Remote DevOps Engineer: Cloud Infra, CI/CD & Automation

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,499,000 - 2,333,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Remote work stipend

Unlimited PTO

Learning & certification opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote DevOps Engineer to join a distributed engineering team from anywhere. You will design and scale cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), build robust CI/CD pipelines, and manage IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.

The role emphasizes automation, reliability, and collaboration across global teams. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in cloud platforms, scripting, containers, and monitoring tools, with a proactive approach to security and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role (e.g., SRE, Cloud Engineer).
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their core services.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD tools and methodologies (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and manage robust CI/CD pipelines for automation.
• Implement and manage IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot to ensure high availability.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for operational tasks.
• Collaborate with dev and ops teams to foster shared responsibility.

Skills

AWS/Azure/GCP

Python/Bash/PowerShell

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Monitoring (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote DevOps Engineer to join a distributed engineering team from anywhere. You will design and scale cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), build robust CI/CD pipelines, and manage IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation.

The role emphasizes automation, reliability, and collaboration across global teams. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in cloud platforms, scripting, containers, and monitoring tools, with a proactive approach to security and