Senior Devops Engineer

DigiCert; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident Fund

Medical Aid + Gap Cover

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

A leading technology company in Cape Town is seeking a Mid-Senior DevOps Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, automating deployments, and ensuring high availability of web applications. Candidates should have strong experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, and a background in modern programming languages. Competitive benefits package offered including Provident Fund and Medical Aid.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Kubernetes (K8s) for building scalable systems.
• Experience with modern programming languages (Python, Go, Java).
• Proficiency in AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Expertise in CI/CD tools and automated deployment pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design and build secure infrastructure.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deployment.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Kubernetes

Python

Cloud platforms (AWS)

CI/CD tools

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

DigiCert – Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Senior DevOps Engineer position at DigiCert. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining the frontend of our web applications in collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable web applications that meet customer needs.

What you will do

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and operations teams to design and build scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration between software development and deployment.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across multiple environments.
• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, to automate and optimize resource provisioning.
• Write and maintain application-level code, contributing to both development and operational automation across the infrastructure.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines with a focus on automating deployment, testing, and monitoring, while ensuring that the infrastructure is well-integrated with the development process.
• Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, and reliability, taking ownership of the infrastructure health and application performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both development and production environments, collaborating across teams to ensure swift problem resolution.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring systems are designed with scalability, security, and maintainability in mind.
• Stay updated with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of DevOps and development capabilities.

What you will have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration for building scalable and resilient systems.
• Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and familiarity with application development, alongside DevOps responsibilities.
• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or possibly experience in Azure or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.) and building fully automated deployment pipelines.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and a good understanding of logging and alerting.
• Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across both application development and infrastructure.
• Provident Fund
• Medical Aid + Gap Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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