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Investec Sandton is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join our Wealth & Investment (W&I) Tech Team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting and innovating application and platform delivery across our global online platform. You will be responsible for enhancing software lifecycle processes through solid CI/CD principles, automating operational areas to create a self-service approach for teams, and proactively identifying areas for improvement with a strong focus on our cloud strategy, infrastructure, and security design.
You will respond to platform support events and ensure systems and applications are recovered within agreed service level agreements (SLAs). This role operates within a collaborative team environment that values learning and collective ownership, all while adhering to a DevOps mindset and a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) approach tailored to our client-centric vision.
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Experience, skills and capability
- Develop automation solutions and enable CI/CD processes guided by DevOps principles and relevant toolsets.
- Apply SRE principles to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance, ensuring that our platforms meet the demands of our users.
- Respond to events and monitor alerts to recover systems and applications within agreed timeframes, assisting delivery teams to maintain availability.
- Ensure infrastructure is built according to design specifications, promoting an infrastructure as code mindset.
- Collaborate closely with development teams throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) to ensure successful project delivery to production environments.
- Provide technical guidance and support during the release process, demonstrating strong troubleshooting skills across the platform.
- Familiarize yourself with system integration dependencies that impact availability.
- Design and implement robust cloud infrastructure solutions, leveraging your strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure to optimize performance and security.
- Apply strong design and architecture experience across multiple technologies, with an understanding of Cloud DevOps services and hosting.
Skills Required
- Solid understanding of DevOps/SRE methodologies and practices, with a focus on improving system reliability and operational efficiency.
- Proficient in CI/CD principles and their execution.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including its services, deployment models, and best practices for cloud security and performance.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s) technologies and administration.
- Experience with Windows Server, Linux, and Docker (Containerization).
- Understanding of Dot Net, C#, and JavaScript, with troubleshooting capabilities.
- Proficient in Git, YAML, and source control management.
- Knowledge of Python, PowerShell, or Terraform.
- Understanding of web security, domain and SSL configuration, DNS, and web protocols (e.g., HTTP).
- Awareness of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) like Cloudflare.
- Strong grasp of network design, load balancers, security, and web servers.
- Understanding of event management patterns and design.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships within a team
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