Principal DevOps Engineer

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Cape Town, Western Cape
In-Office
Senior level
Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
The Senior Devops Engineer will design and maintain scalable web applications, optimizing deployment processes and infrastructure automation, while ensuring system performance and security.
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Who we are

We're a leading, global security authority that's disrupting our own category.  Our encryption is trusted by the major ecommerce brands, the world's largest companies, the major cloud providers, entire country financial systems, entire internets of things and even down to the little things like surgically embedded pacemakers.  We help companies put trust - an abstract idea - to work. That's digital trust for the real world.


Job summary

As a Principal Devops Engineer you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and maintaining the frontend of our web applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable web applications that meet the evolving needs of our customers.


What you will do

  • Collaborate with developers, product managers, and operations teams to design and build scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration between software development and deployment.
  • Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes-based solutions to ensure high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance across multiple environments.
  • Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar, to automate and optimize resource provisioning.
  • Write and maintain application-level code, contributing to both development and operational automation across the infrastructure.
  • Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines with a focus on automating deployment, testing, and monitoring, while ensuring that the infrastructure is well-integrated with the development process.
  • Monitor and optimize system performance, availability, and reliability, taking ownership of the infrastructure health and application performance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in both development and production environments, collaborating across teams to ensure swift problem
  • Contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring systems are designed with scalability, security, and maintainability in mind.
  • Stay updated with industry trends, new technologies, and best practices, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of DevOps and development capabilities.

What you will have

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8+ years of hands-on development experience and over 3 + years of experience in DevOps role
  • Strong experience in Kubernetes (K8s) and container orchestration for building scalable and resilient systems.
  • Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) and familiarity with application development, alongside DevOps responsibilities.
  • Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS preferred), or possibly experience in Azure or GCP
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc.) and building fully automated deployment pipelines.
  • Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
  • Hands-on experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and a good understanding of logging and alerting.
  • Knowledge of security best practices in cloud and containerized environments.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across both application development and infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Provident Fund
  • Medical Aid + Gap Cover
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Gym Reimbursement
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Sabbatical

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Top Skills

AWS
Azure
CircleCI
CloudFormation
Datadog
GCP
Gitlab Ci
Go
Grafana
Java
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Python
Terraform
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The Company
HQ: Lehi, Utah
1,372 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

DigiCert is the digital trust provider of choice for leading companies around the globe, enabling individuals, businesses, governments, and consortia to engage online with confidence, knowing their digital footprint is secure.

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