Senior DevOps/Cloud Engineer at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• As a DevOps Cloud Engineer, you will support our global DevOps team by designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues, optimize processes, and advocate for modern DevOps practices, ensuring high-quality outcomes and robust system performance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and troubleshooting for CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and other tools.
• Collaborate with teams to onboard them onto pipelines tailored to their technical requirements.
• Develop reusable libraries and templates to standardize and accelerate pipeline creation.
• Design, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical and operational issues in CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain a structured troubleshooting process, ensuring issues are resolved efficiently and solutions are documented for future use.
• Advocate for and implement modern DevOps practices, including test-driven development, containerization, and GitOps workflows.
• Manage a support channel and work intake for the DevOps teams and support other areas of Cloud Engineering as needed.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and Python for automation and scripting.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related industry certification (Cloud Certifications/DevOps Certifications)
• Strong AWS cloud skills, including IaC with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in GitOps workflows and modern DevOps methodologies.
• Experience with observability tools such as DataDog and Splunk for effective dashboarding, monitoring, and alerts.
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities for CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.
• Strong organizational, time-management and communication skills to work effectively across different time zones and for collaborating with cross-functional and global teams.