Senior DevOps Engineer

Techrepo.co.za; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Mukuru in Johannesburg is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to lead hands-on efforts building, operating, and improving cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. You will collaborate with Cloud Infra, Security, and Software teams to ensure secure, observable, resilient, and scalable cloud infrastructure for fintech delivery.

The role requires 7+ years in DevOps or related fields, strong AWS experience, Linux production administration, and solid IaC/CI/CD expertise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, cloud infra, or systems engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS; Azure/GCP exposure is a plus.
• Solid Linux administration in production environments.
• IaC using Terraform and container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
• Configuration management with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Scripting in Python, Bash, or Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve cloud infrastructure across environments.
• Implement and maintain IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and automation.
• Monitor, secure, and optimize cloud platforms for performance and recoverability.
• Improve monitoring and observability; contribute to incident reviews.
• Support redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery per RTOs/RPOs.
• Collaborate with security and software teams to apply DevSecOps.
• Document architecture and runbooks; evaluate new tools for reliability.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and drive continuous improvement.
• Pursue ongoing professional development.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

AWS

Security best practices

DevSecOps

Automation

Observability

Incident response

Python scripting

Linux administration

Networking basics

Education

Grade 12

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Loki

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Job Description

About the Role

Mukuru is on the lookout 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.

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 re dundancy, 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.
• 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 orchestrati on (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

Requirements

• 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