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Devops engineer

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Location

onsite, Stellenbosch, WC, South Africa

Salary

$35k/yr

Commitment

Full Time

Level

Junior (<2 years)

Required skills

OSSAutomation & ConfigurationDatastoresNewSQL DatabasesTimeseries DatabaseCode CollaborationStat Tools & LanguagesDatabasePaaSContinuous Integration (CI)App Definition and DevelopmentServer ConfigDevOpsFull Stack FrameworkContinuous Integration & DeliveryVersion ControlInfrastructureProvisioningDatabasesComputeProgramming LanguagesOSIaaS

Job Description

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

Minimum Requirements

  • 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
  • Strong containerisation experience
  • 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

Application Note: If you have not received feedback within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain in our database for future opportunities.

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