DevOps Engineer

A leading South African technology and engineering business is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing multidisciplinary team developing innovative IoT, energy management, and operational intelligence solutions across Africa.

This is an exciting opportunity for a DevOps professional who enjoys building scalable cloud infrastructure, automating processes, and supporting cutting-edge technology solutions that deliver real-world impact.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own, design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services
• Manage and optimise containerised environments for performance and cost efficiency
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines
• Implement infrastructure security controls, compliance measures, and vulnerability management processes
• Develop monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions using modern tooling
• Troubleshoot production incidents and implement preventative improvements
• Support products and services throughout their full lifecycle, including deployments, enhancements, and releases
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineers, QA teams, and Operations stakeholders to streamline delivery and improve reliability
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent relevant qualification
• 2 to 5 years of DevOps experience
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Experience writing technical documentation
• Practical experience with Linux environments
• Experience with scripting using Bash, Python, and/or Node.js
• Experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD
• Database administration and design experience, preferably PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Hetzner, or similar cloud technologies
• Working knowledge of quality management processes and standards

Advantageous Experience

• UI/UX exposure
• AWS DevOps Engineer certification or similar cloud certifications