Senior / Principal DevOps Engineer | Onsite, Cape Town
About the Role
We’re looking for a highly skilled DevOps Engineer at senior or principal level to take ownership of infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and system reliability. This is a hands-on role where you’ll work closely with engineering leadership to design, optimize, and scale systems that power mission-critical applications.
If you enjoy solving complex problems, designing for high availability, and working in fast-moving environments, this opportunity offers the chance to shape and drive infrastructure in a business where technology is the core product.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure & Cloud Management
- Architect, manage, and optimize AWS environments (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, Security Groups, IAM, etc.)
- Build systems that are secure, scalable, and cost-efficient
- Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to maintain uptime and performance
CI/CD & Automation
- Design and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
- Automate deployments across multiple environments
- Drive infrastructure as code, containerization, and automated processes
Application & Database Support
- Collaborate with PHP/Laravel engineers on performance and scalability
- Support GoLang applications with robust deployment and runtime stability
- Optimize databases (RDS MySQL/Aurora) for performance, replication, and failover
Quality, Reliability & Security
- Own QA testing pipelines (integration, regression, performance)
- Embed automated testing into CI/CD flows
- Lead disaster recovery planning, backups, and system hardening
- Enforce best practices around IAM, encryption, and secrets management
Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with developers to resolve production issues quickly
- Mentor junior engineers and set DevOps best practices
- Drive a “you build it, you run it” culture of accountability
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years’ proven DevOps / cloud engineering experience at scale
- Deep AWS expertise (EC2, RDS/Aurora, IAM, networking, cost optimization)
- Strong CI/CD knowledge (GitHub Actions or similar)
- Comfort working with PHP/Laravel and supporting GoLang deployments
- Database mastery (tuning, replication, optimization)
- Experience embedding QA and automated testing into pipelines
- A strong security-first mindset
Nice-to-Haves
- Docker, Kubernetes, or ECS experience
- Exposure to highly regulated or fintech environments (PCI DSS, GDPR)
- Familiarity with Terraform or CloudFormation
What’s on Offer
- A chance to own and shape infrastructure in a dynamic, high-growth environment
- Work onsite in Cape Town with a passionate, technically strong team
- Competitive compensation and opportunities for long-term career growth
For more information, contact me directly or apply below.
