Remote Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote work allowance and home office

Unlimited PTO and growth opportunities

Distributed team projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer to join their fully remote team. You will build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure, streamline CI/CD pipelines, and ensure high availability across AWS, Azure, or GCP, while driving automation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, container orchestration with Kubernetes, monitoring and security best practices, and close collaboration with development and QA teams to accelerate

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or similar infra role.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP and core services.
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or PowerShell; config management with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Hands-on containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI).
• Understanding of networking, security, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, tests, deployments.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor performance, identify issues, ensure high availability and stability.
• Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with development and QA to ensure seamless deployment workflows.
• Manage Kubernetes or Docker Swarm clusters.

Skills

Cloud platforms

Scripting languages

CI/CD expertise

Container orchestration

Collaboration/communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a seasoned Senior DevOps Engineer to join their fully remote team, focusing on building and maintaining robust cloud infrastructure. This critical role involves automating and streamlining our development and deployment processes, ensuring high availability and scalability of our systems. You will work with state-of-the-art technologies to enhance our CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud resources, and implement infrastructure-as-code principles. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced professional who thrives in a remote setting and is passionate about driving operational excellence through automation and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated application builds, testing, and deployments.
• Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Monitor system performance, identify potential issues, and implement proactive solutions to ensure high availability and stability.
• Automate operational tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment workflows.
• Manage container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps or a similar infrastructure engineering role.
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their core services.
• Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Understanding of networking concepts, security best practices, and monitoring tools.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous remote work allowance and support for home office setup.
• Unlimited paid time off and opportunities for professional growth.
• Engage in challenging projects with a talented, distributed team.