Job Description

Azure Cloud Engineer (Expert) 1502
Location: Gauteng
Contract Term: 01 September 2024 - 31 December 2027ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
• Strong development background with particular focus on dotnet, angular and python
• Azure Platform Expertise
• Deep understanding of the Azure cloud services, including Virtual Machines, AKS, Storage, Networking, and other core Azure offerings
• Ability to architect and deploy complex Azure-based infrastructure and applications
• DevOps Toolchain Management
• Proficient in using and configuring GitHub, Terraform, and other DevOps tools
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Expertise in using Terraform to provision and manage cloud infrastructure
• Containerization and Orchestration
• Expertise in containerization technologies, such as Docker, and container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture and Container Architecture

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Automation and Scripting
• Develop scripts and automation tools using PowerShell, Bash, and Python to streamline DevOps tasks.
• Automate various aspects of the DevOps lifecycle, including provisioning, testing, and deployment
• Monitoring and Observability
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions
• Analyze performance metrics and logs to identify and resolve issues in the DevOps pipeline and cloud infrastructure
• Security and Compliance

• Ensure the security and compliance of the DevOps pipeline and cloud infrastructure.
• Implement access controls, manage secrets and credentials, and enforce security best practices.
• Collaboration and Communication

• Effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and business stakeholders
• Other

• Experience of working with SQL or NoSQL databases
• Methodologies AGILE or SCRUM.
• Understanding of Cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends
• Authentication concepts & patterns, such as Active Directory Domain Services (Kerberos, LDAP, etc.) and as well as Federation, OAuth, and other web-based authentication.

WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?

• At least 6-10 yearsxe2x80x99 worth of experience using Azure,DevOps practises, software development and a related qualification
• Agile working experience advantageous

WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

• Participate in code reviews
• Define and enforce code quality
• Take actively part in all regular Scrum ceremonies
• Contribute to refinement of user stories (user stories at the beginning of a development sprint might not be fully specified)
• Liaise with stakeholders and team members
• Pro-active knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching of members from the same or other teams
• Clarify open points possibly making proposals and/or developing a prototype for further discussion.
• Provide support for existing solutions
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of the CI/CD pipelines
• Implement infrastructure provisioning and configuration in a declarative and version-controlled manner.
• Integrate containerized applications into the DevOps pipeline and manage container-based deployments.
• Continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD)
• Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes

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