Cloud DevOps Engineer: Scale SaaS Infra

Communicate Recruitment; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,250,000; Full time

Job summary

Communicate Recruitment seeks a seasoned Cloud DevOps Engineer to build, optimize, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for a rapidly growing SaaS platform in Johannesburg. Hybrid after probation, you’ll automate deployments, improve performance, and ensure secure, reliable operations across development and production environments.

You will work with AWS ECS/EC2/RDS/S3, Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC tools like Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, plus monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or related field preferred.
• AWS certifications advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure.
• Optimize cloud environments for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Manage AWS services including ECS, EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, and related services.
• Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Automate deployment processes and operational tasks to increase efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker.
• Support orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments.
• Apply cloud security best practices and infrastructure hardening techniques.
• Assist in implementing firewalls, access controls, and intrusion detection solutions.
• Design and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot production issues and improve release processes.
• Create and maintain clear technical documentation for infrastructure, systems, and procedures.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Skills

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Monitoring (Prometheus Grafana CloudW)

PostgreSQL

Git/GitHub

APIs & automation

Education

Degree in CS/Engineering/IS/Math

AWS certifications advantageous

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Communicate Recruitment seeks a seasoned Cloud DevOps Engineer to build, optimize, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for a rapidly growing SaaS platform in Johannesburg. Hybrid after probation, you’ll automate deployments, improve performance, and ensure secure, reliable operations across development and production environments.

You will work with AWS ECS/EC2/RDS/S3, Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC tools like Terraform/CloudFormation/Ansible, plus monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and