About the position
Job Opportunity: DevOps Engineer (Advanced)
Location: Midrand/Menlyn/Home Office Rotation
About the Role
Our client in the motoring industry is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer (Advanced) to join their high-performing global IT Hub team in South Africa. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development and operations of cutting-edge IT monitoring and automation systems that serve a global enterprise.
About the IT Hub
The IT Hub provides comprehensive IT solutions to a world-renowned automotive group, ranging from SAP and Java development to Cloud innovation and infrastructure automation. Operating as an internal strategic partner, the Hub supports global transformation initiatives while ensuring high standards of compliance and quality.
RequirementsKey Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain Open Telemetry standards, including endpoints and collectors.
- Deploy and integrate IT Service Automation solutions (e.g., Rundeck).
- Consult and support internal teams using automation frameworks.
- Design, develop, and enhance IT monitoring and automation tools per user stories.
- Provision infrastructure via JSON/YAML and IaC tools such as Terraform/Terragrunt.
- Conduct testing, feature releases, and updates for IT automation systems.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation including operation manuals and security concepts.
- Contribute to agile team activities, continuous improvement, and innovation.
Essential Skills
- IT Monitoring using Open Telemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.
- IT Service Automation tools: Rundeck, Windmill, Ansible
- Programming/Scripting: JavaScript, Python, Perl, Shell
- CI/CD and DevOps tools: GitHub, Jenkins, Nexus
- Infrastructure Automation: AWS/Azure, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, Rancher), Terraform
- API Integration (REST, Queues)
- Secrets Management
- Agile working methodology experience
Advantageous Skills
- Deep knowledge of IT infrastructure (networks, servers, storage, cloud)
- Enterprise Architecture understanding
- ITIL certification/experience
- Enterprise consulting experience
- High integrity and proactive mindset
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
- Self-starter with the ability to deliver high-quality outcomes independently
- International travel readiness
Qualifications & Experience
- IT qualification and/or relevant certifications
- 5+ years’ experience in IT and DevOps roles
- Proven expertise in cloud and enterprise automation solutions
- Experience in large-scale system design and implementation
Desired Skills:
- IT Monitoring
- Open Telemetry
- IT Service Automation
- Java Script/Python/Perl/Shell
- CI/CD
- IaC
- JSON
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