DevOps Engineer at Jobgether in South Africa, South Africa

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a DevOps Engineer based in South Africa.

This role offers the opportunity to build and improve the infrastructure that powers globally distributed digital products. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, cloud infrastructure, and developer experience, helping teams deliver reliable products faster. The position focuses on designing automation solutions, improving deployment workflows, and maintaining scalable production environments. You will contribute to internal platforms, infrastructure reliability, and operational efficiency within a remote-first international team. This is an ideal opportunity for a DevOps professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and taking ownership of impactful projects. You will collaborate with engineers across teams while working with modern technologies including Kubernetes, Go, Terraform, and CI/CD systems.

Accountabilities:

As a DevOps Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain the tools and infrastructure that enable efficient software delivery. You will help improve platform reliability, automation, and developer productivity while supporting scalable engineering practices.

- Design and develop internal services and tools using Go to support deployment automation and internal developer platforms.
- Build, maintain, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
- Improve and support Kubernetes-based production and pre-production environments.
- Contribute to the development and evolution of internal deployment platforms and engineering workflows.
- Optimize application environments, including staging and ephemeral environments, for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Implement and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and Ansible.
- Enhance monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools such as Grafana, OpenSearch, and related observability platforms.
- Support automation initiatives that reduce manual operational work and improve delivery speed.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience and software delivery processes.
- Take ownership of technical decisions, infrastructure improvements, and operational outcomes.

Requirements:

    The ideal candidate will have strong DevOps or Platform Engineering experience, excellent automation skills, and the ability to work independently in a distributed environment.
    - 3–5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or a similar infrastructure-focused role.
    - Strong Go (Golang) development skills with experience building production services, tools, or platform components.
    - Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes environments in production.
    - Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices and experience with GitLab CI/CD or similar tools.
    - Solid Linux administration skills and experience managing production systems.
    - Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
    - Familiarity with observability solutions including Grafana, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, ELK, or OpenSearch.
    - Strong understanding of modern DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and software delivery lifecycles.
    - Ability to take ownership, make technical decisions, and drive improvements independently.
    - Strong collaboration skills and experience working with cross-functional, remote teams.
    - Fluent Russian communication skills and intermediate English proficiency (B1 or higher).

Benefits:

        - Fully remote, full-time work opportunity.
        - 28 calendar days of annual vacation.
        - 7 additional wellness days per year for personal needs and recovery.
        - Performance bonuses of up to $5,000 for successful employee referrals.
        - 50% reimbursement for professional training, conferences, and industry events.
        - Corporate discounts for English language courses.
        - Health benefits, including reimbursement support for medical insurance or healthcare expenses where applicable.
        - Workplace support, including equipment provision or reimbursement for home office and coworking expenses.
        - Access to a workplace setup budget of up to $1,000 gross every three years, depending on location.
        - Internal recognition and rewards program with opportunities to exchange bonuses for merchandise, team activities, and wellness benefits.
        - Opportunity to work with an international, remote-first team building impactful digital products.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

Why Apply Through Jobgether?

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