DevSecOps Engineer

Introduction

Future Careers is seeking a DevSecOps Engineer for a leading South African e-commerce platform, based in Cape Town (remote/hybrid). The successful candidate will play a key role at the intersection of software development, infrastructure, and security, driving initiatives that improve application security, optimize CI/CD pipelines, and maintain high-quality, secure code. This role is ideal for a technically skilled, proactive professional with experience in containerized environments, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps tools who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced tech environment.

Description

• Operate at the intersection of software development, infrastructure, and security, taking ownership of assigned projects while collaborating with the team.

• Monitor and report on the company’s security posture using new or existing tools.

• Lead initiatives to assess vulnerabilities, remediate issues, and track findings to continuously improve application security.

• Develop and maintain security monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to enhance security observability.

• Configure, manage, and optimize Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions to protect web applications from attacks.

• Design, develop, and test code in Golang, NodeJS, or Python.

• Conduct code reviews and maintain high standards of code quality.

• Draft technical specifications, briefs, and documentation for security and development initiatives.

• Gather and organise technical information into actionable plans in collaboration with colleagues.

Education Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering.

• OR minimum of 4 years’ experience in a DevSecOps role, or strong background in both DevOps and security (if no degree/diploma).

• Practical experience with containerized environments (Docker & Kubernetes preferred).

• Practical experience with Terraform, with emphasis on integrating security controls.

• Experience configuring, managing, and integrating CI/CD tools and pipelines.

• Experience working in Mac/Linux environments.

• Experience with metrics and monitoring systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, NewRelic, Elastic APM).

• Proficiency in shell scripting.

Bonus / Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Cloudflare enterprise offerings.

• Experience in the e-commerce sector.

• Familiarity with microservices architecture and securing APIs.

• Experience with Google Cloud (Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, BigQuery, CloudSQL, etc.).

• Experience in securing PHP projects.

Skills Required:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong drive for results and ownership.

• Ability to work effectively in a team.

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to build and maintain relationships.

Application Instructions

Please forward your CV to

Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.