Our client in the Telecommunications industry is currently looking for a DevOps Engineer, in South Africa (Hybrid)Responsibilities:
Infrastructure Automation: Automate infrastructure provisioning, scaling, and management using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
Collaboration with Development and Operations: Work closely with developers to optimize workflows, troubleshoot issues, and ensure best practices for infrastructure and deployment.
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure: Manage and optimize hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, ProxMox, VMWare, etc.), ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability.
Monitoring and Logging: Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure the health of applications and infrastructure, using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.
Security: Ensure best security practices are integrated into the development and deployment processes, working with security teams to identify and address vulnerabilities.
Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot performance issues and work on improving the overall speed and reliability of systems.
Documentation: Maintain clear and detailed documentation for infrastructure, processes, and automation scripts.
Requirements:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer, or similar)
5+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles, with hands on experience in CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and infrastructure automation.
Tools & Technologies: Proficiency in tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, ProxMox, VMWare, etc)
Scripting Languages: Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
Cloud: Solid experience working with cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud native architectures.
Version Control: Experience with version control systems such as Git.
Problem-solving: Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
Services such as Radius, TACACS+, OID (SNMP)
Collaboration: Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across development, operations, and security teams.
Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Swarm, etc.)
Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
Site Travel.
Renumeration:
R60 000 R70 000 per month dependant on qualification and experience.