Senior Hybrid DevOps Engineer for Cloud & CI/CD

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Professional development

Home office budget

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in a hybrid role based in Polokwane. You will design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure, and support containerization with Docker and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and collaboration across development and operations teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong scripting skills, and experience with IaC tools like Terraform/Ansible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer with focus on CI/CD, automation, and cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency with scripting languages and infrastructure‑as‑code tools.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.
• Understanding of networking and security in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage and automate cloud infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Implement and maintain Docker and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, ensure high availability.
• Develop automation scripts to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize deployment and operations.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Scripting

Docker & Kubernetes

Monitoring & logging

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GitLab CI

CircleCI

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer in a hybrid role based in Polokwane. You will design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines, automate cloud infrastructure, and support containerization with Docker and Kubernetes.

The role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and collaboration across development and operations teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in DevOps/SRE, strong scripting skills, and experience with IaC tools like Terraform/Ansible.