Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & CI/CD (Hybrid)

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Growth opportunities & certifications

Exposure to modern DevOps tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance cloud infrastructure and deployment practices in Richards Bay. You will automate, manage, and scale cloud environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and security.

The role requires deep DevOps knowledge, cloud tech, and infrastructure automation, offering opportunities to drive operational excellence. Responsibilities include designing scalable platforms on AWS/Azure/GCP, building CI/CD pipelines, and implementing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT.
• 5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or systems administration.
• Proven cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) with core services.
• Strong IaC and scripting skills (Python, Bash).
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid networking, security, and monitoring knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and provisioning.
• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting for system health and performance.
• Automate infrastructure management using Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to troubleshoot and optimize performance.
• Ensure security and compliance through best practices and audits.

Skills

DevOps & SRE

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure/GCP

IaC (Terraform/Ansible/Chef)

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Docker

Kubernetes

Networking & security basics

Monitoring & logging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance cloud infrastructure and deployment practices in Richards Bay. You will automate, manage, and scale cloud environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and security.

The role requires deep DevOps knowledge, cloud tech, and infrastructure automation, offering opportunities to drive operational excellence. Responsibilities include designing scalable platforms on AWS/Azure/GCP, building CI/CD pipelines, and implementing