Remote Senior DevOps Engineer — CI/CD & Cloud SRE

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with remote work -:

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Generous annual leave

Professional development budget

Home office equipment allowance

Challenging and impactful projects

Collaborative remote culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Senior DevOps Engineer to join a distributed team. This role focuses on automating and streamlining the software development lifecycle from build to deployment and operations, working entirely from home.

You will enhance infrastructure, implement cutting‑edge CI/CD practices, and ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of cloud‑based applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or related role.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Expertise in CI/CD tools and practices.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage cloud infrastructure with IaC (Terraform, Ansible).
• Containerize using Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes.
• Monitor performance, availability, and security; identify and resolve issues.
• Develop automation scripts for operational tasks.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure smooth releases.
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Contribute to security best practices and ensure compliance.
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident response.
• Research and recommend new technologies to improve efficiency.

Skills

DevOps experience

SRE principles

Remote collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote Senior DevOps Engineer to join a distributed team. This role focuses on automating and streamlining the software development lifecycle from build to deployment and operations, working entirely from home.

You will enhance infrastructure, implement cutting‑edge CI/CD practices, and ensure the stability, scalability, and performance of cloud‑based applications.