Senior DevOps Engineer

(Senior DevOps Engineer)



We are looking for a highly skilled Linux DevOps specialist to support an existing development team, and to innovate and drive best practices in our operational team. Our client is a fast-growing web hosting company in Cape Town with an established customer base, recently acquired by recognized leaders in the Internet services industry.

 

Duties and Responsibilities
Support and manage our hosting environment
Support our development team
Find opportunities to streamline how we work
Drive opportunities for efficiencies
Knowledge sharing – support and upskilling of the rest of the team
Championing relevant documentation
 

Requirements
Experience in deploying highly available automated Linux-based systems
Solid understanding of networking protocols and how the internet works
Experience with containerization, Docker etc
Experience in automating with Ansible or similar tools
A good understanding of databases, database design and optimization
Experience with coding, ideally backend services in Python, PHP reasonable understanding of web technologies
Knowledge of automated testing
Building CI/CD pipelines
Proven ability and interest in picking up new technologies quickly, leading evaluations and providing suggestions of key technologies to base future development around
Great problem-solving ability, especially under pressure
A passion to lead and mentor more junior DevOps engineers
An ability to explain and articulate technical detail clearly to technical management and developers
Understanding of the importance of writing documentation and training other staff on operating platforms
Architecting, deploying, maintaining, and scaling platforms
 

Benefits

Our benefits are second to none — We look after our people!
We look after your wellbeing and encourage a healthy lifestyle: We pay 100% of your medical
aid (Discovery & Vitality) — so no deduction unless you want to add a beneficiary.
We think of your future: Retirement Annuity — up to 5% co-contribution.