Hybrid DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & CI/CD

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & incentives

Health insurance

Retirement fund

Hybrid work model

Training & certifications

Job summary

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments, manage CI/CD pipelines, and ensure security and reliability across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The ideal candidate has strong Kubernetes and IaC experience, plus scripting skills and a collaborative mindset to thrive in a hybrid team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in a DevOps or SRE role.
• Proven experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Scripting with Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes.
• Strong CI/CD understanding and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack.
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaborative skills for a hybrid team.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing.
• Implement and manage containerization with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write and maintain IaC using Terraform or Ansible.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize.
• Ensure cloud security best practices.
• Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to streamline software delivery.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps tools and methodologies.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Scripting (Python Bash PowerShell)

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Monitoring & logging

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Job description

Placements24 in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, seeks an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure. You will automate deployments, manage CI/CD pipelines, and ensure security and reliability across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The ideal candidate has strong Kubernetes and IaC experience, plus scripting skills and a collaborative mindset to thrive in a hybrid team environment.