Junior DevOps Engineer

Recruiter:

The Hiring House

Job Ref:

JHB000743/LM

Date posted:

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer who will support the development and operations teams by helping to build, maintain, and optimize our infrastructure and deployment pipelines. This is a permanent position based in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:
Required nature of experience

Basic understanding of Linux/Unix systems and command-line tools.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Exposure to CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
Knowledge of containerization (Docker) and basic Kubernetes concepts.
Scripting experience in Bash, Python, or similar.
Understanding of version control systems (e.g., Git).
Awareness of monitoring and logging tools.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Good communication and team collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

Assist in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery.
Support the deployment and management of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Help manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Monitor system performance and availability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
Write scripts and use automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Bash, Python) to streamline operations.
Collaborate with developers and operations teams to ensure smooth deployments and reliable services.
Participate in incident response and troubleshooting of infrastructure or application issues.
Maintain clear and up-to-date documentation of systems and processes.
Stay current with emerging DevOps tools and practices.
Assist in infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Support system upgrades, patching, and version control of infrastructure components.
Help implement security best practices, including access control and vulnerability monitoring.
Use monitoring tools to analyze system logs and metrics for performance tuning.
Support testing environments and ensure consistency across development, staging, and production.
Engage in team knowledge sharing and contribute to internal DevOps documentation and runbooks.

Please call us on for more information.
NB: Should you not hear from us in 6weeks please consider your application unsuccessful.

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