Senior DevOps Engineer- Remote South Africa
Remote · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Job Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer to scale and automate cloud infrastructure, build production-grade Kubernetes environments, implement IaC with Terraform, manage CI/CD pipelines, and mentor junior staff. Responsibilities include automating cloud infrastructure in Azure/AWS, deploying and optimizing Kubernetes clusters, maintaining Helm deployments, implementing observability with Prometheus/Grafana, supporting database orchestration (PostgreSQL PITR, Cassandra, Apache Pinot), driving secure cloud practices, and collaborating with engineering teams to streamline software delivery.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience in complex product environments
- Strong experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering
- Linux administration and engineering experience
- Proven track record of provisioning cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on experience building, administering, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters
- Deep experience with either AWS or Azure infrastructure, core cloud services, and secure networking
- Strong scripting capability in Bash, Python, or PowerShell
- Ability to read and comprehend segments of application code (Node.js or Java)
- Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, and operational best practices
Additional Requirements
- Legal right to live and work in South Africa
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