Junior DevOps Engineer: Automate Pipelines & Releases

Old Mutual Limited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual Limited is seeking a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer in Durban to support automated deployment pipelines and release processes. You will work closely with developers, testers, and platform engineers to deliver reliable software across environments.

The role emphasizes automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement, with exposure to CI/CD tools, scripting, and cloud platforms. Corporate IT culture values collaboration, fast learning, and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or Information Systems.
• 1–3 years’ experience in software development, DevOps, or release management.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, deployment tools, or automation practices.
• Understanding of Agile software delivery methodologies is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and support CI/CD pipelines for software delivery.
• Automate build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Monitor and optimize pipeline performance to improve delivery speed and reliability.
• Coordinate and support deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Assist with release scheduling, implementation, and post-release verification.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Scripting

Cloud platforms

Docker

SDLC concepts

IaC

Education

Bachelors in CS/IT/SE

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Job description

Old Mutual Limited is seeking a motivated Junior DevOps Engineer in Durban to support automated deployment pipelines and release processes. You will work closely with developers, testers, and platform engineers to deliver reliable software across environments.

The role emphasizes automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement, with exposure to CI/CD tools, scripting, and cloud platforms. Corporate IT culture values collaboration, fast learning, and cross-functional teamwork.