DevOps Engineer

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000851/AS

Date posted:

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Our client, a South African leading technology-powered workforce transportation provider, is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their team.

POSITION INFO:
Tech Stack:

Ruby on Rails
DigitalOcean
Kamal
Playstore & App Store

Minimum Requirements:

Overall DevOps Experience: 3+ years
DevOps Independent Setup Experience: 2+ years
Comfortable working autonomously and owning all DevOps responsibilities

Experience:

Has independently built or led DevOps infrastructure setup from scratch
Strong experience deploying Ruby on Rails applications (optional)
Proficient with DigitalOcean (Droplets, Load Balancers, Spaces, Firewalls)
Has used Kamal for deployments (or similar SSH-based tools)
Experienced with Docker (building, running, maintaining containers)
Can set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions)
Comfortable managing multiple environments (dev, staging production)
Familiar with managing secrets (Rails credentials, dotenv, GitHub Actions, etc)
Has published and maintained apps on the Google Play Store
Has published and maintained apps on the Apple App Store (has used fastlane)
Can manage background jobs (Sidekiq, Solid Queue, etc.)
Can configure and manage PostgreSQL in production and optimize queries
Knows how to handle SSL/TLS, domain setup, and HTTPS configuration
Can take full ownership of DevOps work and make infrastructure decision

Must Have:

Works independently with minimal supervision
Clearly communicates infrastructure decisions and trade-offs
Proactive and reliable in identifying and fixing issues
Collaborates well with engineers, QA, and product teams
Can setup stress testing infrastructure

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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