Senior Devops Lead Engineer

Ioco; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 60 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to enhance software development efficiencies. This role focuses on modernizing workflows and building robust CI/CD pipelines. You will manage technical projects, improve build processes, and collaborate with stakeholders to implement best practices. With a strong emphasis on automation, you will ensure the reliability of production infrastructure while guiding teams in Agile methodologies. If you're passionate about optimizing development processes and fostering collaboration, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years' experience in a related field.
• 5 years' experience in a Release Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Manage large technical aspects of projects independently.
• Implement automation tools and frameworks for CI/CD.

Skills

Continuous Integration

Continuous Delivery

Agile Methodologies

DevOps Practices

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

CI/CD Pipelines

Windows

Linux

Job description

Job Title: Senior Dev Ops Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer to enhance software development and release lifecycle efficiencies by modernizing processes, workflows, and building a robust Continuous Integration / Deployment pipeline. The role involves guiding the organization in organizing, securing, and automating existing product development workflows, with proficiency in agile development processes and best practices under the guidance of ICT Management.

What you'll do:

1. Manage large technical aspects of projects or smaller engagements independently using appropriate business and technical skills.
2. Deliver best practices recommendations and technical implementations with cross-product integrations based on customer needs to ICT Management.
3. Share best practices with ICT and Business stakeholders.
4. Build relationships and become a technical advisor solving complex challenges.
5. Manage the configuration of the build infrastructure (Windows and Linux) in line with policies and industry best practices to ensure improved performance.
6. Improve reliability and performance of DevOps test and build processes to enhance efficiencies.
7. Design and maintain automated release channels suitable for operations under the guidance of ICT Management.
8. Proactively seek ways to automate the installation and upkeep of build tools and dependencies.
9. Review and recommend solutions and tools to ICT Management to improve the software development process.
10. Own the process for releasing builds into QA and production.
11. Build, deploy, and maintain production infrastructure and services in line with approval processes.
12. Manage pre/post release code merges and code branching strategies.
13. Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines).
14. Build relationships between Engineering (Dev QA) and IT Operations to embed DevOps processes and functions.

Your expertise:

• 8-10 years' experience in a related field.
• 5 years' experience in a Release Manager role.
• Knowledge of IT governance and legislative frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, TOGAF, SDLC, SOA).
• Project Management experience (advantageous).
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD pipelines).
• Experience working with DevOps and Agile methodologies.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology.

Additional Information:

Position: Permanent

Location: Centurion