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

Placements24; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Performance bonus

Conference attendance & certifications

Remote work with flexible schedule

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to design and manage CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring across a fully remote SA team. You will guide automation, security, and reliability initiatives while mentoring engineers.

The role demands 6+ years in DevOps/automation, strong cloud and IaC skills, and leadership in remote settings. Joining Placements24 means shaping scalable, robust systems with cutting-edge tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 6 years in DevOps, Systems Administration, or Software Engineering focused on automation.
• Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services.
• Proficiency with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.
• Solid understanding of scripting languages (Bash, Python).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Experience leading technical teams in a Remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Implement and manage containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Establish robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
• Automate operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot production issues.
• Define and enforce security best practices in infra and deploy.
• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers remotely.
• Research and recommend new DevOps tools and technologies.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of production systems.

Skills

Leadership

CI/CD design

Cloud platforms

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Bash

Python

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Remote leadership

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Lead DevOps Engineer to design and manage CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring across a fully remote SA team. You will guide automation, security, and reliability initiatives while mentoring engineers.

The role demands 6+ years in DevOps/automation, strong cloud and IaC skills, and leadership in remote settings. Joining Placements24 means shaping scalable, robust systems with cutting-edge tooling.