Senior DevOps Engineer at Mukuru

Role Overview

• Mukuru is on the lookout for a Senior DevOps Engineer to play a key hands-on role in building, operating, and continuously improving our cloud platforms and delivery pipelines.
• This role sits within the Technology Solutions function and works closely with the Cloud Infrastructure Manager and Cloud Architect, as well as Software Engineering, Software Architecture, and Security teams.
• You’ll help ensure our cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices are secure, observable, resilient, and scalable — enabling engineering teams to deliver safely and efficiently in a regulated fintech environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, operate, and improve cloud infrastructure across environments (production, staging, development) as part of a collaborative DevOps team.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve reliability and delivery speed.
• Monitor, secure, and optimise cloud platforms, ensuring performance, availability, and recoverability.
• Proactively improve monitoring, alerting, and observability, and contribute to incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Support redundancy, failover, backup, and disaster recovery mechanisms in line with business RTOs and RPOs.
• Collaborate closely with our internal security team, and apply DevSecOps practices, including vulnerability management, patching, intrusion detection/prevention, and secure configuration.
• Collaborate closely with Software Engineers to reduce friction between development and operations.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including system diagrams and operational runbooks.
• Research and evaluate new tools and technologies that improve platform reliability, security, and developer experience.
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Take ownership of your own professional development and technical growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Grade 12 (required)
• Relevant tertiary qualification (advantageous)
• 7+ years’ experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering
• Strong experience with AWS (Azure or GCP exposure is beneficial)
• Solid Linux administration experience in production environments

Proven experience with:

• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD)
• CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Loki)
• Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet or Chef)
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or Ruby)
• Understanding of core infrastructure components:
• Web servers (NGINX, Apache)
• Databases (MySQL/Postgres)
• Messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Beanstalkd)
• Networking (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, proxies)
• Experience supporting secure and compliant environments. Exposure to PCI-DSS and/or ISO27001 is advantageous.
• Familiarity with agile delivery practices and DevOps culture
• Experience working in Fintech, Technology, or other high-growth environments

Key Competencies

• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Attention to detail and operational excellence
• Proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Adaptability in fast-paced environments