Cloud DevOps Engineer

SUMMARY:
A well-known insurance organization, with branches in multiple African countries, is seeking a Cloud DevOps Engineer to join their team based in Randburg. This organization was established in Australia and they have a hybrid working model.

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or related field.
• Azure/DevOps certification would be an advantage.

• At least 5+ years’ experience in designing and building cloud solutions using Azure.
• Great knowledge of various DevOps concept tools and technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps, CI/ CD-type tools.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure setups and infrastructure as code (IAC).
• Exposure to operations integrations like systems integrations and API etc.
• Good experience in using the Agile framework.
• Knowledge of security as well as vulnerability management.
• Industry knowledge of the Australian Insurance market (experience in working with general Insurance is highly desirable).
• Experience in Linux fundamentals and scripting.
• Exposure to the implementation of modern configuration and orchestration management tools (Azure, Boards, and Jira).
• Exposure to configuring and deploying network and cloud infrastructure resources.

• Implement platform provisioning and maintenance solutions like setting up cloud platforms, databases, and middleware configurations.
• Release engineering solution implementation like setting up release pipelines, release notes, and application deployment.
• Operational workflow as well as orchestrating solution implementation like file transfer and job scheduling.
• Business continuity solution implementation like back-up, recovery, and monitoring.
• Workforce computing solution implementation like provisioning end-user computing, access management, resourcing, and identity.
• Operations automation implementation using configuration and orchestration toolsets, as well as scripting frameworks.
• Assess and undertake root-cause analysis of support incidents and issues.
• Recognize, analyze, and resolve operations enablement-related issues.
• Assist with the design of operations enablement capabilities, and continuous improvement of design operations.
• Develop solutions according to enterprise quality assurance and governance practices and be involved in DevSecOps practices.
• Communicate with the product owner, capability leads, and team members to develop solutions for the purpose and align them to the enterprise's intelligent operations strategy.
• Work collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders to implement and roll out changes.