DevOps Engineer

The organisation is recruiting a DevOps Engineer for its Westville operation. The role forms part of a wider it jobs portfolio across KwaZulu-Natal.

Overview

This DevOps Engineer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Westville. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the it jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.

Crucially, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Westville operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Westville teams, and the new DevOps Engineer will feel that from the first week.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the it jobs group in Westville.

What Your Day Looks Like

Your day tends to start with a quick standup, where the team shares progress and surfaces blockers. From there, you settle into focused build time, breaking tickets into manageable chunks and pairing with colleagues when something gets thorny. Afternoons mix code reviews, planning discussions and the occasional production incident — everyone pulls together, fixes the issue and feeds the lessons back into the next sprint. By the time you sign off, you’ve shipped value, learned something new, and left clean code behind you.

Importantly, the Westville office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Westville.

Where You’ll Work

Importantly, the environment is hybrid-friendly where the role allows, with collaborative tooling, modern source-control workflows and a strong emphasis on shared ownership of code and incidents.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Westville site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Growing With Us

Equally, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Westville have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Westville team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Westville have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Your Team

Equally, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Westville office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when KwaZulu-Natal operations get busy.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Beyond that, the team mix in Westville reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Key Outputs

• Manage user access, identity and endpoint security across the estate
• Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
• Diagnose and resolve production incidents within agreed SLAs
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
• Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3

Essential Criteria

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
• Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
• Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience with Git, branching strategies and pull-request workflows
• Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
• Relevant IT qualification (degree, diploma or recognised certifications)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.