DevOps Tech Lead

Are you the kind of person who thinks in pipelines, speaks fluent Bash, and feels personally offended by downtime?

Do you know how to build and lead — mentoring junior engineers while keeping complex systems running smoother than a jackpot payout?

Then we are ready for you to step into the ring as our next devops tech lead.

We don’t do boring. We do big tech, big traffic, and big ideas — and we’re looking for someone who’s not just DevOps-smart, but also a people-powered leader.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science; software engineer; or similar field advantageous.
• Previous software development skills advantageous.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Detailed knowledge of the SLDC and management of software projects.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

What you’ll do:

• Responsible for each phase of the product or project life cycle. Where applicable this includes inception, requirement, analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, infrastructure, capacity, performance, support, monitoring and decommissioning as required
• Managing issues with appropriate urgency which includes resolution and communication with stakeholders in conjunction with the support/post deployment process
• Maintains technical understanding and in-depth product as well as general group product and system knowledge
• Manage the DevOps capabilities products lifecycle: strategy, roadmap, and backlog
• Ensure technical excellence and reduce technical debt of the products you own
• Continual review of DevOps technology trends and research new tools and practices

Reference number for this position is GZ60649 which is a permanent position based in Durban offering a cost to company salary of R1.2m per annum negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on az.oc.egrem-e@zhtrag or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? The E-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the E-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

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Posted on 14 Jul 13:29, Closing date 12 Sep