DevOps Engineer - Cape Town / Hybrid - R 1m PA
Summary
Build and run cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines on AWS and Azure for PHP (Symfony/Laravel) and React/Next.js apps, ensuring high availability, security, and cost efficiency.
We're looking for a Hands‑on DevOps Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and platform operations. You'll work across AWS and Azure, supporting PHP‑based Symfony and Laravel platforms, React/Next.js applications, ElectronJS apps, and emerging API services.
This is a highly technical role, combining hands‑on implementation with architectural influence. You'll ensure platforms are highly available, scalable, secure, performant, and cost‑efficient, while shaping infrastructure for new projects from day one.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure
- Build, maintain, and optimise CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Docker
- Support PHP‑based production platforms (Symfony & Laravel)
- Optimise performance, scalability, security, and cost‑efficiency of infrastructure
- Manage Linux server environments, monitoring, logging, and alertingSupport database design, backups, migrations, and high-availability
- Implement and maintain API‑driven architectures (REST, authentication, versioning)
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, and performance issues
- Implement container orchestration solutions (Kubernetes preferred)
- Support caching, messaging, or queueing systems (Redis, RabbitMQ, SQS)
Required Skills & Experience
- 3+ years in DevOps, infrastructure, or cloud engineering
- Hands‑on experience with AWS and Azure provisioning, automation, and management
- Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or managed equivalents)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and cloud deployments
- Experience supporting PHP‑based platforms in production
- Networking & security fundamentals: VPCs, VPNs, firewalls, IAM, load balancing
- Experience with high‑traffic or globally distributed platforms
- Solid knowledge of SQL databases, schema design, optimisation, backups, and migrations
- Linux server administration and operational monitoring
- Strong problem‑solving and diagnostic skills
Benefits & Contract Details
- Contract Type: 12‑Month Fixed Term (Hybrid)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Salary: R 1,000,000 PA (negotiable based on experience and ability)
- Reference: GZ60976
How to Apply
Contact Garth at:
g@e-merge.co.za
011 463 3633
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