Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a DevOps Engineer role based in Parys. We welcome candidates from every background across Free State who are ready to grow with us.
About the Opportunity
The DevOps Engineer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Free State. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Parys and across the it jobs space.
Beyond that, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Parys team on trust, and the DevOps Engineer role will feel that from week one.
Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Parys also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
The Environment
On top of that, 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.
In addition, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Free State.
Equally, 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.
Diversity and Inclusion
Importantly, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
Crucially, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Free State.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Parys.
Daily Duties
- Mentor junior engineers through pairing and structured feedback
- Design, develop and maintain features across the application stack
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
- Collaborate with product and design teams during sprint planning
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Investigate and resolve user-reported support tickets at L2 and L3
Candidate Profile
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Comfortable working in agile delivery teams
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
- Experience with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) is an advantage
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.