DevOps Engineer

Ampstek; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech consulting firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer experienced in Azure and Kubernetes to drive design and implementation of scalable platform solutions. The ideal candidate has 4-5 years in DevOps, strong scripting skills, and experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps. This contract position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-growth organization in the fintech sector.

Qualifications

• 4-5 years of experience in DevOps or similar role.
• Strong understanding of software development and operations principles.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design and implementation of platform solutions across hybrid environments.
• Optimize scalable, secure, and reliable solutions in Azure and Kubernetes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and support incident management.

Skills

DevOps practices

Bash scripting

Python scripting

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Docker

Tools

Azure

Alibaba Cloud

vStack

GitLab CI/CD

OpenShift

Job description

Our client is looking for multiple DevOps Engineering (Azure DevOps) experienced consultants to join a high-growth organization. If you are interested kindly, please share your CV and let me know your rate expectation.

Duration: Contract

Skill Sets

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will drive the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable, secure, and reliable platform solutions across hybrid environments, including Azure, Alibaba Cloud, and on-prem Kubernetes platforms such as vStack and TKGI

Experience

• Proven experience as a DevOps engineer or similar role, with strong understanding of software development and operations principles. 4-5 years of experience in technical architecture and application development, or operations
• Experience with public and private cloud platforms (Azure, Alibaba, vStack, Apsara, OpenShift) is a plus
• Proficiency in infrastructure automation tools e.g., Bicep, Terraform etc.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Experience with microservices architecture and serverless computing
• Experience with Azure DevOps CI/CD or similar tools, infrastructure automation, monitoring systems and incident management.
• Previous experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience in a Fintech or financial services environment preferred
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Bash, Python, and PowerShell to support infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tooling such as Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Alibaba Cloud DevOps, and pipeline automation in Kubernetes‑native and hybrid environments.

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