Azure DevOps Engineer

Samaha Consulting; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaha Consulting is seeking a DevOps-focused engineer to design, deploy, and manage CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads. The role emphasizes Kubernetes operations, Helm charts, and security integration within release processes.

Applicants should be proficient with Docker, GitHub, and cloud exposure (Azure/AWS) while maintaining strong troubleshooting and collaboration across teams. On-prem with cloud exposure, primarily.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Docker, GitHub, and Kubernetes experience.
• Experience with Kubernetes networking, Ingress Controllers, and traffic management.
• Strong CI/CD understanding and release automation.
• Observability/monitoring with OpenTelemetry, Grafana, or similar.
• DevSecOps tools such as SonarQube and Rapid7.
• Proficient with SQL Server; Azure and/or AWS cloud exposure.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot applications on Kubernetes using Helm charts.
• Support and optimize containerized workloads using Docker.
• Configure and manage Ingress Controllers and traffic routing.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Integrate security and code-quality controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment and operational processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production and platform-related issues.

Tools

Docker

GitHub

Kubernetes networking

Ingress Controllers

Traffic management

OpenTelemetry

Click Stack

Grafana

SonarQube

Rapid7

SQL Server

Azure Cloud exposure

AWS cloud exposure

Job description

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot applications running on Kubernetes using Helm Charts.
• Support and optimize containerized workloads using Docker.
• Configure and manage Ingress Controllers and traffic routing.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Integrate security and code-quality controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment and operational processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production and platform-related issues.

Required Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with:
• Docker
• GitHub
• Experience with Kubernetes networking, Ingress Controllers, and traffic management.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD best practices and release automation.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools:
• Open Telemetry
• Click Stack
• Grafana
• Experience with DevSecOps tools:
• SonarQube
• Rapid7
• Good understanding of:
• SQL Server
• Exposure to Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.

Technical Environment

• Applications are in: C# .NET
• Monitoring & Observability: OpenTelemetry, ClickStack, Grafana
• Security: SonarQube, Rapid7
• Infrastructure: Primarily On‑Premises with Azure Cloud exposure