DevOps and Infrastructure Lead

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007339/DEP

Date posted:

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

750 000 Annually

SUMMARY:

A leading organization is seeking a DevOps and Infrastructure Lead to guide the transition of its infrastructure and Tier 2 support function into a DevOps-driven capability. This leadership role combines operational accountability with strategic direction to ensure stability, scalability, and modernization across cloud and on-premise environments. You’ll collaborate closely with development teams to align infrastructure and engineering practices, support containerization, CI/CD automation, and co-own key aspects of security and compliance.

POSITION INFO:
What’s in it for you?
You’ll lead a small team, implement Infrastructure-as-Code, drive automation, and embed observability practices while ensuring business continuity and compliance with ISO standards.

Key Responsibilities

Lead design, automation, and lifecycle management of hosting environments across AWS and on-premise infrastructure
Implement Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible) for automated deployments
Establish monitoring and observability frameworks to maintain 99.7% uptime
Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and release automation
Enforce ISO 27001:2022 technical controls and secure configurations
Manage access reviews, patching cycles, and vulnerability remediation
Oversee AWS services (EC2, VPC, Fargate, RDS, SQS) and on-premise systems (Linux, NGINX, MySQL, MongoDB)
Maintain domains, DNS, and MS365 environments
Drive documentation-first culture with SOPs and architecture diagrams
Mentor and lead the Systems Administration team, fostering accountability and innovation

Job Experience and Skills Required
Education:

Formal tertiary qualification in IT or related field advantageous
Certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator, ITIL, or ISO27001 Lead Implementer preferred

Experience:

Minimum 7 years in infrastructure or system administration
Minimum 3 years in a leadership role
Minimum 2 years working with AWS and DevOps practices
Experience with ISO27001 implementation and compliance preferred
Demonstrable experience in infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible, scripting)
Familiarity with CAB processes, patching cycles, and disaster recovery frameworks

Skills:

Strategic understanding of infrastructure and DevOps principles
Strong knowledge of automation, observability, and cloud infrastructure
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Ability to balance operational stability with innovation

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