Senior DevOps Engineer: Cloud, Kubernetes & CI/CD

Games Global Operations Limited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Games Global is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to automate, optimize and maintain our cloud-based infrastructure, collaborating with software teams to integrate Git, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Fargate, and Helm into CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years' experience, strong scripting, security awareness, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team; knowledge of IaC like Terraform or CloudFormation is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Systems Administration, Cloud Engineering, or Software Development.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines and automation processes.
• Strong hands-on experience with Git, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS Fargate, and Helm.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for custom-developed applications using Git, Jenkins, and other DevOps tools to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Deploy, automate, and maintain cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments, ensuring scalability, high availability, performance, and resilience.
• Manage and optimize containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), supporting seamless application deployment and scaling.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts to streamline Kubernetes application deployment, configuration, and lifecycle management.

Skills

Git

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS)

AWS Fargate

Helm

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Job description

Games Global is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to automate, optimize and maintain our cloud-based infrastructure, collaborating with software teams to integrate Git, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Fargate, and Helm into CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years' experience, strong scripting, security awareness, and the ability to work independently within a collaborative team; knowledge of IaC like Terraform or CloudFormation is advantageous.