Senior Cloud SRE II - Kubernetes, IaC & Flexible Hours

LexisNexis; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 1 000 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in legal information services based in Gqeberha is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance product reliability through deep system knowledge and mentorship. Responsibilities include leading Kubernetes deployments and collaborating on cross-functional cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in cloud services, scripting, and observability tools, and is pivotal in training junior staff. Join us to foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation while enjoying flexible work arrangements and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits

Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of system and application code.
• Ability to balance customer, development, and operational needs.
• Mentoring experience for junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Leading deployment and management of Kubernetes.
• Collaborating on high-quality cloud solutions.
• Administering and supporting Databricks environments.
• Troubleshooting technical issues with observability tools.
• Implementing infrastructure management best practices.
• Mentoring junior team members.

Skills

Cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Azure VMs, Azure Functions)

Cloud Engineering with a strong focus on Azure and/or AWS

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/BICEP)

Containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)

Scripting languages (Python, Bash, TypeScript, PowerShell)

Linux/UNIX/Windows systems and storage

Monitoring tools (Datadog, Coralogix, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)

SRE and DevOps practices

Networking and security best practices

Databricks Knowledge

Job description

A global leader in legal information services based in Gqeberha is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to enhance product reliability through deep system knowledge and mentorship. Responsibilities include leading Kubernetes deployments and collaborating on cross-functional cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in cloud services, scripting, and observability tools, and is pivotal in training junior staff. Join us to foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation while enjoying flexible work arrangements and comprehensive benefits.