DevOps Engineer at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Summary
Technical

• Must have worked in DevOps (IaC) area of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS services; worked on Infrastructure as Code (eg design and deployment of ARM templates, Terraform and PowerShell)
• Broad knowledge and passion for Microsoft Azure, including but not limited to Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute Circuit, Azure Firewall, Hybrid networks, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Network Security, Network Segmentation, and Automation
• Experience and knowledge about Traditional (on-premises) Network Infrastructure including but not limited to DNS, Routing, WAN, etc.
• The ability to plan for service availability, and disaster-recovery scenarios for the full range of products within the portfolio; Design, development, security and implementation of Azure products for internal Azure customers
• Responsible for API development and integration
• Enable them to consume Azure services in a secure and compliant way.
• Experience with CI/CD You have experience in orchestration of application infrastructure through code (> 1 year)
• Automating and orchestrating workloads across multiple public cloud providers
• Familiarity with automation management systems e.g. Terraform, Salt, Azure Resource Manager, Puppet, AWS Cloud formation (including design and implement build, deployment, and configuration management)
• Test implemented designs
• Build and test automation tools for infrastructure provisioning
• Handle code deployments in all environments
• Monitor metrics and develop ways to improve
• Provide technical guidance and educate team members and co-workers on development and operations
• Brainstorm for new ideas and ways to improve development delivery
• Consult with peers for feedback during testing stages
• Build, maintain, and monitor configuration standards
• Maintain day-to-day management and administration of projects
• Manage CI and CD tools with team
• Work with customers and other teams to troubleshoot customer environments
• First point of contact for incident management, providing guidance and recommendations for issue resolution
• Document and design various processes; update existing processes
• Improve infrastructure development and application development
• Follow all best practices and procedures as established by the company
• Advises stakeholders of implemented changes and anticipated effects on business.
• Documents changes, measures impact of changes, and adjusts approach where necessary.
• Coordinates activities across the Applied Intelligence domains, i.e. Robotics and Cognitive Automation, Cognitive and Behavioural Insights, Cognitive Engagement

Financial Management

• Assists in supporting Cost analysis of cloud computing and DevOps resources

People management

• Creates an environment in which learning and development are emphasised and valued.
• Encourages cross functional team members to express their views, resolves issues raised by the team, escalates issues if required, and provides feedback to teams on an ongoing basis.

Process

• Integrating inputs, making recommendations for change, and measuring impact.
• Involved in redesigning service models to incorporate new ways of working and new 4th Industrial revolution capabilities.
• Designing cohesive and efficient value chain processes.

Other:

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrable improvements in business KPI’s, which are directly relatable to data-informed efforts.
• Drive and implement a decision framework for upcoming work, ensuring the resolution and timely escalation of any conflicting priorities.
• Risk control procedures are implemented effectively.
• Additional skills for career advancement are acquired, as assessed by stakeholders and manager.

Skills And Experience

• 2-3 years work experience

Education

• Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BASc): Computer and Information Science (Required)

Closing Date:10 December 2020