Senior DevOps Engineer

Placements24; Komani; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development and training

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer for a fully remote role. You will design scalable cloud infrastructure, build CI/CD pipelines, and drive IaC via Terraform/Ansible in a distributed team.

You will optimize performance, monitor systems with Prometheus/Grafana/ELK, and manage Docker/Kubernetes environments to ensure reliability and faster deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or software engineering with operations focus.
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP and core services.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and scripting languages (Bash, Python).
• Solid understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform or Ansible.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.
• Implement and maintain containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and deployment strategies, fostering a DevOps culture in a remote setting.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Monitoring & logging (Prometheus, Graf

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK Stack

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced and proactive Senior DevOps Engineer to join their fully remote team. This role is integral to ensuring the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our client's cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines. You will be responsible for automating and streamlining software development and deployment processes, collaborating closely with development and operations teams. This is an exceptional opportunity for a skilled engineer to shape robust infrastructure solutions, drive operational excellence, and contribute to a culture of continuous integration and delivery within a company that champions remote work, supporting teams across South Africa and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or Ansible.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Implement and maintain containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and deployment strategies, fostering a DevOps culture in a remote setting .

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, system administration, or software engineering with a focus on operations.
• Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their core services.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI) and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Solid understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Fully remote work arrangement, providing exceptional flexibility.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous allowance for professional development, certifications, and training.
• Opportunity to work with a talented, global team on challenging infrastructure projects from anywhere in Eastern Cape or beyond.