DevOps Engineer

About

Our client in Knysna, Western Cape is looking for a DevOps Engineer to administer server and network infrastructure. You will manage Windows and Linux servers, administer Active Directory and Exchange, monitor system performance and security, implement backup solutions, and ensure high availability of critical systems.

Responsibilities

Collaboration & Agile Delivery

• Document technical architectures, system configurations, operational runbooks, and troubleshooting guides in the team knowledge base, and mentor junior developers through pair programming sessions and lunch-and-learn knowledge-sharing presentations.
• Actively participate in all agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, contributing ideas and feedback to drive continuous improvement of team velocity and delivery predictability.
• Work closely with product owners, UX designers, and quality assurance engineers throughout the development lifecycle to ensure features meet acceptance criteria, user experience standards, and non-functional performance and security requirements.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate building, testing, security scanning, and deployment of application releases across development, staging, and production environments using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

Software Development & Architecture

• Participate actively in code reviews by examining peers' pull requests for logic errors, security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and adherence to coding standards, providing constructive feedback and suggesting alternative approaches where appropriate.
• Design and implement robust database schemas, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and query optimisation techniques to ensure efficient data retrieval and referential integrity across high-volume transactional and analytical reporting workloads.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software applications using modern programming languages and frameworks, writing clean, well-documented, and testable code that adheres to established coding standards, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate functional requirements into detailed technical specifications, system architecture designs, logical data models, and comprehensive API contracts before commencing each development sprint.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with AWS or Azure and proficiency in infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical users and stakeholders clearly and patiently.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and best practices, with certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CISSP being advantageous.
• Strong understanding of IT service management frameworks such as ITIL and experience with helpdesk and ticketing systems.
• A minimum of three to five years of hands-on experience in the relevant IT discipline with proven successful project delivery.
• A bachelor's degree or diploma in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose complex technical issues and identify root causes systematically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Information Technology