DevOps Jobs in South Africa
There are 594 open DevOps jobs in South Africa on freehire right now. 228 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, devops and ci-cd.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAR | year | ZAR 1,000,000 | ZAR 1,200,000 | ZAR 1,500,000 | 38 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 65%
- devops 59%
- ci-cd 57%
- automation 49%
- aws 42%
- azure 41%
- kubernetes 38%
- infrastructure-as-code 37%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 51 · 9%
- Remote 26 · 4%
- Onsite 7 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 9 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 179
- Lead 45
- Junior 14
- Middle 6
- C-level 3
- Intern 2
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 22
- 501-1000 employees 16
- 11-50 employees 12
- 51-200 employees 7
Cloud & DevOps engineer
Designs, implements, and optimizes secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and DevOps automation across AWS, Azure, and GCP, while mentoring junior engineers and driving CI/CD best practices.
AI Platform Engineer (Cloud)
Build and operate a secure, multi-cloud AI platform using Kubernetes, model-serving, and zero-trust controls while ensuring data residency and cost efficiency.
Sql database administrator
Manages MS SQL Server databases, optimizes T-SQL queries, and ensures high availability for high-transaction systems while automating infrastructure and migrations.
Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)
Senior DevOps Engineer designs, secures, and automates cloud infrastructure for South Africa’s largest online retailer, using Terraform, Chef, Kubernetes, and GCP.
Senior Database Administrator
Designs, secures, and optimizes SQL and cloud databases (Azure SQL, on-prem) to ensure high availability, performance, and data integrity for business operations and reporting.
Infrastructure and Systems Administrator
Hands-on systems administrator managing virtualization, databases, networking, and telephony to keep a mixed Linux/Windows infrastructure secure and running smoothly.
Database Administrator: Azure SQL, HA & Disaster Recovery
Maintains and secures Microsoft SQL Server databases for a South African bank, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and performance across environments.
Cloud Engineer
Design and maintain petabyte-scale data pipelines and cloud platforms for a bank, using Azure, Spark, and Python to deliver governed, low-latency data products.
Cloud DevOps Engineer
Build and maintain cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines using Azure, Bicep, and PowerShell to automate deployments and operations for client teams.
Devops Engineer Midrand
Maintains and improves cloud-based systems and release pipelines for a company’s applications, ensuring uptime and operational quality.
Devops Engineer
DevOps Engineer responsible for automating infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring for a telemedicine platform, ensuring reliability, security, and compliance with healthcare standards.
Cloud Devops Engineer
Maintains CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure for a fintech company, automating deployments with Terraform and AWS tools while managing VPN and firewall configurations.
Senior Software Engineer: Enterprise Systems & DevOps Lead
Leads enterprise .NET application development, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices while mentoring engineers and ensuring secure, scalable production deployments.
Senior DevOps & Cloud Platform Engineer
Designs and maintains cloud-native CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and DevOps platforms to automate secure, scalable software delivery for a large bank.
SAS AML DevOps Engineer – CI/CD & Platform Reliability
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure for a SAS AML platform, ensuring secure, reliable deployments across hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.
Senior DevOps Engineer
Build and scale cloud infrastructure for New Look’s ecommerce platform, setting up DevOps practices and tools from scratch in a new engineering team.
Systems Administrator: Town & Schools
Manage and secure Google Workspace, Active Directory, and MDM for a municipal and K–12 environment, ensuring reliable systems for town departments, public safety, and schools.
Infrastructure and systems administrator
Maintain and secure a mixed infrastructure stack (virtualization, databases, networking, telephony, and identity systems) by patching, monitoring, provisioning, and automating operations for a Cape Town-based company.