DevOps Engineer (CPT Hybrid) at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• BUILD and operate resilient cloud platforms, automate delivery pipelines, and accelerate software delivery across the organisation as the next DevOps Engineer wanted by a cutting-edge Software House.
• Working alongside the Senior DevOps Manager (Head of DevOps), you will help determine DevOps best practices and drive DevOps adoption across Dev teams.
• The ideal candidate will be an enthusiast self-starter who wants to build a long-term career and enjoy the the shared success that comes with consistently creating value for the clients.
• You will require 3+ years professional experience in a DevOps / SRE / Site Reliability role (or similar), hands-on cloud experience (AWS, Azure) — provisioning, networking, and core services, Terraform, ARM, Bicep or CloudFormation, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Python, Bash or PowerShell.

REQUIREMENTS:

MUST-HAVEs –

• 3+ Years professional experience in a DevOps / SRE / Site Reliability role (or similar).
• Hands-on cloud experience (AWS, Azure) — provisioning, networking, and core services.
• Strong IaC skills (Terraform, ARM, Bicep or CloudFormation).
• Container tooling: Docker; Kubernetes experience in production.
• CI/CD tooling experience (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Scripting and automation: Python, Bash or PowerShell.
• Production monitoring and logging experience (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Elastic, Datadog).
• Solid Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals.
• Good understanding of security best practices and access controls.

Additional requirements –

• Proficient at PowerShell scripting (bash scripting a plus).
• Ability to create and optimize Dockerfile images.
• Containerize applications and operate container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
• Good understanding of source control using git.
• Build and deployment scripting (preferably .NET 5+ and Node.js) with practical experience in implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• General knowledge of how networks and the Internet work (TCP/IP, DNS, http, routing, firewalls, etc.).
• Solid Linux systems administration and networking fundamentals.
• Extensive experience with at least one of the major cloud providers, preferably Azure.
• Has used Terraform in the provisioning of complex cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of Kubernetes resources and develop yaml resource files. (Experience in developing Helm packages is a plus).

Nice-to-haves –

• Windows and SQL Server administration.
• C#, TypeScript.
• Observability knowledge (Metrics, Logging and Tracing) – Grafana & Prometheus
• Distributed public cloud knowledge (Cloudflare, Azure, Github, Zero Trust)
• Certification(s): AWS/Azure, CKA, Terraform Associate.
• Familiarity with Cost Optimization and Platform Engineering principles.
• Prior work in regulated or security-sensitive environments.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability and eagerness to quickly learn new technologies.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• The initiative to evolve processes through continuous improvement, to ensure the best delivery to our clients.
• Drive cost optimisation, security hardening and platform improvements 
• The humility and empathy to coach and assist fellow DevOps and Software Engineers.