShell JavaScript)
- Understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS load balancing firewalls VPNs)
- Experience with Agentic AI tooling and practices Advantageous
Knowledge & Competencies
- Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies particularly Agile and Scrum
- Understanding of data security compliance frameworks and risk mitigation strategies
- Expert knowledge of current and emerging technologies and their strategic application to business needs
- Basic knowledge of business operations and processes
- Ability to improve operational efficiency and service delivery across lines of business and technology platforms
Required Skills:
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) CI/CD Azure Terraform DevOps
