Cloud DevOps Engineer: Scale SaaS Infra

Communicate Recruitment

Johannesburg

Hybrid

ZAR 900,000 - 1,250,000

Full time

14 hours ago
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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

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