Infrastructure Lead and DevOps

Network IT; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology-driven organisation is looking for an experienced DevOps & Infrastructure Lead in Johannesburg to transform its infrastructure into a modern DevOps capability. This strategic role includes operational management, implementing IaC practices, and overseeing AWS environments. Candidates should have a minimum of 7 years in infrastructure and at least 3 years in leadership. Certification in AWS and strong automation skills are advantageous. A competitive monthly salary between R70,000 and R75,000 is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years experience in infrastructure or systems administration.
• At least 3 years leadership or team management experience.
• Minimum 2 years experience working with AWS and DevOps practices.
• Strong automation and scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transition from traditional infrastructure to a DevOps-driven model.
• Implement observability monitoring and reliability frameworks.
• Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD and release automation.
• Oversee AWS and on-premise infrastructure maintenance.

Skills

AWS

Infrastructure-as-Code

Linux

Automation

Scripting

Education

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Formal IT qualification

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Reference : BIT005254-Rein-1

A leading technology-driven organisation is seeking an experienced DevOps & Infrastructure Lead to drive the transformation of its traditional infrastructure and support function into a modern DevOps-oriented capability. This is a strategic leadership role combining operational accountability with technical direction to ensure the stability scalability and modernisation of critical platforms and systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Transformation & Strategy

• Lead the transition from traditional infrastructure to a DevOps-driven operating model
• Establish and embed Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices across all environments
• Implement observability monitoring and reliability frameworks
• Drive automation and AI-enabled efficiencies to reduce manual workload
• Maintain system stability uptime and compliance throughout the transformation

Infrastructure Automation & Observability

• Design automate and manage cloud and on-premise hosting environments
• Implement and maintain IaC using tools such as Terraform and Ansible
• Establish comprehensive monitoring across servers databases and services
• Analyse operational trends and automate resolutions to recurring issues
• Maintain high availability targets (99.7% uptime)

DevOps Enablement

• Collaborate with development teams to support containerisation CI / CD and release automation
• Champion developer enablement through improved internal tooling and workflows
• Ensure environment consistency security and scalability through shared standards

Security Compliance & Governance

• Enforce ISO 27001 : 2022 technical controls and secure configurations
• Align with information security risk and disaster recovery practices
• Manage change governance through CAB processes and post-implementation reviews
• Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance efforts

Platforms & Systems Management

• Oversee AWS and on-premise infrastructure including EC2 VPC Fargate SQS RDS and related services
• Manage Linux environments NGINX PHP runtimes MySQL and MongoDB
• Maintain domains DNS and Microsoft 365 environments
• Ensure effective backup recovery and capacity planning

Documentation & Leadership

• Maintain high-quality infrastructure documentation (diagrams SOPs architecture artefacts)
• Build and mentor a high-performing systems administration team
• Promote a culture of accountability continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Represent infrastructure within internal operational forums

Key Requirements

• Minimum 7 years experience in infrastructure or systems administration
• At least 3 years leadership or team management experience
• Minimum 2 years experience working with AWS and DevOps practices
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible)
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 : 2022 implementation and compliance (advantageous)
• Experience with CAB patch cycles and disaster recovery frameworks
• Strong automation and scripting experience

Qualifications (Advantageous)

• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
• CompTIA Linux
• ITIL or ISO 27001 certifications
• Formal IT qualification (or equivalent experience)

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Please note: If you have not received feedback within two weeks please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain in our database for future opportunities.

For more information contact :

Reinie Du Preez

Senior Specialist Recruitment Consultant

Email :

Package & Remuneration

70000.00 - 75000.0 - Monthly

Key Skills

Ruby,Disaster Recovery,Active Directory,SOA,Cloud,IaaS,PowerShell,AWS,Infrastructure,Linux,VPN,Hyper-V,VM,IP,Identity

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1