DevOps Engineer

 

A DevOps engineer works within the IT department and is responsible for implementing processes and systems according to a software’s lifecycle needs. The needs that often arise include coding, maintenance and updates. If you’re seeking a nrw adventure in your career or are interested in a DevOps career, you must know a few things about qualifying.

What is a DevOps Engineer?

A DevOps engineer handles tasks from coding to system administration, specialised DevOps toolchains and infrastructure management. The job function is relatively sparse and includes a variety of tasks that form under the IT generalist umbrella. Technical knowledge is vital to being successful as a DevOps engineer. However, interpersonal skills should not be overlooked. DevOps engineers often bridge the gap between workers and technology, encouraging a collaborative environment between teams who often work in silos.

 

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DevOps Engineer Job Description

DevOps Engineer Job Overview

DevOps Engineers combine their engineering and coding knowledge to oversee code releases, create and implement systems software, and analyse data. The ultimate goal of a DevOps engineer is to improve productivity in the workplace and deliver valuable services to their consumers. If you are considering a job as a DevOps engineer, then it would be beneficial to have a background in SysOps, IT Infrastructure, Operations Support or similar.

Responsibilities of a DevOps Engineer

• Build software to integrate with internal back-end systems.
• Work collaboratively by identifying and implementing DevOps/SysOps engineering best practices
• Perform root cause analysis for production errors.
• Create IT systems infrastructure architecture, standards and roadmaps.
• Write and also maintain custom scripts to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with other engineers and technology functions to deliver secure and reliable solutions
• Develop scripts to automate visualisation
• Delegate your team’s workload based on available capacity and manage the expectations of stakeholders
• Ensure platform uptimes are adhered to by using monitoring tools to automatically surface alerts
• Create tools to reduce errors and improve customer experience.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues

DevOps Engineer Skills & Qualifications

• A BSc or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
• Experience with software engineering, civil engineering and customer experience
• Skills as a DevOps Engineer or related software engineering role
• Proficient with git and git workflows
• Skills in developing engineering applications for large companies
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL
• Good understanding of Ruby or Python
• Good interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving attitude
• Work collaboratively in a team

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DevOps Engineer Jobs currently open:

System Administrator / DevOps Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: 50 000 Monthly
Role: devops engineerLocation: Illovo, Johannesburg Our client is a leading ISP who are looking for a dynamic and driven devops engineer to join their team. Your team will maintain, upgrade and manage their diverse and growing infrastructure environment. You will be asked to explore, evaluate and implement new software tools and technologies to help automate and simplify processes in order to...
8 days ago


DevOps Engineer
Location: Cape Town
Salary: Negotiable
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15 days ago


Junior DevOps Engineer
Location: Work From Home
Salary: Monthly
Our client, a German Consulting company with a large SA contingency, is looking for an experience devops engineer to join their fully remote-based SA team.They develop software solutions that support best-in-class visualization, data-driven communication, and platform independence, and build upon an API-driven integration into any open BI-software. With KPI-CHAT we take real-time data collaboratio...
20 days ago


Cloud DevOps Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
As a Cloud devops engineer, you will have the primary responsibility for operations engineering to deliver ongoing operational and business initiative outcomes. You will be providing devops technical support to your team and other IT product teams to deliver services and changes across the IT ecosystem.
21 days ago


Cloud Devops Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Negotiable
Our client in the Fintech industry is seeking a highly skilled Cloud devops engineer who is proficient in technology and can assist with the maintenance of software development teams' CI/CD pipelines. The role will also involve installing, administering, tuning, patching, and upgrading servers related to cloud infrastructure. The ideal can...
21 days ago


Java Developer/ DevOps Engineer – Midrand / Remote – R640 per hour
Location: Pretoria
Salary: 1344000
Java Developer/ devops engineer – Midrand / Remote – R640 per hour
21 days ago


iOS Engineer, Frontend Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Fourways
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
We are seeking an iOS engineer, Frontend engineer & devops engineer for permanent roles based in Fourways, Gauteng
29 days ago


AWS DevOps Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Monthly
AWS devops engineer to join the team and assist with tasks at hand
9 days ago


DevOps Engineer
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Market Annually
A market-leading South African ISP is looking for a devops engineer with salesforce experience to join their team.
19 days ago


DevOps Data Engineer
Location: Cape Town
Salary:
9 days ago