Remote DevOps Engineer — CI/CD, Cloud & Automation

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 720,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full remote work

Health, dental, vision insurance

Home office allowance

Continuous learning opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our technology division, working remotely while supporting operations for our Tembisa facility. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation to accelerate software delivery.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Terraform/Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes, and strong scripting skills.

Qualifications

• Experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Proficient in scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Hands-on with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and IaC tools like Terraform/Ansible.
• Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Ability to work autonomously in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Automate infrastructure provisioning with Terraform/Ansible.
• Monitor performance, ensure high availability and scalability.
• Manage cloud infra (AWS/Azure), focusing on security and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with development/QA to resolve deployment issues.
• Implement and manage Docker/Kubernetes environments.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python

PowerShell

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our technology division, working remotely while supporting operations for our Tembisa facility. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and automation to accelerate software delivery.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with AWS/Azure, Terraform/Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes, and strong scripting skills.