DevOps Engineer

Korakhoa Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Cape Town is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer. You will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing AWS environments, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and ensuring high system availability. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant AWS certifications, alongside at least 3 years of experience in DevOps roles. This position offers full-time employment with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
• Hands-on experience in managing production workloads in AWS.
• Proven expertise in Linux server administration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor AWS and Teraco environments to ensure 99.9% uptime.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Optimize scalability, security, and performance of AWS services.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Linux

GitLab CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field

Tools

AWS CloudWatch

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

Overview

Production Environment Management

• Maintain and monitor AWS and Teraco environments to ensure 99.9% uptime.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Optimize scalability security and performance of AWS services (EC2 RDS ECS Lambda etc.).
• Utilize monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch, Datadog or Grafana for system visibility and alerting.

Patching and Upgrading

• Perform regular patching and upgrades based on the approved patch policy.
• Plan and execute maintenance windows with minimal service disruption.
• Address vulnerabilities using scan results (e.g. Rapid7) to ensure environment compliance.

CI / CD Pipeline Management

• Deploy approved GitLab pipelines into production based on JSM change requests.
• Collaborate with Development and QA teams for seamless code deployment.
• Optimize pipelines for performance security and reliability.

Incident Response and Monitoring

• Proactively detect and respond to system issues.
• Troubleshoot incidents to reduce downtime and recovery time.
• Participate in the on-call rotation and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for production incidents.

Change Management

• Review and implement approved changes in collaboration with the change management team.
• Maintain clear documentation and communication for all production changes.

Automation and Optimization

• Automate repetitive DevOps tasks (e.g. deployments patching monitoring).
• Optimize AWS resource usage to maintain cost-efficiency without compromising performance.

Collaboration and Documentation

• Work cross-functionally with Product Owners Developers QA Security and Auditors.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems changes and incident resolutions.

Requirements

Education & Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent work experience.

One or more of the following certifications (current and maintained):

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• LPI Linux Essentials
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role.
• Hands-on experience in managing production workloads in AWS.
• Proven expertise in Linux server administration.
• Experience with GitLab CI / CD or similar tools.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent work experience. One or more of the following certifications (current and maintained): AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, LPI Linux Essentials, Red Hat Certified System Administrator.

Key Skills

ASP.NET, Health Education, Fashion Designing, Fiber, Investigation

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1