Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU

Don't just support the platform. Build the platform.

Some engineers maintain environments. Others design, automate and scale the infrastructure that powers critical software platforms.

We're partnering with a growing global technology business looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to help drive the reliability, automation, security and scalability of its cloud platform.

This is a hands-on role for someone who has personally designed, deployed and operated production-grade cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. You'll be trusted to improve engineering efficiency, create robust deployment processes and help shape modern cloud architecture.

We're looking for engineers who can demonstrate what they've automated, the scale they've supported, the technical challenges they've solved, and the impact they've made on delivery, reliability and performance.

WHAT YOU WILL BE BUILDING

• Cloud-native Azure environments
• Scalable CI/CD pipelines and release processes
• Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks and reusable platform components
• Monitoring, logging and observability solutions
• Secure, highly available production environments
• Automation tooling that improves developer productivity

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure
• Own CI/CD pipeline architecture and deployment automation
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using modern tooling and best practices
• Improve platform reliability, performance and security
• Support engineering teams with deployment, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Drive cloud governance and operational excellence initiatives
• Build monitoring, alerting and observability capabilities
• Manage containerised workloads and orchestration platforms
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues
• Champion automation and continuous improvement across the engineering environment

OUR REQUIRED EXPERTISE

• 5+ years' experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure
• Strong Azure experience across compute, networking and security services
• Hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform preferred)
• Strong CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or similar tooling
• Experience supporting cloud-native applications and microservices
• Containerisation experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong scripting and automation capabilities
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Solid understanding of cloud security and governance best practices
• Experience operating production environments at scale

IDEALLY YOU WILL ALSO HAVE

• Azure certifications
• Experience with Kubernetes administration
• Experience supporting SaaS products
• Exposure to distributed systems architectures
• Experience with FinOps, cloud optimisation and cost management
• Security and compliance experience within cloud environments

A KEY PART OF THE ROLE

Ownership matters. This role isn't limited to maintaining environments.

You'll be expected to:

• Drive improvement initiatives proactively
• Build solutions rather than manually support processes
• Take ownership of production reliability
• Partner closely with software engineering teams
• Create automation wherever repetitive work exists

We're looking for someone who sees a problem and builds a scalable solution.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE OWNED

We are looking for evidence, not just technology keywords.

You should be able to demonstrate situations where you personally:

• Built and implemented CI/CD pipelines from the ground up
• Automated infrastructure provisioning and deployment processes
• Reduced deployment risk and improved release velocity
• Improved platform availability, security or performance
• Solved complex production incidents and reliability challenges
• Introduced tooling that improved engineering effectiveness
• Measured and communicated the impact of your work

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Genuine ownership and influence
• Modern Azure cloud technologies
• Complex engineering and infrastructure challenges
• Opportunity to shape platform strategy and best practice
• High-impact work with visible outcomes
• Strong engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to work alongside experienced software and cloud engineers

YOUR REWARD

• Opportunity to influence cloud and infrastructure strategy
• Exposure to modern Azure and DevOps practices
• Work on business-critical, scalable platforms
• International collaboration with distributed engineering teams
• Hybrid working environment with 2 days in office
• Cape Town – Tygervalley
• Competitive package aligned to experience and impact

If you've automated it, scaled it, secured it and can demonstrate the value you've created, we'd love to hear from you.

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