Johannesburg | Full-Time | Hybrid after probation
We are looking for an experienced and hands-on Cloud DevOps Engineer to help build, optimize, and maintain the cloud infrastructure powering a rapidly growing SaaS platform.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys creating reliable, scalable, and secure systems while working closely with software engineers and data teams. You'll play a critical role in automating deployments, improving system performance, and ensuring a seamless development and operational experience.
If you're passionate about cloud technologies, infrastructure automation, and solving complex technical challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure.
- Optimize cloud environments for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Manage and maintain AWS services including ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, and related services.
CI/CD & Automation
- Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
- Automate deployment processes and operational tasks to increase efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
Containerisation & Orchestration
- Manage containerized applications using Docker.
- Support orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
- Ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments.
Monitoring & Reliability
- Implement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
- Create dashboards and define key operational metrics.
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and reliability risks.
Security & Governance
- Apply cloud security best practices and infrastructure hardening techniques.
- Assist in implementing firewalls, access controls, and intrusion detection solutions.
- Ensure infrastructure complies with security and operational standards.
Database & Disaster Recovery
- Support PostgreSQL database environments and contribute to NoSQL initiatives where appropriate.
- Design and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Ensure critical systems are protected and recoverable.
- Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot production issues and improve release processes.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation for infrastructure, systems, and procedures.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
What We're Looking For
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field preferred.
- AWS certifications advantageous.
Technical Skills
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services.
- Solid knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
- Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
- Familiarity with monitoring platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudWatch.
- Experience administering PostgreSQL databases.
- Proficiency with Git and GitHub.
- Experience integrating APIs, systems, and workflows to support automation and operational efficiency.
Experience & Competencies
- Strong understanding of networking, cloud architecture, and security principles.
- Experience supporting high‑availability and scalable production environments.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and operational discipline.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, technology‑driven environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience contributing to open‑source projects or participating in the DevOps community.
- Exposure to hybrid cloud environments.
- Previous experience within a SaaS or startup environment.
Why Join Us?
- Work on impactful cloud and infrastructure projects.
- Collaborate with talented engineers in a fast‑paced environment.
- Influence architecture, automation, and operational best practices.
- Opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing technology business.
Ready to build reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure and take ownership of DevOps excellence?