Senior DevOps Engineer

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mukuru is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to build, operate, and continuously improve our cloud platforms and delivery pipelines in a regulated fintech environment. You will collaborate with the Cloud Infrastructure Manager, Cloud Architect, Software Engineering, Security teams to ensure secure, observable, resilient, and scalable infrastructure.

Responsibilities include IaC, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, incident response, disaster recovery, and DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure or Systems Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS; exposure to Azure or GCP is beneficial.
• Strong Linux administration in production environments.
• Experience with IaC, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki).
• Proficient in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or Ruby).
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS and ISO27001 is advantageous.
• Experience in fintech, technology, or high-growth environments.
• Solid understanding of networking, web servers, and databases.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate and improve cloud infrastructure across environments.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Monitor, secure and optimise cloud platforms for performance and reliability.
• Improve monitoring, alerting, observability, and incident response.
• Support redundancy, failover, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Collaborate with security on DevSecOps practices including vulnerability management.
• Work with software engineers to reduce friction between development and ops.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation and runbooks.
• Research and evaluate new tools to improve platform reliability and security.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and drive continuous improvement.
• Invest in personal professional development and technical growth.

Skills

AWS

Linux

IaC

Containers

CI/CD

Monitoring

DevSecOps

PCI-DSS

ISO27001

Agile delivery

Fintech experience

Education

Grade 12

Relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo CD

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Loki

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Role Overview

Mukuru is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to play a key hands‑on role in building, operating, and continuously improving our cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. This role sits within the Technology Solutions function and works closely with the Cloud Infrastructure Manager and Cloud Architect, as well as Software Engineering, Software Architecture, and Security teams. You’ll help ensure our cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices are secure, observable, resilient, and scalable – enabling engineering teams to deliver safely and efficiently in a regulated fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve cloud infrastructure across environments (production, staging, development) as part of a collaborative DevOps team.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve reliability and delivery speed.
• Monitor, secure, and optimise cloud platforms, ensuring performance, availability, and recoverability.
• Proactively improve monitoring, alerting, and observability, and contribute to incident response and post‑incident reviews.
• Support redundancy, failover, backup, and disaster recovery mechanisms in line with business RTOs and RPOs.
• Collaborate closely with our internal security team, and apply DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability management, patching, intrusion detection/prevention, and secure configuration.
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineers to reduce friction between development and operations.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including system diagrams and operational runbooks.
• Research and evaluate new tools and technologies that improve platform reliability, security, and developer experience.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Take ownership of your own professional development and technical growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Grade 12 (required)
• Relevant tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• 7+ years’ experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering
• Strong experience with AWS (Azure or GCP exposure is beneficial)
• Solid Linux administration experience in production environments
• Proven experience with:
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
  • Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD)
  • CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
  • Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki)
• Experience with configuration management tools Ansible, Puppet or Chef
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language Python, Bash, or Ruby
• Understanding of core infrastructure components:
  • Web servers (NGINX, Apache)
  • Databases (MySQL/Postgres)
  • Messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Beanstalkd)
  • Networking (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, proxies)
• Experience supporting secure and compliant environments. Exposure to PCI-DSS and/or ISO27001 is advantageous.
• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and DevOps culture
• Experience working in Fintech, Technology, or other high‑growth environments

Key Competencies

• Problem‑solving and analytical thinking
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Attention to detail and operational excellence
• Proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Adaptability in fast‑paced environments