DevOps Administrator

Jobgether; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Remote onboarding

Bonuses

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a DevOps Administrator based in South Africa. The role focuses on operating and evolving reliable, secure, and scalable infra in a modern engineering environment.

You will work hands-on with Linux systems, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and automation, contributing to monitoring, backups, and IaC initiatives. You will collaborate across teams to improve visibility and reliability for core services, influence infra standards, and implement

Qualifications

• Strong Linux system administration experience
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficient in CI/CD tooling and automation
• Experience with Ansible and Terraform for IaC

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and incidents with documentation
• Configure and improve monitoring and incident management
• Design and implement backup strategies for resilience
• Develop and maintain automated deployment and IaC pipelines
• Foster collaboration to enable automated monitoring of core services
• Validate Grafana dashboards and ensure data accuracy
• Administer VMware infrastructure and test vendor implementations
• Contribute to standards, automation, and optimization projects

Skills

Linux admin

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Ansible

Terraform

Git

Observability

VMware

Scripting

Tools

VMware vSphere

Grafana

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a DevOps Administrator based in South Africa.

This role is an opportunity to help operate and evolve reliable, secure, and scalable technology infrastructure in a modern engineering environment.
You will work hands‑on with Linux systems, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
The position combines day‑to‑day administration and troubleshooting with continuous improvement and automation initiatives.
You will contribute to monitoring, incident management, backup strategies, automated deployments, and Infrastructure as Code solutions.
The role also involves collaborating across technical teams to improve visibility and reliability for critical core services.
You will have the opportunity to influence infrastructure standards, optimize existing solutions, and introduce better ways of working.
It is a strong fit for an infrastructure professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and making systems more efficient.

Accountabilities

• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues, investigate incidents, and drive timely resolution while maintaining clear technical documentation.
• Configure and improve monitoring and incident‑management processes in collaboration with monitoring specialists and other technical teams.
• Design and implement backup strategies that strengthen infrastructure resilience and support business continuity.
• Develop and maintain automated deployment processes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Build effective communication and collaboration between departments to enable automated monitoring of critical core services.
• Review and validate the accuracy and quality of data presented in Grafana dashboards, identifying discrepancies and supporting continuous improvements.
• Administer VMware infrastructure, including testing new vendor implementations and enhancing existing solutions.
• Contribute to technical standards, documentation, automation initiatives, and infrastructure optimization projects.

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of system administration, particularly Red Hat and Oracle Linux environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker and advanced knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Practical experience with CI/CD tools and automated software delivery processes.
• Experience using Ansible for configuration management and automation.
• Proficiency with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Advanced Git skills and experience working effectively with version‑controlled infrastructure and configuration.
• Strong monitoring expertise and an understanding of infrastructure observability and operational health.
• Experience working with VMware products and virtualized infrastructure environments.
• Ability to write scripts and develop automation solutions using appropriate programming or scripting languages.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical teams.

Benefits:

• Flexible work model with the choice to work remotely or from an office.
• Remote onboarding designed to help you integrate effectively from anywhere.
• Performance‑based bonuses, paid annually or quarterly depending on the role.
• Extensive learning opportunities through internal resources, partner programs, and a company library.
• Health and life insurance coverage.
• Wellbeing programs and access to a corporate psychologist.
• Compensation for eligible mobile communication expenses.
• Opportunity to work on large‑scale infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and cloud‑related technologies.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top‑fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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