Junior DevOps Engineer

EdUpStairs; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Network International South Africa in Cape Town is offering a hands-on learning role to build a foundation in AWS and DevOps. You'll work with experienced engineers to support, monitor, and automate the infrastructure behind our payment gateway, with mentorship and progressively larger responsibilities.

The role emphasizes curiosity, attention to detail, and willingness to learn; success means gaining practical skills, contributing to a secure payments environment, and growing toward mid/senior

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent practical experience in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• AWS Associate Level certification is preferred; foundations level considered with experience.
• Familiarity with Linux command line.
• Some scripting ability (Bash, Python).
• Understanding of networking concepts (IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS).
• Basic Git usage.
• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail.
• Good communication and eagerness to learn.
• Right to work in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and performance of the payment platform using CloudWatch dashboards and alerts.
• Assist with routine AWS infrastructure tasks (EC2, S3, RDS, Load Balancers, Route 53) under guidance.
• Write and maintain simple automation scripts (Bash, Python).
• Support CI/CD pipelines that deploy applications.
• Investigate issues by reading logs and metrics to identify root causes.
• Assist with routine maintenance: patches, backups, cert renewals, and access requests.
• Document procedures and runbooks and share learnings.
• Participate in stand-ups, code reviews, and incident reviews.
• Grow toward on-call rotation with support as experience increases.

Skills

AWS Associate Level certification

Linux basics

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Networking fundamentals

Git basics

Strong problem-solving

Good communication

Eligibility to work in South Africa

Education

Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Network International South Africa Posted 27 Oct 2026

About Us

Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries - UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we are growing in direct to consumer card segment as well.

Our EVP's

At Network International, we always stay ahead. In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it's about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand - because success isn't just a goal; it's how we work, every day, as one team.

Job Description

This is a hands-on learning role for someone early in their career who wants to build a strong foundation in AWS and DevOps. You'll work alongside experienced engineers to support, monitor, and automate the infrastructure behind our payment gateway. You won't be expected to know everything on day one - we'll invest in your growth through mentorship, pairing, and progressively larger responsibilities. What matters most is curiosity, a willingness to learn, and attention to detail (because in payments, the details matter).

Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Help monitor the health and performance of our payment platform using CloudWatch dashboards and alerts
• Assist with routine infrastructure tasks on AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Load Balancers, Route 53) under guidance
• Write and maintain simple automation scripts (Bash, Python) to reduce manual work
• Support CI/CD pipelines that deploy our applications
• Help investigate and troubleshoot issues, learning to read logs and metrics to find root causes
• Assist with routine maintenance: patching, backups, certificate renewals, and access requests
• Document procedures, runbooks, and what you learn along the way
• Participate in team stand-ups, code reviews, and incident reviews to learn how we operate
• Grow toward participating in an on-call rotation (with support) as you gain experience

What We’re Looking For (Required)

• A degree, diploma, or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field - or demonstrable self-taught skills and projects
• Preferably (but not essential) that you have AWS Associate Level certification, AWS experience is a must and proof of AWS training is a must have; willing to consider Foundations Level Certification as well with correct experience, although Associate Level candidates will have an advantage
• Familiarity with Linux command-line basics
• Some scripting ability in Bash, Python, or similar
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts (IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS)
• Basic familiarity with version control (Git)
• Strong problem-solving instincts and attention to detail
• Good communication skills and a genuine eagerness to learn
• Right to work in South Africa

Nice to Have (Not Required)

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect - Associate (or working toward one)
• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Any experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Exposure to containers (Docker)
• Personal projects, a GitHub profile, or a homelab you can talk about
• Interest in fintech, payments, or security

Why Join Us

• Learn modern cloud and DevOps practices on a real, large-scale production platform
• Dedicated mentorship from senior engineers and a clear growth path toward Mid/Senior DevOps roles
• Work on systems that handle real money for real businesses - high impact, high learning
• Support for certifications and ongoing training
• Hybrid working based in Cape Town
• Collaborative, supportive engineering culture

A Note on Payments & Security

Because we operate in a regulated payments environment (PCI-DSS), successful candidates will be required to pass background and credit checks as part of onboarding. You'll learn security-first engineering practices from day one - a valuable skill set for your entire career.

Network International is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, nationalities, and experience levels. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where innovation, diversity, and performance thrive.