Cloud DevOps Engineer: Automation, CI/CD & Scalable Infra

Placements24; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Comprehensive medical aid

Retirement benefits

Supportive work environment

Continuous learning opportunities

Cutting-edge technologies

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Tembisa, Gauteng to lead cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, IaC, monitoring, security, and automation across AWS/Azure/GCP. You will design pipelines, manage containers, and collaborate with development teams to improve reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong scripting, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI tools. This role offers growth and exposure to cutting-edge tech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a DevOps or SRE role.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong CI/CD tooling knowledge (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Experience with config management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests and deployments.
• Develop and maintain IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Manage and optimize cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for all systems.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and ops tasks.
• Ensure security and compliance of cloud infrastructure and apps.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Stay updated on DevOps tools and best practices.

Skills

CI/CD understanding

Scripting proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Tembisa, Gauteng to lead cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, IaC, monitoring, security, and automation across AWS/Azure/GCP. You will design pipelines, manage containers, and collaborate with development teams to improve reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong scripting, and hands-on experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI tools. This role offers growth and exposure to cutting-edge tech.