Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps & Kubernetes) Department: Software Development Employment Type: Full Time Location: SA | Central | Johannesburg Description We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to take ownership of our Azure DevOps environment, including CI/CD pipelines, Git repositories, and deployment automation. You will play a key role in ensuring reliable, repeatable, and secure delivery of our applications and infrastructure — including containerized workloads running in Kubernetes (AKS/k3s) . This role requires a strong mix of hands‑on technical expertise and the ability to design, document, and standardize DevOps processes across teams. Key Responsibilities Azure DevOps Management Manage and maintain Azure DevOps projects , repositories, pipelines, and agent pools. Implement YAML-based CI/CD pipelines for .NET, Node.js, or containerized workloads. Enforce branching strategies , PR policies, and repository standards. Automate builds, tests, and deployments using Azure Pipelines. Containerization & Kubernetes Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications to AKS or k3s clusters . Create and maintain Helm charts and Kubernetes manifests. Integrate deployments into Azure DevOps pipelines (e.g., using kubectl, helm, or GitOps). Manage namespaces, secrets, config maps, and RBAC within Kubernetes. Infrastructure as Code Use Terraform or Bicep to define and provision infrastructure resources. Integrate IaC workflows into CI/CD pipelines with approvals and change tracking. Collaborate with Platform and Cloud teams on network, identity, and storage configuration. Security & Governance Integrate Azure Key Vault and manage secrets securely. Ensure pipelines, agents, and deployments adhere to least privilege principles. Enforce code signing, compliance, and audit policies in Azure DevOps. Automation & Observability Build pipeline templates and reusable components for multiple teams. Monitor pipeline performance, deployment frequency, and failure trends. Implement automation for scaling, health checks, and rollback strategies. Collaboration & Leadership Work closely with development, QA, and infrastructure teams. Mentor junior DevOps engineers and developers on CI/CD best practices. Contribute to documentation and internal tooling improvements. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Must-Have 5+ years’ experience in DevOps, Build & Release, or Automation Engineering . Deep hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps Services (repos, pipelines, artifacts). Strong YAML scripting and pipeline-as-code understanding. Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS or k3s) . Experience with Terraform or Bicep for IaC. Solid understanding of Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based). Experience with Azure Key Vault , Service Connections , and Managed Identities . Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, Splunk). Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills. Nice-to-Have Experience with Ansible or other configuration management tools. Knowledge of Helm , Kustomize , or GitOps tools like ArgoCD or Flux. Exposure to Drone CI , GitHub Actions , or other pipeline systems. Familiarity with security scanning (Snyk, Trivy, Aqua). Basic knowledge of networking and load balancing (Kube-VIP, ingress controllers, NGINX). What Success Looks Like Azure DevOps pipelines and repos are standardized and automated across teams. Deployments to Kubernetes are reliable, observable, and easily repeatable. Infrastructure changes are version‑controlled and deployed through IaC pipelines. Teams can onboard projects to the DevOps platform with minimal friction. Documentation and best practices are clear and up to date. Why Join Work with a modern DevOps stack (Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm). Help define and evolve CI/CD best practices across multiple teams. Collaborate with developers, architects, and platform engineers. Be part of a team automating and scaling deployments across environments. #J-18808-Ljbffr