Operations Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is searching for an Expert Operations Engineer in Pretoria to drive operational excellence within a top automotive client. The successful candidate will conduct system analysis and automation, ensuring security and collaboration across teams. Strong experience in IT operations and technology tools like Docker and Kubernetes is essential. Join a fast-paced environment focused on delivering innovative digital solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT application or infrastructure operations.
• Experience with Microprofile containers such as Quarkus.
• Proficiency with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of databases including DB2, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB/DocumentDB.
• Experience with IT service continuity management for business-critical processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct system analysis, design development and testing for technical products.
• Automate infrastructure management and improve release processes.
• Collaborate with QA Engineers for test environments and automated testing.
• Ensure systems security against cybersecurity threats.
• Build tools to enhance developer experience and reduce errors.

Skills

Change Management

Software Deployment

Cloud Infrastructure

High Availability

IaaS

Firewall

Linux

Middleware

JBoss

Network Architecture

Scripting

Technical Support

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS EKS

AWS ECS

Nginx

ITSM Suite

BMC Remedy

DB2

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

MongoDB

DocumentDB

Spring Framework

Job description

Accelerate Your Career Become an Expert Operations Engineer

Are you ready to drive operational excellence in one of the worlds most innovative automotive environments? Our client, a global automotive leader renowned for cutting‑edge engineering and digital transformation, is searching for an Expert Operations Engineer to join their high‑performance technical team in Gauteng.

What you will be doing :

Conduct system analysis, design development and testing for assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile / DevOps delivery model focusing on the automation of environments, infrastructure build and deployment pipelines.

Maintain build and set up new development tools and infrastructure for both on‑premises and cloud platforms.

Automate the management of infrastructure patches and maintenance.

Work on ways to automate and improve development and release processes.

Collaborate with QA Engineers to build disposable test environments and automated testing.

Ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats in collaboration with QA Engineers.

Work with Software Developers and Engineers to ensure development follows established processes and functions as intended.

Improve integration of code between teams to enhance collaboration and efficiency.

Provide middleware support and configuration management for application‑dependent software such as Webservers, Java and Docker.

Build tools to reduce occurrences of errors and improve developer and customer experience.

Develop scripts and monitoring tools to analyze and visualize important metrics about development processes, reliability and availability.

Support operational excellence goals through strong operations knowledge and resolve escalated support topics as part of a tier‑3 DevOps role to ensure the highest availability of critical applications.

Plan and execute upgrades of existing applications, tools and features, creating solutions and solving problems using a cloud‑native toolchain to ensure world‑class uptime and business agility.

Requirements

• Experience with Microprofile containers such as Quarkus. Scheduling tools e.g. AWS Batch.
• Webserver experience particularly with Nginx.
• Proficiency with container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS / ECS.
• Familiarity with Incident‑Problem management tools such as ITSM Suite or BMC Remedy.
• Knowledge of databases including DB2, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, MongoDB / DocumentDB etc. Experience with Java Frameworks / Development such as the Spring Framework.
• Experience in IT service continuity management for business‑critical processes. Knowledge of regulated business unit requirements (e.g. financial institutions). Familiarity with PRIME processes for operational and compliance requirements.
• 5 years of experience in IT application or infrastructure operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in Agile working methods.

Key Skills

Change Management, Software Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, High Availability, IaaS, Firewall, Linux, Middleware, JBoss, Network Architecture, Scripting, Technical Support

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