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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior Operations Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R1.00 - R2.00 per hour
  • Contract Senior position
  • Pretoria
  • Posted 07 Sep 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2644778 - Ref 878000023725820
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About the position

We’re looking for a Senior Operations Engineer who knows how to keep complex technology environments running smoothly, and who enjoys solving the problems that make everyone else say, “Okay… who can fix this?”


You’ll be part of a global IT environment working with modern cloud technologies, automation, DevOps and infrastructure platforms. Your mission will be simple:


Automate more. Troubleshoot faster. Deploy smarter. Keep systems running.


You’ll work closely with development, infrastructure, security and product teams to make sure applications are not only built correctly, but are also designed to run reliably in production.




RequirementsESSENTIAL SKILLS:

  • Strong expertise in configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt).
  • Proven automation skills using scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
  • Deep knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
  • Solid understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) technologies (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
  • Experience with monitoring, logging and observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK).
  • Hands-on experience operating cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or equivalent).
  • Expertise in change, release and transition management practices for IT services.
  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills for complex production incidents.
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills for cross-functional teams.
  • Knowledge of IT service management frameworks (ITIL) and operational governance.
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS:
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Familiarity with platform and middleware technologies (application servers, message brokers).
  • Knowledge of data centre components (networking, storage, servers).
  • Experience working in regulated environments (financial or automotive preferred).
  • German language skills advantageous (not mandatory).
  • Exposure to DevOps and SRE practices (error budgets, SLIs/SLOs).
  • Experience with security and lifecycle management for infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with data pipelines and ML model deployment considerations.
  • Experience with automation frameworks for testing and deployment (e.g., Terratest).
  • Experience setting up or operating Centres of Excellence or Communities of Practice.
  • Experience in mentoring and coaching junior OPS personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
  • IT degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Broad IT experience, typically 6-10 years, with 3–5 years in IT operations/operations management.
  • Proven experience in transition management, with relevant qualifications (ITIL Foundation and Service Transition or equivalent).

Benefits
  • Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes
  • Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period
  • High Work-Life balance
  • Remote / On-site work location flexibility
  • Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment
  • Modern, state-of-the-art offices
  • Dynamic Global Team collaboration
  • Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology


Desired Skills:

  • Ansible
  • Python
  • Bash
  • Powershell
  • Puppet
  • Chef
  • CI/CD

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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