Cloud DevOps Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a seasoned Cloud DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud apps. You will provision infrastructure via IaC and manage containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes, while embedding security and governance into the pipelines.

The role requires strong collaboration with development, operations, and security teams to deliver scalable, compliant cloud solutions and reliable production operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Cloud DevOps experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud applications.

Skills

DevSecOps

SAST/DAST tools

Secrets management

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Agile

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Relevant cloud certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps, Kubernetes)

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Job description

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for cloud applications.
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Integrate security practices into DevOps pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Implement logging, monitoring, and observability solutions for cloud systems.
• Automate cloud operations, deployments, and scaling for high availability.
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to deliver cloud solutions.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security and governance standards.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues in production environments.

Technical Skills / Tools Required:

• DevSecOps: SAST/DAST tools (SonarQube, Checkmarx), secrets management (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration in cross-functional teams
• Agile / Scrum methodology experience
• Ability to document processes and train team members

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud DevOps roles
• Relevant cloud certifications preferred (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, Kubernetes, etc.)