AWS & Kubernetes DevOps Engineer - Hybrid Role

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer to bridge software development and IT operations in Klerksdorp. You will design and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure, automate CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes.

The role combines cloud engineering, automation, and collaboration with development teams to improve deployment reliability and delivery speed. Hybrid work in Klerksdorp offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in a DevOps or SRE role.
• Proven experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS).
• Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or Go.
• IaC tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform or Ansible.
• Deploy, manage, and scale containerized apps using Kubernetes.
• Monitor performance and troubleshoot issues.
• Ensure security and compliance of cloud environments.
• Collaborate with development and QA to streamline CI/CD.
• Document infrastructure, processes, and best practices.

Skills

Cloud architecture

SRE practices

Scripting (Bash, Python, Go)

Networking basics

Teamwork & communication

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer to bridge software development and IT operations in Klerksdorp. You will design and maintain scalable AWS infrastructure, automate CI/CD pipelines, and manage containerized workloads with Kubernetes.

The role combines cloud engineering, automation, and collaboration with development teams to improve deployment reliability and delivery speed. Hybrid work in Klerksdorp offered.