Remote Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & CI/CD

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote role. You will drive DevOps adoption, automate cloud infrastructure, and design scalable CI/CD pipelines across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The role requires hands-on experience with IaC, containerization, and security best practices to improve reliability and efficiency. As a remote-first team member, you will collaborate with engineers across locations, mentor peers, and stay ahead of industry trends in the Banking &

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or related role.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using IaC.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.
• Manage containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Monitor performance, availability, and security; implement proactive solutions.
• Automate operational tasks to reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to troubleshoot infrastructure and app issues.
• Enforce security best practices across infra and deployments.
• Manage cloud resources, optimize costs, ensure policy compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Stay current with emerging DevOps trends and tools.

Skills

DevOps experience

Cloud platforms

Scripting (Python)

CI/CD tooling

Docker/Kubernetes

Monitoring & logging

Networking & security

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote role. You will drive DevOps adoption, automate cloud infrastructure, and design scalable CI/CD pipelines across AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The role requires hands-on experience with IaC, containerization, and security best practices to improve reliability and efficiency. As a remote-first team member, you will collaborate with engineers across locations, mentor peers, and stay ahead of industry trends in the Banking &