Devops Engineer

Job title: DevOps EngineerLocation: Gauteng, JohannesburgDeadline: November 30, **** Role Purpose This role, located within FNB Points of Presence, is focused on driving business profitability and operational efficiency through innovative DevOps practices, IT infrastructure architecture, and automation solutions. It ensures seamless integration of development and operations to support scalable, secure, and high‑performing systems. Responsibilities Infrastructure & Architecture Design, build, and maintain enterprise‑level IT infrastructure architecture aligned with business requirements. Evaluate and integrate new application packages, platforms, and tools to enhance system performance and scalability. Draft technical and business requirements into RFPs for infrastructure solutions. Ensure infrastructure performance metrics and upgrade paths are defined and monitored. Conduct system health checks and align processes with SLAs and industry best practices. Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines across DEV, QA, and Production environments. Write scripts/codes to automate deployments, provisioning, and feedback mechanisms. Facilitate automated testing processes and manage test environments. Deploy new modules, upgrades, and fixes to production environments. Monitor and optimize customer touchpoints using DevOps principles. Translate technical specifications into test cases, scenarios, and scripts. Execute and document test plans throughout the software development lifecycle. Review modules for quality assurance and contribute to defining DevOps and quality standards. Address user‑reported issues, create patches, and manage defect backlogs. Troubleshoot production issues and legacy systems to identify and resolve inefficiencies. Support application functionality and infrastructure by analysing problems and implementing solutions. Advise on budget forecasting and align IT infrastructure needs with business goals. Stay abreast of technological trends and translate them into business opportunities and risk assessments. Cultivate relationships with stakeholders, including end‑users, SMEs, project managers, and senior staff. Manage personal development to increase competencies in DevOps and infrastructure. Develop deep domain knowledge and translate it into actionable business solutions. Qualifications Bachelor of Science (NQF 7) in Computer and Information Science or related fields. 4 – 5 years' experience in IT Development. Additional Requirements / Skills & Competencies Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible). Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Bamboo, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps). Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift). Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics). Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills. Benefits Opportunities to network and collaborate. Work that is challenging. Opportunities to innovate. Flexible working environment. Deep focus on health and wellbeing. Coaches and mentors to help with your professional development. A very generous leave policy to cater for your individual needs. Preferential employee banking rates that include vehicle and home loans. For more details see attachment. #J-18808-Ljbffr