Senior DevOps Engineer

iOCO Pty Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to be responsible for designing and maintaining secure cloud environments on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have experience in Azure automation pipelines and CI/CD tool management, ensuring compliance and security best practices. Excellent communication skills and collaboration with development teams are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience implementing Azure automation pipelines.
• Excellent English communication skills required.
• Experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily application availability checks and event monitoring.
• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with teams to enforce security best practices.

Skills

Azure automation pipelines

Customer interaction

Team player

Self-driven

Event management

Problem ownership

Cloud platforms experience

Scripting skills

CI/CD tools

Networking

Education

National Senior Certificate / Matric / N3 / Grade 12

Microsoft Cloud Certification (Azure)

ITIL v3 or ITIL 4 certification

Linux / Unix qualifications

Azure Certification

Security Certifications

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure and scalable cloud and DevOps environments on Microsoft Azure. This role involves developing and managing CI / CD pipelines, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, ARM, Bicep), and integrating security controls into DevOps processes (DevSecOps) to ensure compliance and system integrity. The incumbent will perform vulnerability assessments, proactive system monitoring, and incident management while collaborating with development and operations teams to enforce best practices.

What you'll do

• Performing daily application availability checks and event monitoring tasks
• Provide proactive system monitoring
• Communicate accurately and timeously with relevant clients regarding incidents logged
• Working well with colleagues / team player / willing to assist
• Design, implement, and maintain secure CI / CD pipelines
• Integrate security controls into DevOps processes (DevSecOps)
• Perform vulnerability assessments and remediation across infrastructure and applications
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to enforce security best practices
• Automate compliance checks and security testing
• Monitor and respond to security incidents in cloud and on-prem environments

Your Expertise

• 3–5 years’ experience implementing Azure automation pipelines.
• Excellent customer interaction
• Team player with good work ethic and attendance record
• Self-driven – Get the job done
• Strong event management abilities with customer focus
• Strong sense of responsibility in taking ownership of problems and seeing them through till completion
• Excellent customer satisfaction, interaction, and engagement
• English - Can converse and has the necessary email skills
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure)
• Strong hands-on Azure experience (e.g., App Gateway / WAF, AKS, Azure SQL, ACR, Key Vault, VNet, Storage Accounts).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Experience designing and building CI / CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with CI / CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Solid understanding of containers and orchestration (Docker, AKS).
• Experience with Function App and Web App development.
• Strong grasp of networking, security, and compliance in Azure environments.
• Proficient in monitoring and logging using Azure-native tools.
• Skilled in troubleshooting, version control (Git), and working in Agile environments.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Familiarity with certificate automation, Key Vault integration, and workflow orchestration (e.g., Logic Apps, Durable Functions).
• Experience with container security and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and application security principles

Qualifications

• National Senior Certificate / Matric / N3 / Grade 12
• Microsoft Cloud Certification (Azure)
• Pass typical recruitment checks (criminal, qualification, ID verification checks, etc.)
• ITIL v3 or ITIL 4 certification
• Linux / Unix qualifications and / or experience
• Azure Certification (e.g., Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Solutions Architect Expert) preferred.
• Security Certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CEH, or CompTIA Security+)
• Containerization and Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
• CI / CD Pipeline Design and Management