DevOps Engineer

Pbt-Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

PBT Group is seeking an Intermediate DevOps Engineer to join a collaborative tech team delivering enterprise cloud solutions and modern software delivery practices. You will automate build, test and deployment processes and drive CI/CD improvements across AWS-based infrastructure.

Ideal candidates have 4–7 years in DevOps or Cloud roles, strong automation skills, and AWS certification is advantageous. The role focuses on scalable, secure environments and continuous delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• 4–7 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud or Platform Engineering.
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices and automation.
• Experience in Agile software delivery environments.
• AWS Certification (DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Automate software build, testing and deployment processes.
• Improve deployment reliability, efficiency and release quality through automation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps processes and engineering standards.
• Build and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Develop and maintain Terraform modules for provisioning cloud resources.
• Support scalable, secure and highly available cloud environments.
• Collaborate on cloud architecture and infrastructure improvements.
• Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker.
• Support Kubernetes (K8s) environments and container orchestration.
• Assist development teams with application deployments and platform optimisation.
• Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch.
• Perform root cause analysis on production incidents.
• Support application stability and performance optimisation.

Skills

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Git

PowerShell

Bash

Python

EC2

S3

Lambda

RDS

ECS

EKS

IAM

CloudWatch

CloudFormation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related technical discipline

Job description

Be part of our team of Data Specialists and embark on a career of the future!

PBT Group is looking for an experienced Intermediate DevOps Engineer to join a collaborative technology team delivering enterprise-grade cloud solutions and modern software delivery practices.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about automation, cloud technologies and continuous improvement. You\'ll work closely with software engineers, infrastructure teams and architects to build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available environments while driving CI/CD best practices and infrastructure automation.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and enabling development teams through automation and modern DevOps practices, we\'d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

DevOps & Automation

Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.

Automate software build, testing and deployment processes.

Improve deployment reliability, efficiency and release quality through automation.

Contribute to continuous improvement of DevOps processes and engineering standards.

Build and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Develop and maintain Terraform modules for provisioning cloud resources.

Support scalable, secure and highly available cloud environments.

Collaborate on cloud architecture and infrastructure improvements.

Deploy and manage containerised applications using Docker.

Support Kubernetes (K8s) environments and container orchestration.

Assist development teams with application deployments and platform optimisation.

Monitoring & Operational Support

Implement monitoring, logging and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch and related tools.

Perform root cause analysis on production incidents.

Support application stability and performance optimisation.

Participate in production support and operational improvements.

Security & DevSecOps

Embed security best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Implement secure access controls and infrastructure configurations.

Support vulnerability management and remediation activities.

Work closely with Software Developers, Architects and Infrastructure Engineers.

Contribute to technical design discussions and cloud architecture decisions.

Support continuous delivery and operational excellence initiatives.

Share knowledge and contribute to engineering best practices across the team.

Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Approximately 4–7 years\' experience in a DevOps, Cloud or Platform Engineering role.

Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices and automation.

Experience working within Agile software delivery environments.

AWS Certification (DevOps Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect) will be highly advantageous.

Technical Skills

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Git

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash or Python)

Experience working with AWS services such as:

EC2

S3

Lambda

RDS

ECS

EKS

IAM

CloudWatch

CloudFormation

Advantageous

Ansible

Grafana

SonarQube

What We\'re Looking For

We\'re looking for someone who enjoys automating everything, improving engineering practices and building reliable cloud platforms that enable development teams to deliver software quickly and securely.

The ideal candidate will:

Have a strong automation mindset.

Be passionate about cloud technologies and DevOps.

Thrive in collaborative Agile environments.

Enjoy solving infrastructure and deployment challenges.

Take ownership of platform reliability and performance.

Continuously look for opportunities to improve engineering processes.

Continuously seeks opportunities to improve systems, processes and automation.

Embraces emerging technologies and engineering best practices.

Challenges conventional thinking to deliver smarter solutions.

Builds strong relationships across development, infrastructure and business teams.

Shares knowledge and contributes to team success.

Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Remains calm under pressure and responds effectively to operational challenges.

Adapts quickly to changing technologies and business priorities.

Demonstrates resilience and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Customer Focus

Understands the importance of reliable systems in delivering business value.

Delivers solutions that improve operational efficiency and user experience.

Maintains a strong quality and service mindset.

Results Driven

Takes ownership of deliverables from design through production.

Delivers high-quality solutions within agreed timelines.

Focuses on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

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