Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

ATS Client; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Remote/Flexible work

Life insurance

Private health

Job summary

Sabio Group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (DevOps) to design, build and operate secure, scalable software solutions in AI and cloud-native environments.

You will own full lifecycle from design to deployment, with a strong automation-first mindset, customer-facing delivery, and collaboration with delivery leads.

The role requires hands-on experience with Terraform, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IaC, plus excellent problem-solving and communication.

Qualifications

• Strong DevOps experience in production systems.
• Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
• Ability to communicate with customers clearly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high-quality software solutions using modern programming languages, cloud platforms and DevOps tooling.
• Apply a DevOps and automation-first approach across infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD, deployment, testing and operations.
• Engineer secure, scalable and observable systems using IaC, and automated quality controls.
• Take ownership of services in production, including monitoring, troubleshooting and reliability improvements.
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements, shape technical solutions and report progress and risks.

Skills

DevOps mindset

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

Troubleshooting

Customer communication

Learning new tech

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

React/Angular

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

Department: Delivery

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cape Town

Reporting To: Chris Nickson

Description

Sabio Group is a trusted expert in Contact Centre, AI and Data. We design, build and run automation‑led customer experiences for leading brands, combining deep domain expertise with modern engineering and a consulting mindset. We are collaborative, curious and outcomes‑driven, and we invest in people who want to learn and grow in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Role Purpose

As a Senior Software Engineer within the AI Practice, you will play a key hands‑on role in designing, building and operating secure, scalable and highly automated software solutions for our customers. You will bring a strong DevOps mindset, taking ownership of solutions across the full lifecycle - from design and build through deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement. The role is customer‑facing and delivery‑focused, working on AI‑enabled and cloud‑native solutions using modern, automation‑first engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain high‑quality software solutions using modern programming languages, cloud platforms and DevOps tooling.
• Apply a DevOps and automation‑first approach across infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD, deployment, testing and operations.
• Engineer secure, scalable and observable systems using modern DevOps practices, including infrastructure as code and automated quality controls.
• Take ownership of services in production, including monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning and reliability improvements.
• Work directly with customers to understand requirements, shape technical solutions and clearly communicate progress, risks and outcomes.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across application code, integrations, infrastructure and cloud services.
• Contribute to shared DevOps tooling, reusable components, infrastructure‑as‑code patterns and engineering standards within the AI Practice.
• Collaborate closely with other engineers and delivery leads to ensure high‑quality, on‑time delivery.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new DevOps tools, technologies and patterns to improve delivery efficiency and platform reliability

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer working across multiple technology stacks.
• Proven DevOps experience, with a strong automation‑first engineering mindset.
• Experience designing, deploying and supporting production systems using CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Ability to rapidly learn new technologies and apply them effectively in customer environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills across software, infrastructure and cloud platforms.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including confidence in customer‑facing roles.
• Hands‑on experience with:
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible or similar)
  • CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
  • C# (.NET 8+) and/or Java (Spring)
  • JavaScript using a modern framework (React, Angular or similar)
  • Bash and PowerShell
  • AWS, ideally including Amazon Connect
  • Containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Linux environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with relational databases such as MSSQL
• Experience with Redis or similar caching technologies
• Exposure to Azure
• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with Go
• Experience with VMware
• Telephony or IVR experience

Why Join Us

• Work on high‑impact AI, cloud and DevOps transformation programmes for leading global brands.
• Be part of a collaborative, outcomes‑driven engineering culture with strong DevOps practices.
• Continuous learning with access to mentoring, frameworks and clear career progression.
• An inclusive and supportive environment where diversity is valued and everyone can thrive.

Job Benefits

This is your chance to join a friendly and passionate team that will motivate you to learn and develop your career in the company.

• Pension Scheme
• Remote/Flexible work
• Life insurance
• Private health
• Plus many more! (Benefits are dependent on your base location.)

The Small Print

Strictly No Agencies; any submission of resumes without prior request from Sabio Group will not be deemed as an introduction and therefore will not warrant an introduction fee. All applicants must have the right to work in the territory to which the role relates (UK & EU). Sabio Group are unable to offer sponsorship on any roles advertised.