Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps & Kubernetes)
Department: Software Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: SA | Central | Johannesburg
Description
We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our Azure DevOps environment, including CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and deployment automation.
You will play a key role in ensuring reliable, repeatable, and secure delivery of our applications and infrastructure — including containerized workloads running in Kubernetes (AKS/k3s) .
This role requires a strong mix of hands-on technical expertise and the ability to design, document, and standardize DevOps processes across teams.
Key Responsibilities
Azure DevOps Management
- Manage and maintain Azure DevOps projects , repositories, pipelines, and agent pools.
- Implement YAML-based CI/CD pipelines for .NET, Node.js, or containerized workloads.
- Enforce branching strategies , PR policies, and repository standards.
- Automate builds, tests, and deployments using Azure Pipelines.
Containerization & Kubernetes
- Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications to AKS or k3s clusters .
- Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests.
- Integrate deployments into Azure DevOps pipelines (e.g., using kubectl, helm, or GitOps).
- Manage namespaces, secrets, config maps, and RBAC within Kubernetes.
Infrastructure as Code
- Use Terraform or Bicep to define and provision infrastructure resources.
- Integrate IaC workflows into CI/CD pipelines with approvals and change tracking.
- Collaborate with Platform and Cloud teams on network, identity, and storage configuration.
Security & Governance
- Integrate Azure Key Vault and manage secrets securely.
- Ensure pipelines, agents, and deployments adhere to least privilege principles.
- Enforce code signing, compliance, and audit policies in Azure DevOps.
Automation & Observability
- Build pipeline templates and reusable components for multiple teams.
- Monitor pipeline performance, deployment frequency, and failure trends.
- Implement automation for scaling, health checks, and rollback strategies.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with development, QA, and infrastructure teams.
- Mentor junior DevOps engineers and developers on CI/CD best practices.
- Contribute to documentation and internal tooling improvements.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Key Skills & Experience
Must-Have
- 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Build & Release, or Automation Engineering .
- Deep hands-on experience with Azure DevOps Services (repos, pipelines, artifacts).
- Strong YAML scripting and pipeline-as-code understanding.
- Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS or k3s) .
- Experience with Terraform or Bicep for IaC.
- Solid understanding of Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based).
- Experience with Azure Key Vault , Service Connections , and Managed Identities .
- Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, Splunk).
- Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools.
- Knowledge of Helm , Kustomize , or GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux.
- Exposure to Drone CI , GitHub Actions , or other pipeline systems.
- Familiarity with security scanning (Snyk, Trivy, Aqua).
- Basic knowledge of networking and load balancing (Kube-VIP, ingress controllers, NGINX).
What Success Looks Like
- Azure DevOps pipelines and repos are standardized and automated across teams.
- Deployments to Kubernetes are reliable, observable, and easily repeatable.
- Infrastructure changes are version-controlled and deployed through IaC pipelines.
- Teams can onboard projects to the DevOps platform with minimal friction.
- Documentation and best practices are clear and up to date.
Why Join
- Work with a modern DevOps stack (Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm).
- Help define and evolve CI/CD best practices across multiple teams.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, and platform engineers.
- Be part of a team automating and scaling deployments across environments.
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